Lanting prelude
Chapter 26 Whistleblowing
Chapter 26 Whistleblowing
On the streets of Lantian County, the thin Meng Sanlang was thrown out of a gambling house by two burly men like a plague chicken, and rolled a few times on the street, scaring passers-by to dodge.
"Boy, go as far as you can, don't be a master here if you don't have money!" The big man cursed and spat at Meng Sanlang.Meng Sanlang dodged and dodged, then got up suddenly, and said with a straight neck: "I have a lot of money at home, don't look down on me!"
"It's really itchy, how dare you speak hard!" The big man rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to hit him, but Meng Sanlang ran away, cursing and swearing.The two big men chased after a few steps, and seeing that the boy was running fast, they cursed and gave up.
Meng Sanlang swayed on the street for a while, smelling the scent of street food stalls, he couldn't help licking his lips, his stomach growling.He stole dozens of pennies from his father in the middle of the night yesterday, but he didn't expect to lose it all when he entered the gambling shop this morning.Annoyed in his heart, he made an excuse to make trouble, but was kicked out. At this time, he was hungry, but he didn't have any money on him.
Meng Sanlang was very depressed at the thought of being beaten again when he went back.
On the cross street, a large group of people gathered in front of a wooden sign to watch something, humming and buzzing.Meng Sanlang was curious, and when he took a closer look, he was dumbfounded.I saw four sea arrest documents pasted on the wooden sign, and the portraits on them were exactly Xiao Junmo and the others!Meng Sanlang's shock was no small matter, he quickly read the words on the notice, and immediately figured out the reason.
Be good, these people harbored by the old man are actually committed by the imperial court. This is a serious crime against the three clans!
Meng Sanlang's heart skipped a beat.
"Five hundred gold, my God!" A person next to him exclaimed, "If anyone knows the whereabouts of these four criminals, he will be rewarded with five hundred gold. How many lifetimes will it take to spend it all?"
Meng Sanlang's heart suddenly moved, and he took a closer look. Sure enough, there were rewards written in black and white on the sea arrest document: Xiao Junmo [-] gold, eloquence [-] gold, Chu Lisang [-] gold, Mimancang [-] gold.
Five hundred gold? !
Grandma, if I have this much money, let alone go to a gambling shop, there are more than enough to buy it!
Thinking of this, Meng Sanlang's heart started beating wildly, and even beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
A few policemen stood not far away, looking at the passers-by with vigilance...
After Biancai listened to Xiao Junmo's narration, tears had already filled his eyes, and he turned away quickly.
Although Chu Lisang personally experienced the scene of his mother's tragic death, but when Xiao Junmo repeated it at this time, the scabbed wound in his heart was torn open again bloody, and he couldn't help hiding behind the tree and weeping.
"Xiao Lang," Biancai stabilized his emotions, and looked at Xiao Junmo earnestly, "The poor monk has nothing else to ask but entrusts the little girl to you. Just listen to the poor monk's advice and take Sang'er away! "
Chu Lisang was startled.
Entrust?Why are you going to entrust me to him all of a sudden?I am a living person with hands and feet, why should I "entrust" to whom? !
Xiao Junmo showed embarrassment, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Master, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, if I can't protect myself tonight, and I still have revenge for killing my father, what qualifications do I have to accept you?"
"Revenge for killing your father?" Biancai was surprised.He only heard Xiao Junmo mention his father's identity, and he also knew that his father died because of "Lanting Preface", but the specific reason has never been clarified.
Xiao Junmo briefly explained the cause of his adoptive father's death, and Biancai couldn't help being stunned.Chu Lisang, who was hiding at the side, was also a little horrified, and when he imagined the scene of someone being bitten to death by a group of rats in the water prison, he immediately felt horrified.
"You must take revenge for killing your father!" Biancai said, "But it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Xiao Lang can hide to avoid the limelight, and wait until the time is right to take action."
"Of course there is no rush for this kind of thing." Xiao Junmo smiled wryly, "I told the mage this mainly to say that I am a fugitive who has a blood feud and can't see the light of day, and I am not qualified to protect the daughter of the order."
"After all, you still refuse to agree to the poor monk?" Biancai was a little disappointed.
The more Chu Lisang heard it, the more unpleasant he became.
What happened to these two big men?One is obsessed with entrusting himself to give up, and the other is reluctant, what is this?I, Chu Lisang, am not an object. I have to be in the hands of you men?What's so great about you, Xiao Junmo?Could it be that I, Chu Lisang, will not live without you?
The more Chu Lisang thought about it, the angrier he became, and he was about to rush over to make it clear, when he heard the eloquence and said: "Xiao Lang, the poor monk wants to hear the truth from you, do you have a little girl in your heart?"
Xiao Junmo didn't expect him to ask such a direct question, and was so embarrassed for a moment that he was speechless in a daze.
From where Chu Lisang was standing, one could just see Xiao Junmo's expression. His brows were deeply furrowed, his lips were tight, and he had a painful expression of being about to be beheaded.Chu Lisang's heart went cold all of a sudden, and she sank heavily.Unexpectedly, for such a long time, I have always been self-indulgent, and people don't have you in their hearts at all!
Just when the three of them had their own concerns and the atmosphere was almost frozen, a person suddenly jumped out of the diagonal stab, which shocked Xiao Junmo and Biancai.
Meng Erlang's face turned red, as if he had drunk too much, he ran up to Biancai, plopped down on his knees, and stammered, "Uncle, his surname Xiao doesn't want your daughter, I want it! You entrust her to me, I will protect her with my life, and I promise to keep her safe and happy for the rest of her life!"
As soon as this remark came out, the three of them were stunned.Biancai and Xiao Junmo looked at each other, while Chu Lisang, who was hiding behind the tree, couldn't laugh or cry, thinking what happened today, how could it be more ridiculous than the other?
Biancai came to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Erlang, if you have something to say, you... what kind of words are you talking about?"
"Uncle, I know I'm not good enough for your daughter, but I really like her!" Meng Erlang knelt stubbornly and at the same time glanced at Xiao Junmo. Asking him to agree to this marriage is like asking him to be slaughtered, I... I, Meng Erlang, really can't stand it anymore!"
"You..." Xiao Junmo was angry and funny, but he didn't know how to reason with him.
Chu Lisang was dumbfounded again, but Meng Erlang's last words were quite relieved.She suddenly felt a little grateful for this stunned young man, if he hadn't come out to "speak up for justice", Xiao Junmo wouldn't have raised his tail to the sky!
"Uncle," Meng Erlang said in a low voice, unable to get up from his knees, "If you don't agree today, I will kneel here forever, even if I kneel like a stone!"
When Chu Lisang heard the words, he was suddenly moved. He didn't expect that there would be a man in this world who would say such things for him.
"I heard that there is a husband-watching stone in Jingzhou," Xiao Junmo said with a smile, "I don't know what kind of stone Erlang wants to kneel down into? Is it a husband-watching stone?"
Meng Erlang blushed again: "I... I am sincere to Chu Lisang, you are a fickle man, what right do you have to make fun of me?"
"I didn't make fun of you." Xiao Junmo said, "I just want to persuade you, don't turn the marriage proposal into cheating."
"I...how did I cheat?" Meng Erlang glared at Xiao Junmo, "True love is the most important thing between a man and a woman, I... I am sincere, and gold and stone are the same!"
"I don't care if you open it or not, at least don't embarrass his father." Xiao Junmo said, "You like Chu Lisang, if you want to kneel, you have to kneel with her. Whether you agree or not depends on what the girl wants. What is the competition with the old people here?"
Meng Erlang subconsciously glanced at the big tree where Chu Lisang was hiding, and said, "My sincerity, she...she will see it."
Xiao Junmo noticed that there was something strange in his gaze, and as soon as he turned his head away, he saw Chu Lisang walking straight out from behind the tree, with deep resentment and resentment in his eyes.
It's over!Xiao Junmo sighed in his heart, he didn't expect that she had been hiding here all this time, but this time he couldn't explain it clearly.
When Biancai saw it, he was immediately stunned.
"Are you three men interested?" Chu Lisang glanced at them, "I, Chu Lisang, am not an object. Whether or not to marry, who to marry, is up to me, I don’t need to worry about you, and there is no need for anyone to die because of it. Who in this world can’t live without it?”
Biancai was very embarrassed: "Sang'er, listen to Dad explaining to you..."
"Okay, let's go, it looks like it's going to rain again, beware of thunder from the sky." Chu Lisang said coldly, and deliberately glanced at Xiao Junmo, "No matter who is sincere or fickle, beware of being struck by lightning! "
After finishing speaking, Chu Lisang left the three embarrassed men on the spot, and walked away.
In the Sun's ancestral hall in Jiayugou, the white-haired old village is bowing its head and offering incense in front of the ancestral tablet.
A middle-aged villager with two gold teeth ran in in a panic and shouted, "Uncle Six, Uncle Six, something has happened, something is going to happen to our village!"
Muramasa continued to offer incense unhurriedly, then bowed three times respectfully, then turned around on the dragon head crutches, looked at Jinya: "How many times have I told you, no matter what happens to you Whatever happens, you have to be calm and calm, and don't be surprised by favor or insult, but you just ignore it! What's the matter this time?"
"The big thing is bad, those people who live in Sun A's family are all criminals of the imperial court!"
Jiayugou is a small place, and it is very difficult for strangers to live here without being discovered. Xiao Junmo knew this very well, so he took the initiative to visit the ancestral hall on the second day after he moved in. I will be staying here for a few days, please keep it secret.Village Zheng and Xiao Junmo were also acquainted once, and they had a good impression of him, so they agreed immediately without thinking too much about it.
At this moment, when he first heard Jin Ya's words, Rao Laocun was trying to calm down, and his face changed a little: "What did you say? The imperial court committed crimes? How did you know?"
Jin Fang tremblingly took out a sea arrest document from his pocket.The paper was crumpled, but Xiao Junmo's portrait was clearly presented in front of Muramasa.
"When I entered the city early this morning, I saw the notices of the four of them posted all over the county, so I secretly tore this one up." Jin Ya tremblingly said, "Sixth Uncle, it's okay to harbor criminals." Felony! I originally thought about going to the Yamen to report it, but when I thought about such a big matter, I still had to ask you for instructions, so I rushed back. Sixth Uncle, what do you think should be done about this?"
Lao Cun was silent, and after a while he suddenly asked: "In your opinion, what should we do with this matter?"
Jin Ya was stunned: "Report, it goes without saying! If you report them, you can get a reward of [-] gold, and if you don't report them, the whole village will suffer! As long as you keep nodding, I will rush back to the county right now! "
Lao Cunzheng pondered for a moment, then gave him a sideways glance: "Who else knows about this?"
"I came to you as soon as I got back, and no one else."
Lao Cunzheng nodded: "Alright, then you can go right now."
Jin Ya was overjoyed, turned around and ran towards the door.Lao Cun was squinting at Jin Ya's back, with an elusive light shining in his eyes.
A team of black armor came quickly and stopped in front of the gate of Lantian County.The horse snorted constantly and looked extremely tired.
The leader, Huan Dieyi, was fully armed and heroic, but his expression was a little tired and irritable.Beside her was a female attendant named Hongyu, who was Huan Dieyi's best friend in Xuanjiawei and her deputy.Huan Dieyi sneaked out this time without telling Li Shiji, and it was not considered a formal mission, so he didn't dare to call Hongyu, but Hongyu rushed to Lantian to find her the next day.Huan Dieyi was surprised and asked her why she came.Hongyu quietly told her that General Li ordered her to come so that Huan Dieyi could take care of her.Huan Dieyi was greatly moved, thinking that his uncle still loves him the most no matter what.
The two hurriedly got off their horses and strode into the county gate.The local county magistrate rushed out to greet him. Looking at Huan Dieyi's face, he knew that today was the same as usual, and he was in vain again.
Since the posting of the sea arrest document, Lantian County has received three or five reports every day, and all of them are convincing. Unexpectedly, Huan Dieyi, Luo Biao and others led the Xuanjia Guards to dispatch frequently, which turned out to be false news in the end. The members of Xuanjiawei are exhausted every day but in vain.
"Cui Mingfu, is your informant accurate or not? You let me go to nothing!" Huan Dieyi complained as he strode in.
In the Tang Dynasty, county magistrates were generally called Mingfu.County Magistrate Cui followed closely behind, with an apologetic smile on his face: "I'm really sorry that Team Huan is upright, and this county doesn't want you to run away in vain. It's all because the reward of [-] gold is too tempting to provoke a bunch of troublemakers. Fufeng catches the shadows and competes to inform, I will definitely catch some of them and punish them severely!"
"The reward is set by the sage. Is it appropriate for you to blame the sage if you don't know the news?" Huan Dieyi gave him a sideways look and kept walking.
County magistrate Cui was shocked, and hurriedly said: "No, no, how dare this county do it? I just said it casually, it was completely unintentional..."
"It seems that people in your county like to say casually, those gangsters all learned from your Cui Mingfu, right?"
County magistrate Cui was very embarrassed, and was about to say a few words of flattery when Huan Dieyi strode into a small courtyard behind the main hall, Hongyu reached out to stop him: "Cui Mingfu, please stay, our team is about to undress and rest .”
"Yes, yes, Team Huan is working hard, so it's time to take a break." County magistrate Cui smiled apologetically, "The county will order people to prepare meals immediately..."
Hongyu ignored him, turned around, and closed the courtyard door with a bang.
County magistrate Cui got his nose turned gray, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "You're so cowardly, isn't it just because you have an uncle who is a great general? Tch!"
The courtyard door suddenly opened again, Hongyu stared at him straightly: "What orders does Cui Mingfu have?"
Magistrate Cui laughed a few times, cupped his hands quickly, and ran away in three steps at a time.
Huan Dieyi walked into the room, threw the helmet and saber on the case, and then threw himself heavily on the bed, staring blankly at the beams of the room.Hongyu poured a glass of water and walked to the bed: "Sister Dieyi, why don't we just rest for two days, there are so many valleys in Lantian County, running like this every day, not to mention people, horses will run to death! "
Huan Dieyi turned over and sat up, took the water glass, drank it in one gulp, and threw the glass on the ground, with a bang, the glass broke into six or seven petals.Hongyu sighed, and sat down beside her: "Sister, do you think Xiao Junmo and the others would have left Wuguan long ago?"
"Impossible!" Huan Dieyi fell on the couch again, "Wuguan is now an impregnable wall, unless they grow wings and fly over."
Hongyu looked at her thoughtfully, her lips moved, but she hesitated to speak.Huan Dieyi was still staring at Fangliang, and suddenly said: "Girl, do you want to ask me if I still miss Xiao Junmo? That's right, I still miss him, so I want to catch him but am afraid of seeing him now." He, so you understand? Don't ask me what to do, I don't know what to do either. "
Hongyu froze for a moment, then burst into a smile: "I let you say everything, I'm like a fool in front of you."
"I'd rather be a fool, so that I won't be tired..." Huan Dieyi said, suddenly grabbed the pillow and covered his head.Hongyu saw that the pillow was trembling slightly, and her nose couldn't help but feel sore.At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door outside.Huan Dieyi immediately turned her back, and said in a muffled voice: "Just say that I lie down with a headache, and no one will pay attention to him." Hongyu heard Huan Dieyi's voice choked with sobs, she couldn't help sighing softly, and lifted the quilt Covering her, he went out and opened the door.
As soon as the courtyard door opened, Luo Biao, who was sweating profusely, strode in.
"Captain Luo is on the way? Didn't you go to Niutougou?" Hongyu was startled when she saw the strange expression on his face, "Did you... catch someone?"
"Fuck you, it's a waste of time!" Luo Biao said in a rough voice, and realized that his words were indecent as soon as he spoke, and quickly smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Hongyu, I'm used to talking rough with my brothers ..."
"Come on, I don't know you yet!" Hongyu gave him a blank look, "Why are you so anxious if you didn't catch anyone?"
Luo Biao chuckled, scratched his head, and immediately said seriously: "That's right, I just got another news that General Xiao and the others are hiding in Jiayugou..."
"Go, go, Sister Dieyi is exhausted, she is resting right now!" Hongyu said unhappily, she stretched out her hand and pushed him away, "Don't care what bad news he has, tell that county magistrate Cui to go by himself."
"Hey, don't push me!" Luo Biao said urgently, "This time it's not the news from County Magistrate Cui, someone told me personally."
"Isn't it the same? Is the news about the troubled people in Lantian true?"
"This time is really different! Listen to me, as soon as I entered the city gate, a stupid guy stopped my horse and said that the four of General Xiao were hiding in Jiayugou. I didn't believe it at first, but I heard what he said After knowing some specific situations, it turned out to be all right, this can't be fooled!"
Hongyu was taken aback: "Are you sure?"
"It's absolutely true! The situation of the four people has been clearly stated, and I think it's likely that they didn't run away this time!"
Hongyu pondered for a while, and said: "Why don't you take someone there first, Sister Dieyi is really exhausted, I have to let her rest..."
"Aren't you embarrassing me, Hongyu?" Luo Biao frowned, "If it's General Xiao and the others, what do you think I should do? Should I be arrested or not?"
Only then did Hongyu realize that Luo Biao and Xiao Junmo were like brothers, and they definitely didn't want to arrest him, so she came to Huan Dieyi to discuss.The problem is that Huan Dieyi is also worried about this matter. To arrest or not to arrest, who should I ask?
Seeing that Hongyu was silent, Luo Biao walked around in a hurry.At this moment, the door of the back room opened with a creak, and Huan Dieyi stood in the door opening with a blank expression on his face, "Come in and talk."
After Chu Lisang went down the mountain, Meng Erlang was quite bored, so he got up from the ground, nodded his head, then gave Xiao Junmo a hard look, and went down the mountain resentfully.
Xiao Junmo thought it was funny, but he couldn't laugh for some reason.
"Unexpectedly, this Erlang of the Meng family is actually an infatuated species!" Biancai shook his head and sighed.
Xiao Junmo curled his lips: "Of course idiots are idiots, but love is not necessarily the case. If he is really love, he should kneel here and don't get up."
"Isn't your request too high?"
"He said it himself! If you don't agree, he'll kneel here like a rock. Why doesn't he kneel now?"
"He just used an analogy to show his sincerity."
Xiao Junmo didn't want to entangle this topic any more, so he said, "Master, let's get down to business. We're not staying here for a short time. I'm afraid it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. I think it's time to leave as soon as possible."
For some reason, ever since Meng Dalang left in the morning, he had always had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Are your injuries healed?"
Xiao Junmo stretched his muscles and bones: "It's been fine for a long time."
"Alright. The night is long and the dream is full. Let's go today."
"The mage took the road of Lantian and Wuguan, and he must be planning to go to Jingchu. If my prediction is correct, the mage should want to go to Jiangling, Jingzhou, right?" Xiao Junmo had already traced his whereabouts in the early years Clearly.In the early years of Wude, Biancai stayed with Zhiyong in Dajue Temple in Jiangling for several years. At that time, the Tang Dynasty had not yet unified the world, and Jiangling was still the domain of Xiao Xian in the Southern Liang Dynasty. Therefore, Xiao Junmo speculated that Zhiyong and Biancai must have been secretly assisting Xiao Xian at that time. , and Jiangling must still be lurking the old department of the Tianxingmeng.Now Biancai is heading southeast as soon as he leaves Chang'an, obviously he is going to Jiangling, the purpose is to find some sub-rudders of the Tianxing League, and try to prevent Ming Zang from restarting the Tianxing League.
Biancai was no stranger to Xiao Junmo's sharp judgment. Hearing this, he was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"But Master, have you ever thought about going to Jingchu from here? There is Lan Pass in front, Muhu Pass in the middle, and Wu Pass in the back. It can be said that there are many passes. Especially Wu Pass, it must be heavily guarded now. How do we get there?"
"What Xiao Lang said is true, the poor monk has been worrying about it for the past few days." Biancai sighed, "To tell you the truth, the poor monk originally planned to rush through Wuguan before the news reached Wuguan, but he didn't Did you delay these days in Jiayugou..."
Xiao Junmo smiled: "Isn't that the reason why the mage wanted to get rid of me that day in Han Gongban?"
The eloquence was embarrassing: "Don't blame Xiao Lang, the poor monk has no other choice, but the poor monk is definitely not disregarding Xiao Lang's life, just hope you find a safe place to recuperate..."
Xiao Junmo waved his hand: "Master, you don't need to explain. I don't blame you. Anyone who drags a seriously injured person on the road will have concerns. Since it was my injury that delayed the time, it's up to me to find a way to get everyone out of here. Take it out."
The debater was worrying about himself, and was delighted when he heard the words: "What good strategy does Xiao Lang have?"
"Since the Wuguan Road is impossible, let's find another way." Xiao Junmo looked confident.
"Find another way?" Biancai frowned, "Where is there a way to go in this vast mountain?"
"Aren't all the roads in the world made by people?" Xiao Junmo smiled mysteriously.
Biancai looked at him: "Could it be... Xiao Lang knows some secret path that can bypass these three barriers?"
Xiao Junmo smiled again, picked up a branch, and began to make gestures on the ground: "This is the Jiayugou we are currently in. If we follow the normal post road, we must cross Qipanling, pass through Shangzhou City, and pass Longjuzhai. From Wuguan to Wuguan, there are naturally many passes. However, if we don’t take the usual road, but go southeast for dozens of miles first, turn to the southwest when we reach Beiqupu, and then go south through Shimen Mountain, wouldn’t we be able to find another way? ?”
Bian Cai stared intently at the lines drawn by Xiao Junmo on the ground, and asked in confusion: "But isn't there Kugu Pass and Dachang Pass around Shimen Mountain? Even if the defense of these two passes is not as strict as that of Wuguan, it is absolutely impossible to break through." Easy!"
"The junior didn't say that he would force his way in."
Biancai thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Do you want to pass through the middle of these two passes?"
Xiao Junmo nodded: "The younger generation once hunted down a group of thieves, and once in the mountains of the Qinling Mountains, it can be regarded as a way. Now you might as well go again."
The debater was not without worries: "But as far as I know, Kugu and Dachang are both dangerous passes, and the south of the pass is full of lofty mountains. Apart from cliffs and cliffs, there are deep streams and turbulent streams, and there are many beasts infesting. It is also a difficult and dangerous road!"
Xiao Junmo smiled calmly: "If it is an ordinary road that is as open as a stone, wouldn't it be boring to walk? Only in the inaccessible places, the strange and dangerous places, can you enjoy the beautiful scenery that ordinary people can't see. The mage said so?"
The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Biancai couldn't help sighing in his heart, although this Xiao Junmo is young, his cultivation has far surpassed the worldly people, even making himself, a monk who has been a monk for many years, far behind - even if he is fleeing, he has never lost A calm and distant, detached heart!
In Huan Dieyi's room, the atmosphere was oppressive.Facing the matter of Xiao Junmo, the three of them were full of contradictions and entanglements in their hearts.Whether they should be caught or not has become an unsolvable problem lying in front of them.
Luo Biao looked at Huan Dieyi, then at Hongyu, and said cautiously: "Why don't I simply kill the informer, and let's just pretend... just pretend we never knew about this news?"
"Are you worthy of the armor you wear by doing this?" Huan Dieyi said coldly.
Luo Biao looked down subconsciously, and said with a bitter face: "Then what should we do? Why don't we go to Jiayugou to bring him back first, and think about it later?"
"Lantian County is right under the eyes of the emperor. If you arrest someone, what else can you think of?" Huan Dieyi said again.
Luo Biao jumped up anxiously, pacing back and forth in the room: "Neither left nor right, then you can find a way."
"There is a way."
Luo Biao was overjoyed, and sat down again: "What can I do, tell me!"
Huan Dieyi looked at him with a frighteningly cold expression: "Kill me first, and then go catch Xiao Junmo."
"Then you might as well kill me first!" Luo Biao exclaimed angrily.
"That's okay, let Hongyu kill us both," Huan Dieyi's eyes were blank, and he didn't know where to look, "That's the end of it."
Luo Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only look at Hongyu helplessly.
"Don't look at me." Hongyu said angrily, "If Sister Dieyi dies, I will never live alone."
Luo Biao sat there for a while with a sad face, and suddenly stood up: "Well, you can't do anything, then do as I say, I'm going to kill that informer!"
Huan Dieyi and Hongyu looked at each other, wanting to say something, but they were speechless.
Luo Biao strode out and opened the courtyard door abruptly, a handsome but slightly sinister face suddenly appeared in front of him.Luo Biao was startled, and hurriedly bowed his head: "Humble job... I have seen General Pei." He deliberately raised his voice to remind Huan Dieyi and Hongyu in the back room.
The person in front of me is the nephew of Changsun Wuji, named Pei Tinglong, who is young but holds a high position. Not long ago, he was transferred from the Ministry of War to Xuanjiawei. Top chair.Luo Biaowan didn't expect him to appear at this time, let alone why he came here suddenly, and felt a little nervous.
"Excuse me." Pei Tinglong said lightly, and walked in with no expression on his face.Magistrate Cui bowed and followed closely behind.When Huan Dieyi and Hongyu heard the voice, they hurried out to meet the ceremony, feeling surprised in their hearts.
"Dieyi, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you've lost so much weight." Pei Tinglong walked up to her and looked at her with concern, "Your complexion looks so bad, do you feel unwell?"
Huan Dieyi took a step back uncomfortably, bowed his head and said: "Thank you General Pei for your concern, my subordinates are fine."
"It's right that you are eager to catch the fugitive, but you can't work too hard!" Pei Tinglong's tone was gentle, but he intentionally or unintentionally put the emphasis on the word "fugitive", which was extremely harsh to Huan Dieyi's ears.
Since this person came to Xuanjiawei, he has been extraordinarily attentive to Huan Dieyi, and every time he met each other, he would ask for warmth, which made Huan Dieyi very uncomfortable.As the immediate boss, Pei Tinglong's sudden appearance in Lantian at this moment is obviously not a good thing - especially at this juncture when Xiao Junmo's whereabouts have just been exposed, his arrival makes Huan Dieyi deeply disturbed.
"I don't know why the general came here suddenly?" Huan Dieyi couldn't help probing, "It's really rude for my subordinates not to greet him from afar."
"We don't need to see each other anymore." Pei Tinglong smiled, "However, from your tone, it seems that you don't welcome me?"
"My subordinates dare not."
"Actually, I should have come earlier. It's just that I've been busy with general affairs and couldn't get away." Pei Tinglong still had a smile on his face. I had to come here when I paid the errand. Fortunately, I didn’t come too late.”
When Huan Dieyi heard the last sentence, and was about to ask a question, Cui County Magistrate at the side smiled and said: "Yes, it's better to come early than to come by coincidence. The two teams have been busy for more than ten days, and there are no fugitives." But as soon as General Pei arrives, the fugitive has nowhere to hide, it can be seen that the general is so powerful that even God favors him!"
Huan Dieyi and Luo Biao couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words, with the same fear in their eyes.Obviously, paper can't hold fire. Pei Tinglong must have seen the informer and got the real information.
"Captain Luo is right," Pei Tinglong turned his face to Luo Biao, "You left in such a hurry just now, are you going to Jiayugou to arrest fugitives?"
Luo Biao had no choice but to bite the bullet and say "yes".
"That's good, it's not too late. You immediately call your subordinates and go to Jiayugou with me." Pei Tinglong gave an order, and then looked at Huan Dieyi, "Dieyi, if you are unwell, you don't have to go today .”
Huan Dieyi shook his head with difficulty: "No, the subordinate has responsibilities, so I have to go."
Pei Tinglong stared at her, and smiled thoughtfully: "Alright, after all, Xiao Junmo was with you, and he was still your senior brother. You know him best. With you, it might be easier to arrest him."
Huan Dieyi smiled wryly: "With General Pei personally in command, why can't you catch him?"
Pei Tinglong laughed loudly: "Okay! With your words, Xiao Junmo must be unable to escape today!"
When Xiao Junmo went down the mountain, he saw a hillside full of colorful irises, swaying in the wind. He couldn't help but let Biancai go first, and then picked dozens of them carefully and gathered them into a bunch. Walk quickly back down the hill.
It was just now that Chu Lisang was hurt on the mountain, so Xiao Junmo had no choice but to send her flowers to make amends.
Back at Meng's house, Xiao Junmo heard her talking with Meng Erlang as soon as he reached the door of Chu Lisang's house.As soon as he rolled his eyes, he quietly moved to the window, stretched his neck and poked inside.
With a sweet and greasy smile, Meng Erlang was putting a wreath made of irises on Chu Lisang's head.Although Chu Lisang was a little shy, he didn't refuse much, but let him wear it.Immediately, Meng Erlang graciously brought a bronze mirror for her to look at from left to right, and kept saying nasty things in his mouth.
Looking at this boy's clumsy tongue, I didn't expect that he has a knack for chasing girls.Looking at the bouquet of flowers in his hand, Xiao Junmo couldn't help curling his lips.At this time, Mi Mancang happened to come out of the house, and Xiao Junmo casually threw the flowers to him.
"This, this, what are you doing?"
"I'll see you off." Xiao Junmo said.
"Send, send me flowers?!" Monk Mi Mancang Zhang Er was puzzled.
Xiao Junmo ignored him and knocked on the door: "Li Sang, are you there?"
"What's the matter?" Chu Lisang replied, but his tone was obviously not very good.
"Open the door, I have something to tell you."
There was a moment of silence in the room, and then the door opened, but it was Meng Erlang standing in the door opening, holding a wreath in his hand, looking at Xiao Junmo warily.
"What are you talking about?" Chu Lisang in the room said coldly.
"Can I go in?"
"No."
Seeing that Chu Lisang was so indifferent to Xiao Junmo, Meng Erlang couldn't help smiling triumphantly.
Xiao Junmo also smiled, and suddenly turned around and said to Mi Mancang: "Mancang, don't you want to learn how to weave garlands? Look, Erlang weaves it so beautifully!" As he spoke, he snatched it from Meng Erlang's hand while he was unprepared. Throwing the wreath to Mi Mancang, "Learn from Erlang."
Mi Mancang caught it in a hurry, but his face was confused.
Startled, Meng Erlang ran towards Mi Mancang.Xiao Junmo took advantage of the situation to enter the room, closed the door with his backhand, put his back against the door panel, and smiled at Chu Lisang: "You don't even let me in, you are so cruel!"
"Just say what you have to say." Chu Lisang still had a straight face.
"Alright then." Xiao Junmo nodded, "I just want to tell you that Erlang's wreath is not good enough for you."
"But someone has a heart, and I'm very touched just for this kind of heart." Chu Lisang smiled brightly on purpose.
"That's right, don't talk about you, I was very moved after seeing it. However, he thanked him after spending three or two days. After being moved, it can only add to the sadness. I do know that there is a kind of flower that can bloom all year round and never fade. , do you want to go and have a look?"
"Nonsense!" Chu Lisang said, "It's common sense for flowers to bloom and fade. How can there be an invincible flower in the world?"
"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. If you don't believe me, why not follow me to have a look?" Xiao Junmo looked at her with a smile on his face.
"Go and go."
Chu Lisang stood up, thinking that this girl really wants to see what kind of flowers will never be defeated.
When Chu Lisang saw the hillside with irises in full bloom, he was immediately attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him.
She realized Xiao Junmo's intentions in an instant, and couldn't help being moved in her heart.
The flowers all over the mountains and plains were swaying in the wind, Chu Lisang couldn't help running into the sea of flowers, and gently stroked the red, purple, blue, yellow, and white petals with his hands, feeling the raindrops on the petals. Feeling the coolness on the fingertips, smelling the rich fragrance of flowers in the air, I closed my eyes unconsciously.
"Is it beautiful here?" Xiao Junmo walked behind her and asked softly.
Chu Lisang still closed his eyes: "Beauty is beauty, but you lied."
"Where did I lie?"
Chu Lisang turned around: "The flowers here are the same as those picked by Erlang, they are all irises, but you said that these flowers will never wither, isn't that a lie?"
Xiao Junmo smiled: "As long as these flowers bloom in your heart, how can they wither? No matter how long it takes, as long as you never forget, they will always bloom in your heart. Am I wrong?"
When Chu Lisang heard the words, a warm feeling surged in his heart, but he said: "You can speak, but it's a pity that you are still sophistry."
"Whether it's sophistry or lying," Xiao Junmo said with a faint smile, "I just think that only this majestic and vibrant flower sea can be worthy of you. As for things like garlands, it's a bit stingy."
Chu Lisang's heart moved again, but he didn't want Xiao Junmo to see what he was thinking, so he immediately turned around and walked straight forward.
The two strolled in the sea of flowers.As Chu Lisang was walking, he suddenly remembered the scene of outing in the outskirts of Yique with his mother and Luxiu, and his eyes blurred.
"When I was young, I often heard my father say that the world is unpredictable, and we should cherish every day we are with our relatives. But I was stubborn and ignorant at the time, and I couldn't understand what he said. I always felt that it was natural for a family to be together, and nothing could separate us. Separate..." Chu Lisang choked up slightly, "Now that my mother is gone, and Luxiu doesn't know where she is, I just realized that the days before were so happy."
"People are like this. They often only know how to cherish after they lose it." Xiao Junmo comforted, "So, the best way to remember the past is not to mourn the past, but to cherish the present. I think your mother's spirit in heaven must not Hope you live in the past."
"Yeah, you're right." Chu Lisang smiled, "So now, I have to cherish the days with my father, help him do what he wants to do, and then find Mingzang to help me. Mother takes revenge."
Seeing that she finally smiled, Xiao Junmo felt relieved in his heart: "It's been a long time since I saw you smile. When you smile, it seems that the whole sky lights up."
"You can talk nicely and fool people." Chu Lisang rolled his eyes at him coquettishly, "Then if I keep a gloomy face, won't your sky be dark?"
"It's not just dark?" Xiao Junmo said with a smile, "I was on the mountain just now, seeing you so unhappy, my heart was thundering and raining."
Chu Lisang rolled his eyes at him again, but it was very helpful in his heart.
Xiao Junmo saw that she was in a much better mood, so he said seriously: "Just now, I discussed it with your father and planned to leave here today."
Hearing this, Chu Lisang's expression became serious: "There was an interception before, and there were pursuers after that. Can we get out of this mountain?"
"Don't worry, there is no unparalleled road, we will definitely get out."
Hearing what he said with such certainty, Chu Li Sangton felt a little more at ease.From the moment he was rescued from the palace, as long as she was with him, Chu Lisang would have a substantial sense of security. Without Xiao Junmo, she knew that she and her father would not be able to escape the clutches of the court.Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling grateful to him again.
"Is your injury... all healed?"
"Of course." Xiao Junmo smiled, "With a cook as good as you serving every day, no matter how bad I am, I'm sorry for both the game and you, aren't I?"
"Don't disappoint those game, even if you have a conscience. As for me, taking care of you is purely a kindness, so don't think too much about it."
"I didn't think much about it. I just enjoy the feeling of being repaid."
Chu Lisang snorted.
Xiao Junmo chuckled.
At [-]:[-] noon, on a mountain peak in the northwest of Jiayugou, Pei Tinglong stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the small mountain village at his feet, with a look of determination on his face.
A dozen capable Xuanjia guards stood in a row behind him.After a while, Xue An, Pei Tinglong's deputy, ran over in a hurry, bowed and said, "General, all personnel have entered the designated positions, and all exits of Jiayugou have been sealed!"
Pei Tinglong didn't look back, and said in a deep voice, "Luo Biao and Huan Dieyi are surrounded by our people, right?"
"Abiding by the general's order, the brothers have been sent to keep an eye on it."
"Well, that's good. Of these two, one is Xiao Junmo's brother and the other is his junior sister. We can't expect them to really catch fugitives."
"Yes, according to the general's order, if there is any change between the two, take it down immediately."
"Team Huan is going to be treated differently. After all, she is the niece of the great general, let alone a girl's family. Don't be rude. If there is any abnormality, just control the situation and bring me directly."
"Yes, this is also ordered, please rest assured, the general."
"Where is that big courtyard in the east?" Pei Tinglong suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.Xue An said: "It's the ancestral hall of the village." Pei Tinglong thoughtfully: "Have you arranged for manpower?" Xue An was stunned: "Now we are deploying heavy troops around the target and at the outer intersections. As for this ancestral hall, Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is unlikely..."
Pei Tinglong suddenly turned his head, his eyes were sharp: "Don't forget who our opponent is, any omission may be taken advantage of by him!"
Xue An hurriedly lowered his head: "Yes, this subordinate will send someone to guard it."
"That's the commanding height of the whole village. Be sure to put two of the best archers on the roof, and the others will ambush nearby."
"Order!" Xue An took the order and left.
Pei Tinglong stared down the mountain again, and slowly focused his gaze on the northeast corner of the village—there were five or six brand-new large tile-roofed houses standing alone in a corner of the village.
According to the plan, after about a moment, Xuanjiawei will start rounding up this place.
Under a tree not far behind Pei Tinglong, two soldiers guarded a person, one on the left and one on the right, and he was the informer.
After Xiao Junmo and Chu Lisang returned to Meng's house, they immediately packed their bags separately.
Xiao Junmo was tidying up in the room, and inadvertently glanced out the window, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.He immediately went to the window, opened all the windows, stared at the unusually quiet cottages around him, then raised his eyes slightly, stared at the roofs of these cottages, and gradually frowned: "Full barn, Do you feel something is wrong?"
"What's wrong?" Mi Mancang hurried to the window.
"Don't you think it's too quiet?"
Mi Mancang looked left and right, a little puzzled: "What, what do you say?"
"There are dogs in these nearby cottages, but none of the dogs barked today; besides, it's noon, and every household is supposed to be lighting a fire and cooking, but look at the chimneys on the roof, there is no trace of cooking smoke, and there is no smoke. There is no smell of fireworks; in addition, there are always some children playing outside on weekdays, but today none of them are seen. Do you think this is normal?"
Mi Mancang shook his head like a rattle, and asked in confusion, "What, why did this happen?"
"Not a single dog in the neighborhood barks, probably killed. No one cooks, and there are no children playing, which means that after someone killed the dog, he controlled all the surrounding villagers."
Mi Mancang's eyes widened: "Could it be, it's Xuan, Xuan..."
"That's right," Xiao Junmo said solemnly, "They're here."
Mi Mancang's face turned pale immediately: "They, why, why are they here?"
Xiao Junmo frowned: "Meng Jiasanlang went to the city in the middle of the night yesterday, and he hasn't come back yet. He is a gambler, and he will always be short of money. If my guess is right, he must have seen the sea in the city. The arrest document..."
Mi Mancang couldn't take it anymore, and hurriedly picked up his big package, which contained more than [-] heavy ingots of gold and other valuables: "Then, what are you doing, what are you doing? Run, run!"
"It's too late." Xiao Junmo took a last look outside and closed the window, "Looking at the situation, Xuanjiawei must have controlled all the entrances and exits of the surrounding cottages and Jiayugou."
Mi Mancang sat down on the kang, his eyes straightened with fear.
Xiao Junmo patted him on the shoulder silently, then called Shang Biancai, came to Meng Huairang's room together, told the two of the current situation, and then solemnly apologized to Meng Huairang.Meng Huairang had been lying in bed for many days due to the relapse of his old injury. Hearing this, he was not surprised, and only smiled lightly: "Xiao Lang doesn't need to apologize. Since I dared to take you in, I have already prepared for the worst. This fate of Meng , I picked it up from the Xuanwu Gate, and I’ve earned it a long time ago after living for so many years!”
Xiao Junmo said apologetically: "Although this is the case, Xiao has no place to regret for hurting Mr.'s family. Now, Mr. has to hand me over to avoid the disaster of beheading."
Meng Huairang immediately lowered his face: "When Xiao Lang says that, who does he think I am, Meng Huairang?"
Xiao Junmo smiled wryly: "Sir, the matter has come to this point, so I have no choice but to tell you clearly. Xuanjiawei came here suddenly, there must be an insider who informed me, and I suspect that this matter was done by San Lang, so the only thing you can do is to push the boat along. I handed it over, and told Xuanjiawei that the whistleblower was ordered by you, so that the lives of Mr. and his family could be saved. If I didn’t do this, but fought against Xuanjiawei, of course I couldn’t escape, even The father and son, sir, can only sacrifice in vain."
When Meng Huairang heard that the informer was Saburo, he trembled with rage: "You son of a bitch! I'm going to kill him with my own hands!"
"Xiao Lang," Biancai who had been silent all this time suddenly said, "The person who should surrender is not you, but the poor monk. Because the emperor really wants to arrest only the poor monk. Tell him, it will surely take all of your lives in exchange!"
"Master, please forgive my junior for asking boldly, why did you protect the secret of "Lanting Preface" for so many years?"
Biancai let out a long sigh: "Back then, the teacher ordered the organization to sleep, not only for the peace of the world, but also for the brothers and their families in the alliance to live a peaceful life like ordinary people from now on."
"Since that's the case, once you reveal the secret of "Lanting Preface", won't you kill everyone in the Tianxing League?"
"The poor monk naturally doesn't want to do this." Biancai's expression changed in a rare way, "But it's absolutely impossible for the poor monk to watch you die!"
Xiao Junmo closed his eyes helplessly.
It seems that this is an unsolvable deadlock, because everyone intends to sacrifice themselves to protect others, and in the end, everyone will die!
Could it be that there is really no other way but to wait for death?
Xiao Junmo was anxiously thinking about countermeasures.
He is very clear that once the Xuanjiawei completes the control, he will launch an attack soon, and there is not much time left for him...
(End of this chapter)
On the streets of Lantian County, the thin Meng Sanlang was thrown out of a gambling house by two burly men like a plague chicken, and rolled a few times on the street, scaring passers-by to dodge.
"Boy, go as far as you can, don't be a master here if you don't have money!" The big man cursed and spat at Meng Sanlang.Meng Sanlang dodged and dodged, then got up suddenly, and said with a straight neck: "I have a lot of money at home, don't look down on me!"
"It's really itchy, how dare you speak hard!" The big man rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to hit him, but Meng Sanlang ran away, cursing and swearing.The two big men chased after a few steps, and seeing that the boy was running fast, they cursed and gave up.
Meng Sanlang swayed on the street for a while, smelling the scent of street food stalls, he couldn't help licking his lips, his stomach growling.He stole dozens of pennies from his father in the middle of the night yesterday, but he didn't expect to lose it all when he entered the gambling shop this morning.Annoyed in his heart, he made an excuse to make trouble, but was kicked out. At this time, he was hungry, but he didn't have any money on him.
Meng Sanlang was very depressed at the thought of being beaten again when he went back.
On the cross street, a large group of people gathered in front of a wooden sign to watch something, humming and buzzing.Meng Sanlang was curious, and when he took a closer look, he was dumbfounded.I saw four sea arrest documents pasted on the wooden sign, and the portraits on them were exactly Xiao Junmo and the others!Meng Sanlang's shock was no small matter, he quickly read the words on the notice, and immediately figured out the reason.
Be good, these people harbored by the old man are actually committed by the imperial court. This is a serious crime against the three clans!
Meng Sanlang's heart skipped a beat.
"Five hundred gold, my God!" A person next to him exclaimed, "If anyone knows the whereabouts of these four criminals, he will be rewarded with five hundred gold. How many lifetimes will it take to spend it all?"
Meng Sanlang's heart suddenly moved, and he took a closer look. Sure enough, there were rewards written in black and white on the sea arrest document: Xiao Junmo [-] gold, eloquence [-] gold, Chu Lisang [-] gold, Mimancang [-] gold.
Five hundred gold? !
Grandma, if I have this much money, let alone go to a gambling shop, there are more than enough to buy it!
Thinking of this, Meng Sanlang's heart started beating wildly, and even beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
A few policemen stood not far away, looking at the passers-by with vigilance...
After Biancai listened to Xiao Junmo's narration, tears had already filled his eyes, and he turned away quickly.
Although Chu Lisang personally experienced the scene of his mother's tragic death, but when Xiao Junmo repeated it at this time, the scabbed wound in his heart was torn open again bloody, and he couldn't help hiding behind the tree and weeping.
"Xiao Lang," Biancai stabilized his emotions, and looked at Xiao Junmo earnestly, "The poor monk has nothing else to ask but entrusts the little girl to you. Just listen to the poor monk's advice and take Sang'er away! "
Chu Lisang was startled.
Entrust?Why are you going to entrust me to him all of a sudden?I am a living person with hands and feet, why should I "entrust" to whom? !
Xiao Junmo showed embarrassment, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Master, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, if I can't protect myself tonight, and I still have revenge for killing my father, what qualifications do I have to accept you?"
"Revenge for killing your father?" Biancai was surprised.He only heard Xiao Junmo mention his father's identity, and he also knew that his father died because of "Lanting Preface", but the specific reason has never been clarified.
Xiao Junmo briefly explained the cause of his adoptive father's death, and Biancai couldn't help being stunned.Chu Lisang, who was hiding at the side, was also a little horrified, and when he imagined the scene of someone being bitten to death by a group of rats in the water prison, he immediately felt horrified.
"You must take revenge for killing your father!" Biancai said, "But it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Xiao Lang can hide to avoid the limelight, and wait until the time is right to take action."
"Of course there is no rush for this kind of thing." Xiao Junmo smiled wryly, "I told the mage this mainly to say that I am a fugitive who has a blood feud and can't see the light of day, and I am not qualified to protect the daughter of the order."
"After all, you still refuse to agree to the poor monk?" Biancai was a little disappointed.
The more Chu Lisang heard it, the more unpleasant he became.
What happened to these two big men?One is obsessed with entrusting himself to give up, and the other is reluctant, what is this?I, Chu Lisang, am not an object. I have to be in the hands of you men?What's so great about you, Xiao Junmo?Could it be that I, Chu Lisang, will not live without you?
The more Chu Lisang thought about it, the angrier he became, and he was about to rush over to make it clear, when he heard the eloquence and said: "Xiao Lang, the poor monk wants to hear the truth from you, do you have a little girl in your heart?"
Xiao Junmo didn't expect him to ask such a direct question, and was so embarrassed for a moment that he was speechless in a daze.
From where Chu Lisang was standing, one could just see Xiao Junmo's expression. His brows were deeply furrowed, his lips were tight, and he had a painful expression of being about to be beheaded.Chu Lisang's heart went cold all of a sudden, and she sank heavily.Unexpectedly, for such a long time, I have always been self-indulgent, and people don't have you in their hearts at all!
Just when the three of them had their own concerns and the atmosphere was almost frozen, a person suddenly jumped out of the diagonal stab, which shocked Xiao Junmo and Biancai.
Meng Erlang's face turned red, as if he had drunk too much, he ran up to Biancai, plopped down on his knees, and stammered, "Uncle, his surname Xiao doesn't want your daughter, I want it! You entrust her to me, I will protect her with my life, and I promise to keep her safe and happy for the rest of her life!"
As soon as this remark came out, the three of them were stunned.Biancai and Xiao Junmo looked at each other, while Chu Lisang, who was hiding behind the tree, couldn't laugh or cry, thinking what happened today, how could it be more ridiculous than the other?
Biancai came to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Erlang, if you have something to say, you... what kind of words are you talking about?"
"Uncle, I know I'm not good enough for your daughter, but I really like her!" Meng Erlang knelt stubbornly and at the same time glanced at Xiao Junmo. Asking him to agree to this marriage is like asking him to be slaughtered, I... I, Meng Erlang, really can't stand it anymore!"
"You..." Xiao Junmo was angry and funny, but he didn't know how to reason with him.
Chu Lisang was dumbfounded again, but Meng Erlang's last words were quite relieved.She suddenly felt a little grateful for this stunned young man, if he hadn't come out to "speak up for justice", Xiao Junmo wouldn't have raised his tail to the sky!
"Uncle," Meng Erlang said in a low voice, unable to get up from his knees, "If you don't agree today, I will kneel here forever, even if I kneel like a stone!"
When Chu Lisang heard the words, he was suddenly moved. He didn't expect that there would be a man in this world who would say such things for him.
"I heard that there is a husband-watching stone in Jingzhou," Xiao Junmo said with a smile, "I don't know what kind of stone Erlang wants to kneel down into? Is it a husband-watching stone?"
Meng Erlang blushed again: "I... I am sincere to Chu Lisang, you are a fickle man, what right do you have to make fun of me?"
"I didn't make fun of you." Xiao Junmo said, "I just want to persuade you, don't turn the marriage proposal into cheating."
"I...how did I cheat?" Meng Erlang glared at Xiao Junmo, "True love is the most important thing between a man and a woman, I... I am sincere, and gold and stone are the same!"
"I don't care if you open it or not, at least don't embarrass his father." Xiao Junmo said, "You like Chu Lisang, if you want to kneel, you have to kneel with her. Whether you agree or not depends on what the girl wants. What is the competition with the old people here?"
Meng Erlang subconsciously glanced at the big tree where Chu Lisang was hiding, and said, "My sincerity, she...she will see it."
Xiao Junmo noticed that there was something strange in his gaze, and as soon as he turned his head away, he saw Chu Lisang walking straight out from behind the tree, with deep resentment and resentment in his eyes.
It's over!Xiao Junmo sighed in his heart, he didn't expect that she had been hiding here all this time, but this time he couldn't explain it clearly.
When Biancai saw it, he was immediately stunned.
"Are you three men interested?" Chu Lisang glanced at them, "I, Chu Lisang, am not an object. Whether or not to marry, who to marry, is up to me, I don’t need to worry about you, and there is no need for anyone to die because of it. Who in this world can’t live without it?”
Biancai was very embarrassed: "Sang'er, listen to Dad explaining to you..."
"Okay, let's go, it looks like it's going to rain again, beware of thunder from the sky." Chu Lisang said coldly, and deliberately glanced at Xiao Junmo, "No matter who is sincere or fickle, beware of being struck by lightning! "
After finishing speaking, Chu Lisang left the three embarrassed men on the spot, and walked away.
In the Sun's ancestral hall in Jiayugou, the white-haired old village is bowing its head and offering incense in front of the ancestral tablet.
A middle-aged villager with two gold teeth ran in in a panic and shouted, "Uncle Six, Uncle Six, something has happened, something is going to happen to our village!"
Muramasa continued to offer incense unhurriedly, then bowed three times respectfully, then turned around on the dragon head crutches, looked at Jinya: "How many times have I told you, no matter what happens to you Whatever happens, you have to be calm and calm, and don't be surprised by favor or insult, but you just ignore it! What's the matter this time?"
"The big thing is bad, those people who live in Sun A's family are all criminals of the imperial court!"
Jiayugou is a small place, and it is very difficult for strangers to live here without being discovered. Xiao Junmo knew this very well, so he took the initiative to visit the ancestral hall on the second day after he moved in. I will be staying here for a few days, please keep it secret.Village Zheng and Xiao Junmo were also acquainted once, and they had a good impression of him, so they agreed immediately without thinking too much about it.
At this moment, when he first heard Jin Ya's words, Rao Laocun was trying to calm down, and his face changed a little: "What did you say? The imperial court committed crimes? How did you know?"
Jin Fang tremblingly took out a sea arrest document from his pocket.The paper was crumpled, but Xiao Junmo's portrait was clearly presented in front of Muramasa.
"When I entered the city early this morning, I saw the notices of the four of them posted all over the county, so I secretly tore this one up." Jin Ya tremblingly said, "Sixth Uncle, it's okay to harbor criminals." Felony! I originally thought about going to the Yamen to report it, but when I thought about such a big matter, I still had to ask you for instructions, so I rushed back. Sixth Uncle, what do you think should be done about this?"
Lao Cun was silent, and after a while he suddenly asked: "In your opinion, what should we do with this matter?"
Jin Ya was stunned: "Report, it goes without saying! If you report them, you can get a reward of [-] gold, and if you don't report them, the whole village will suffer! As long as you keep nodding, I will rush back to the county right now! "
Lao Cunzheng pondered for a moment, then gave him a sideways glance: "Who else knows about this?"
"I came to you as soon as I got back, and no one else."
Lao Cunzheng nodded: "Alright, then you can go right now."
Jin Ya was overjoyed, turned around and ran towards the door.Lao Cun was squinting at Jin Ya's back, with an elusive light shining in his eyes.
A team of black armor came quickly and stopped in front of the gate of Lantian County.The horse snorted constantly and looked extremely tired.
The leader, Huan Dieyi, was fully armed and heroic, but his expression was a little tired and irritable.Beside her was a female attendant named Hongyu, who was Huan Dieyi's best friend in Xuanjiawei and her deputy.Huan Dieyi sneaked out this time without telling Li Shiji, and it was not considered a formal mission, so he didn't dare to call Hongyu, but Hongyu rushed to Lantian to find her the next day.Huan Dieyi was surprised and asked her why she came.Hongyu quietly told her that General Li ordered her to come so that Huan Dieyi could take care of her.Huan Dieyi was greatly moved, thinking that his uncle still loves him the most no matter what.
The two hurriedly got off their horses and strode into the county gate.The local county magistrate rushed out to greet him. Looking at Huan Dieyi's face, he knew that today was the same as usual, and he was in vain again.
Since the posting of the sea arrest document, Lantian County has received three or five reports every day, and all of them are convincing. Unexpectedly, Huan Dieyi, Luo Biao and others led the Xuanjia Guards to dispatch frequently, which turned out to be false news in the end. The members of Xuanjiawei are exhausted every day but in vain.
"Cui Mingfu, is your informant accurate or not? You let me go to nothing!" Huan Dieyi complained as he strode in.
In the Tang Dynasty, county magistrates were generally called Mingfu.County Magistrate Cui followed closely behind, with an apologetic smile on his face: "I'm really sorry that Team Huan is upright, and this county doesn't want you to run away in vain. It's all because the reward of [-] gold is too tempting to provoke a bunch of troublemakers. Fufeng catches the shadows and competes to inform, I will definitely catch some of them and punish them severely!"
"The reward is set by the sage. Is it appropriate for you to blame the sage if you don't know the news?" Huan Dieyi gave him a sideways look and kept walking.
County magistrate Cui was shocked, and hurriedly said: "No, no, how dare this county do it? I just said it casually, it was completely unintentional..."
"It seems that people in your county like to say casually, those gangsters all learned from your Cui Mingfu, right?"
County magistrate Cui was very embarrassed, and was about to say a few words of flattery when Huan Dieyi strode into a small courtyard behind the main hall, Hongyu reached out to stop him: "Cui Mingfu, please stay, our team is about to undress and rest .”
"Yes, yes, Team Huan is working hard, so it's time to take a break." County magistrate Cui smiled apologetically, "The county will order people to prepare meals immediately..."
Hongyu ignored him, turned around, and closed the courtyard door with a bang.
County magistrate Cui got his nose turned gray, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "You're so cowardly, isn't it just because you have an uncle who is a great general? Tch!"
The courtyard door suddenly opened again, Hongyu stared at him straightly: "What orders does Cui Mingfu have?"
Magistrate Cui laughed a few times, cupped his hands quickly, and ran away in three steps at a time.
Huan Dieyi walked into the room, threw the helmet and saber on the case, and then threw himself heavily on the bed, staring blankly at the beams of the room.Hongyu poured a glass of water and walked to the bed: "Sister Dieyi, why don't we just rest for two days, there are so many valleys in Lantian County, running like this every day, not to mention people, horses will run to death! "
Huan Dieyi turned over and sat up, took the water glass, drank it in one gulp, and threw the glass on the ground, with a bang, the glass broke into six or seven petals.Hongyu sighed, and sat down beside her: "Sister, do you think Xiao Junmo and the others would have left Wuguan long ago?"
"Impossible!" Huan Dieyi fell on the couch again, "Wuguan is now an impregnable wall, unless they grow wings and fly over."
Hongyu looked at her thoughtfully, her lips moved, but she hesitated to speak.Huan Dieyi was still staring at Fangliang, and suddenly said: "Girl, do you want to ask me if I still miss Xiao Junmo? That's right, I still miss him, so I want to catch him but am afraid of seeing him now." He, so you understand? Don't ask me what to do, I don't know what to do either. "
Hongyu froze for a moment, then burst into a smile: "I let you say everything, I'm like a fool in front of you."
"I'd rather be a fool, so that I won't be tired..." Huan Dieyi said, suddenly grabbed the pillow and covered his head.Hongyu saw that the pillow was trembling slightly, and her nose couldn't help but feel sore.At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door outside.Huan Dieyi immediately turned her back, and said in a muffled voice: "Just say that I lie down with a headache, and no one will pay attention to him." Hongyu heard Huan Dieyi's voice choked with sobs, she couldn't help sighing softly, and lifted the quilt Covering her, he went out and opened the door.
As soon as the courtyard door opened, Luo Biao, who was sweating profusely, strode in.
"Captain Luo is on the way? Didn't you go to Niutougou?" Hongyu was startled when she saw the strange expression on his face, "Did you... catch someone?"
"Fuck you, it's a waste of time!" Luo Biao said in a rough voice, and realized that his words were indecent as soon as he spoke, and quickly smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Hongyu, I'm used to talking rough with my brothers ..."
"Come on, I don't know you yet!" Hongyu gave him a blank look, "Why are you so anxious if you didn't catch anyone?"
Luo Biao chuckled, scratched his head, and immediately said seriously: "That's right, I just got another news that General Xiao and the others are hiding in Jiayugou..."
"Go, go, Sister Dieyi is exhausted, she is resting right now!" Hongyu said unhappily, she stretched out her hand and pushed him away, "Don't care what bad news he has, tell that county magistrate Cui to go by himself."
"Hey, don't push me!" Luo Biao said urgently, "This time it's not the news from County Magistrate Cui, someone told me personally."
"Isn't it the same? Is the news about the troubled people in Lantian true?"
"This time is really different! Listen to me, as soon as I entered the city gate, a stupid guy stopped my horse and said that the four of General Xiao were hiding in Jiayugou. I didn't believe it at first, but I heard what he said After knowing some specific situations, it turned out to be all right, this can't be fooled!"
Hongyu was taken aback: "Are you sure?"
"It's absolutely true! The situation of the four people has been clearly stated, and I think it's likely that they didn't run away this time!"
Hongyu pondered for a while, and said: "Why don't you take someone there first, Sister Dieyi is really exhausted, I have to let her rest..."
"Aren't you embarrassing me, Hongyu?" Luo Biao frowned, "If it's General Xiao and the others, what do you think I should do? Should I be arrested or not?"
Only then did Hongyu realize that Luo Biao and Xiao Junmo were like brothers, and they definitely didn't want to arrest him, so she came to Huan Dieyi to discuss.The problem is that Huan Dieyi is also worried about this matter. To arrest or not to arrest, who should I ask?
Seeing that Hongyu was silent, Luo Biao walked around in a hurry.At this moment, the door of the back room opened with a creak, and Huan Dieyi stood in the door opening with a blank expression on his face, "Come in and talk."
After Chu Lisang went down the mountain, Meng Erlang was quite bored, so he got up from the ground, nodded his head, then gave Xiao Junmo a hard look, and went down the mountain resentfully.
Xiao Junmo thought it was funny, but he couldn't laugh for some reason.
"Unexpectedly, this Erlang of the Meng family is actually an infatuated species!" Biancai shook his head and sighed.
Xiao Junmo curled his lips: "Of course idiots are idiots, but love is not necessarily the case. If he is really love, he should kneel here and don't get up."
"Isn't your request too high?"
"He said it himself! If you don't agree, he'll kneel here like a rock. Why doesn't he kneel now?"
"He just used an analogy to show his sincerity."
Xiao Junmo didn't want to entangle this topic any more, so he said, "Master, let's get down to business. We're not staying here for a short time. I'm afraid it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. I think it's time to leave as soon as possible."
For some reason, ever since Meng Dalang left in the morning, he had always had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Are your injuries healed?"
Xiao Junmo stretched his muscles and bones: "It's been fine for a long time."
"Alright. The night is long and the dream is full. Let's go today."
"The mage took the road of Lantian and Wuguan, and he must be planning to go to Jingchu. If my prediction is correct, the mage should want to go to Jiangling, Jingzhou, right?" Xiao Junmo had already traced his whereabouts in the early years Clearly.In the early years of Wude, Biancai stayed with Zhiyong in Dajue Temple in Jiangling for several years. At that time, the Tang Dynasty had not yet unified the world, and Jiangling was still the domain of Xiao Xian in the Southern Liang Dynasty. Therefore, Xiao Junmo speculated that Zhiyong and Biancai must have been secretly assisting Xiao Xian at that time. , and Jiangling must still be lurking the old department of the Tianxingmeng.Now Biancai is heading southeast as soon as he leaves Chang'an, obviously he is going to Jiangling, the purpose is to find some sub-rudders of the Tianxing League, and try to prevent Ming Zang from restarting the Tianxing League.
Biancai was no stranger to Xiao Junmo's sharp judgment. Hearing this, he was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"But Master, have you ever thought about going to Jingchu from here? There is Lan Pass in front, Muhu Pass in the middle, and Wu Pass in the back. It can be said that there are many passes. Especially Wu Pass, it must be heavily guarded now. How do we get there?"
"What Xiao Lang said is true, the poor monk has been worrying about it for the past few days." Biancai sighed, "To tell you the truth, the poor monk originally planned to rush through Wuguan before the news reached Wuguan, but he didn't Did you delay these days in Jiayugou..."
Xiao Junmo smiled: "Isn't that the reason why the mage wanted to get rid of me that day in Han Gongban?"
The eloquence was embarrassing: "Don't blame Xiao Lang, the poor monk has no other choice, but the poor monk is definitely not disregarding Xiao Lang's life, just hope you find a safe place to recuperate..."
Xiao Junmo waved his hand: "Master, you don't need to explain. I don't blame you. Anyone who drags a seriously injured person on the road will have concerns. Since it was my injury that delayed the time, it's up to me to find a way to get everyone out of here. Take it out."
The debater was worrying about himself, and was delighted when he heard the words: "What good strategy does Xiao Lang have?"
"Since the Wuguan Road is impossible, let's find another way." Xiao Junmo looked confident.
"Find another way?" Biancai frowned, "Where is there a way to go in this vast mountain?"
"Aren't all the roads in the world made by people?" Xiao Junmo smiled mysteriously.
Biancai looked at him: "Could it be... Xiao Lang knows some secret path that can bypass these three barriers?"
Xiao Junmo smiled again, picked up a branch, and began to make gestures on the ground: "This is the Jiayugou we are currently in. If we follow the normal post road, we must cross Qipanling, pass through Shangzhou City, and pass Longjuzhai. From Wuguan to Wuguan, there are naturally many passes. However, if we don’t take the usual road, but go southeast for dozens of miles first, turn to the southwest when we reach Beiqupu, and then go south through Shimen Mountain, wouldn’t we be able to find another way? ?”
Bian Cai stared intently at the lines drawn by Xiao Junmo on the ground, and asked in confusion: "But isn't there Kugu Pass and Dachang Pass around Shimen Mountain? Even if the defense of these two passes is not as strict as that of Wuguan, it is absolutely impossible to break through." Easy!"
"The junior didn't say that he would force his way in."
Biancai thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Do you want to pass through the middle of these two passes?"
Xiao Junmo nodded: "The younger generation once hunted down a group of thieves, and once in the mountains of the Qinling Mountains, it can be regarded as a way. Now you might as well go again."
The debater was not without worries: "But as far as I know, Kugu and Dachang are both dangerous passes, and the south of the pass is full of lofty mountains. Apart from cliffs and cliffs, there are deep streams and turbulent streams, and there are many beasts infesting. It is also a difficult and dangerous road!"
Xiao Junmo smiled calmly: "If it is an ordinary road that is as open as a stone, wouldn't it be boring to walk? Only in the inaccessible places, the strange and dangerous places, can you enjoy the beautiful scenery that ordinary people can't see. The mage said so?"
The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Biancai couldn't help sighing in his heart, although this Xiao Junmo is young, his cultivation has far surpassed the worldly people, even making himself, a monk who has been a monk for many years, far behind - even if he is fleeing, he has never lost A calm and distant, detached heart!
In Huan Dieyi's room, the atmosphere was oppressive.Facing the matter of Xiao Junmo, the three of them were full of contradictions and entanglements in their hearts.Whether they should be caught or not has become an unsolvable problem lying in front of them.
Luo Biao looked at Huan Dieyi, then at Hongyu, and said cautiously: "Why don't I simply kill the informer, and let's just pretend... just pretend we never knew about this news?"
"Are you worthy of the armor you wear by doing this?" Huan Dieyi said coldly.
Luo Biao looked down subconsciously, and said with a bitter face: "Then what should we do? Why don't we go to Jiayugou to bring him back first, and think about it later?"
"Lantian County is right under the eyes of the emperor. If you arrest someone, what else can you think of?" Huan Dieyi said again.
Luo Biao jumped up anxiously, pacing back and forth in the room: "Neither left nor right, then you can find a way."
"There is a way."
Luo Biao was overjoyed, and sat down again: "What can I do, tell me!"
Huan Dieyi looked at him with a frighteningly cold expression: "Kill me first, and then go catch Xiao Junmo."
"Then you might as well kill me first!" Luo Biao exclaimed angrily.
"That's okay, let Hongyu kill us both," Huan Dieyi's eyes were blank, and he didn't know where to look, "That's the end of it."
Luo Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only look at Hongyu helplessly.
"Don't look at me." Hongyu said angrily, "If Sister Dieyi dies, I will never live alone."
Luo Biao sat there for a while with a sad face, and suddenly stood up: "Well, you can't do anything, then do as I say, I'm going to kill that informer!"
Huan Dieyi and Hongyu looked at each other, wanting to say something, but they were speechless.
Luo Biao strode out and opened the courtyard door abruptly, a handsome but slightly sinister face suddenly appeared in front of him.Luo Biao was startled, and hurriedly bowed his head: "Humble job... I have seen General Pei." He deliberately raised his voice to remind Huan Dieyi and Hongyu in the back room.
The person in front of me is the nephew of Changsun Wuji, named Pei Tinglong, who is young but holds a high position. Not long ago, he was transferred from the Ministry of War to Xuanjiawei. Top chair.Luo Biaowan didn't expect him to appear at this time, let alone why he came here suddenly, and felt a little nervous.
"Excuse me." Pei Tinglong said lightly, and walked in with no expression on his face.Magistrate Cui bowed and followed closely behind.When Huan Dieyi and Hongyu heard the voice, they hurried out to meet the ceremony, feeling surprised in their hearts.
"Dieyi, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you've lost so much weight." Pei Tinglong walked up to her and looked at her with concern, "Your complexion looks so bad, do you feel unwell?"
Huan Dieyi took a step back uncomfortably, bowed his head and said: "Thank you General Pei for your concern, my subordinates are fine."
"It's right that you are eager to catch the fugitive, but you can't work too hard!" Pei Tinglong's tone was gentle, but he intentionally or unintentionally put the emphasis on the word "fugitive", which was extremely harsh to Huan Dieyi's ears.
Since this person came to Xuanjiawei, he has been extraordinarily attentive to Huan Dieyi, and every time he met each other, he would ask for warmth, which made Huan Dieyi very uncomfortable.As the immediate boss, Pei Tinglong's sudden appearance in Lantian at this moment is obviously not a good thing - especially at this juncture when Xiao Junmo's whereabouts have just been exposed, his arrival makes Huan Dieyi deeply disturbed.
"I don't know why the general came here suddenly?" Huan Dieyi couldn't help probing, "It's really rude for my subordinates not to greet him from afar."
"We don't need to see each other anymore." Pei Tinglong smiled, "However, from your tone, it seems that you don't welcome me?"
"My subordinates dare not."
"Actually, I should have come earlier. It's just that I've been busy with general affairs and couldn't get away." Pei Tinglong still had a smile on his face. I had to come here when I paid the errand. Fortunately, I didn’t come too late.”
When Huan Dieyi heard the last sentence, and was about to ask a question, Cui County Magistrate at the side smiled and said: "Yes, it's better to come early than to come by coincidence. The two teams have been busy for more than ten days, and there are no fugitives." But as soon as General Pei arrives, the fugitive has nowhere to hide, it can be seen that the general is so powerful that even God favors him!"
Huan Dieyi and Luo Biao couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words, with the same fear in their eyes.Obviously, paper can't hold fire. Pei Tinglong must have seen the informer and got the real information.
"Captain Luo is right," Pei Tinglong turned his face to Luo Biao, "You left in such a hurry just now, are you going to Jiayugou to arrest fugitives?"
Luo Biao had no choice but to bite the bullet and say "yes".
"That's good, it's not too late. You immediately call your subordinates and go to Jiayugou with me." Pei Tinglong gave an order, and then looked at Huan Dieyi, "Dieyi, if you are unwell, you don't have to go today .”
Huan Dieyi shook his head with difficulty: "No, the subordinate has responsibilities, so I have to go."
Pei Tinglong stared at her, and smiled thoughtfully: "Alright, after all, Xiao Junmo was with you, and he was still your senior brother. You know him best. With you, it might be easier to arrest him."
Huan Dieyi smiled wryly: "With General Pei personally in command, why can't you catch him?"
Pei Tinglong laughed loudly: "Okay! With your words, Xiao Junmo must be unable to escape today!"
When Xiao Junmo went down the mountain, he saw a hillside full of colorful irises, swaying in the wind. He couldn't help but let Biancai go first, and then picked dozens of them carefully and gathered them into a bunch. Walk quickly back down the hill.
It was just now that Chu Lisang was hurt on the mountain, so Xiao Junmo had no choice but to send her flowers to make amends.
Back at Meng's house, Xiao Junmo heard her talking with Meng Erlang as soon as he reached the door of Chu Lisang's house.As soon as he rolled his eyes, he quietly moved to the window, stretched his neck and poked inside.
With a sweet and greasy smile, Meng Erlang was putting a wreath made of irises on Chu Lisang's head.Although Chu Lisang was a little shy, he didn't refuse much, but let him wear it.Immediately, Meng Erlang graciously brought a bronze mirror for her to look at from left to right, and kept saying nasty things in his mouth.
Looking at this boy's clumsy tongue, I didn't expect that he has a knack for chasing girls.Looking at the bouquet of flowers in his hand, Xiao Junmo couldn't help curling his lips.At this time, Mi Mancang happened to come out of the house, and Xiao Junmo casually threw the flowers to him.
"This, this, what are you doing?"
"I'll see you off." Xiao Junmo said.
"Send, send me flowers?!" Monk Mi Mancang Zhang Er was puzzled.
Xiao Junmo ignored him and knocked on the door: "Li Sang, are you there?"
"What's the matter?" Chu Lisang replied, but his tone was obviously not very good.
"Open the door, I have something to tell you."
There was a moment of silence in the room, and then the door opened, but it was Meng Erlang standing in the door opening, holding a wreath in his hand, looking at Xiao Junmo warily.
"What are you talking about?" Chu Lisang in the room said coldly.
"Can I go in?"
"No."
Seeing that Chu Lisang was so indifferent to Xiao Junmo, Meng Erlang couldn't help smiling triumphantly.
Xiao Junmo also smiled, and suddenly turned around and said to Mi Mancang: "Mancang, don't you want to learn how to weave garlands? Look, Erlang weaves it so beautifully!" As he spoke, he snatched it from Meng Erlang's hand while he was unprepared. Throwing the wreath to Mi Mancang, "Learn from Erlang."
Mi Mancang caught it in a hurry, but his face was confused.
Startled, Meng Erlang ran towards Mi Mancang.Xiao Junmo took advantage of the situation to enter the room, closed the door with his backhand, put his back against the door panel, and smiled at Chu Lisang: "You don't even let me in, you are so cruel!"
"Just say what you have to say." Chu Lisang still had a straight face.
"Alright then." Xiao Junmo nodded, "I just want to tell you that Erlang's wreath is not good enough for you."
"But someone has a heart, and I'm very touched just for this kind of heart." Chu Lisang smiled brightly on purpose.
"That's right, don't talk about you, I was very moved after seeing it. However, he thanked him after spending three or two days. After being moved, it can only add to the sadness. I do know that there is a kind of flower that can bloom all year round and never fade. , do you want to go and have a look?"
"Nonsense!" Chu Lisang said, "It's common sense for flowers to bloom and fade. How can there be an invincible flower in the world?"
"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. If you don't believe me, why not follow me to have a look?" Xiao Junmo looked at her with a smile on his face.
"Go and go."
Chu Lisang stood up, thinking that this girl really wants to see what kind of flowers will never be defeated.
When Chu Lisang saw the hillside with irises in full bloom, he was immediately attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him.
She realized Xiao Junmo's intentions in an instant, and couldn't help being moved in her heart.
The flowers all over the mountains and plains were swaying in the wind, Chu Lisang couldn't help running into the sea of flowers, and gently stroked the red, purple, blue, yellow, and white petals with his hands, feeling the raindrops on the petals. Feeling the coolness on the fingertips, smelling the rich fragrance of flowers in the air, I closed my eyes unconsciously.
"Is it beautiful here?" Xiao Junmo walked behind her and asked softly.
Chu Lisang still closed his eyes: "Beauty is beauty, but you lied."
"Where did I lie?"
Chu Lisang turned around: "The flowers here are the same as those picked by Erlang, they are all irises, but you said that these flowers will never wither, isn't that a lie?"
Xiao Junmo smiled: "As long as these flowers bloom in your heart, how can they wither? No matter how long it takes, as long as you never forget, they will always bloom in your heart. Am I wrong?"
When Chu Lisang heard the words, a warm feeling surged in his heart, but he said: "You can speak, but it's a pity that you are still sophistry."
"Whether it's sophistry or lying," Xiao Junmo said with a faint smile, "I just think that only this majestic and vibrant flower sea can be worthy of you. As for things like garlands, it's a bit stingy."
Chu Lisang's heart moved again, but he didn't want Xiao Junmo to see what he was thinking, so he immediately turned around and walked straight forward.
The two strolled in the sea of flowers.As Chu Lisang was walking, he suddenly remembered the scene of outing in the outskirts of Yique with his mother and Luxiu, and his eyes blurred.
"When I was young, I often heard my father say that the world is unpredictable, and we should cherish every day we are with our relatives. But I was stubborn and ignorant at the time, and I couldn't understand what he said. I always felt that it was natural for a family to be together, and nothing could separate us. Separate..." Chu Lisang choked up slightly, "Now that my mother is gone, and Luxiu doesn't know where she is, I just realized that the days before were so happy."
"People are like this. They often only know how to cherish after they lose it." Xiao Junmo comforted, "So, the best way to remember the past is not to mourn the past, but to cherish the present. I think your mother's spirit in heaven must not Hope you live in the past."
"Yeah, you're right." Chu Lisang smiled, "So now, I have to cherish the days with my father, help him do what he wants to do, and then find Mingzang to help me. Mother takes revenge."
Seeing that she finally smiled, Xiao Junmo felt relieved in his heart: "It's been a long time since I saw you smile. When you smile, it seems that the whole sky lights up."
"You can talk nicely and fool people." Chu Lisang rolled his eyes at him coquettishly, "Then if I keep a gloomy face, won't your sky be dark?"
"It's not just dark?" Xiao Junmo said with a smile, "I was on the mountain just now, seeing you so unhappy, my heart was thundering and raining."
Chu Lisang rolled his eyes at him again, but it was very helpful in his heart.
Xiao Junmo saw that she was in a much better mood, so he said seriously: "Just now, I discussed it with your father and planned to leave here today."
Hearing this, Chu Lisang's expression became serious: "There was an interception before, and there were pursuers after that. Can we get out of this mountain?"
"Don't worry, there is no unparalleled road, we will definitely get out."
Hearing what he said with such certainty, Chu Li Sangton felt a little more at ease.From the moment he was rescued from the palace, as long as she was with him, Chu Lisang would have a substantial sense of security. Without Xiao Junmo, she knew that she and her father would not be able to escape the clutches of the court.Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling grateful to him again.
"Is your injury... all healed?"
"Of course." Xiao Junmo smiled, "With a cook as good as you serving every day, no matter how bad I am, I'm sorry for both the game and you, aren't I?"
"Don't disappoint those game, even if you have a conscience. As for me, taking care of you is purely a kindness, so don't think too much about it."
"I didn't think much about it. I just enjoy the feeling of being repaid."
Chu Lisang snorted.
Xiao Junmo chuckled.
At [-]:[-] noon, on a mountain peak in the northwest of Jiayugou, Pei Tinglong stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the small mountain village at his feet, with a look of determination on his face.
A dozen capable Xuanjia guards stood in a row behind him.After a while, Xue An, Pei Tinglong's deputy, ran over in a hurry, bowed and said, "General, all personnel have entered the designated positions, and all exits of Jiayugou have been sealed!"
Pei Tinglong didn't look back, and said in a deep voice, "Luo Biao and Huan Dieyi are surrounded by our people, right?"
"Abiding by the general's order, the brothers have been sent to keep an eye on it."
"Well, that's good. Of these two, one is Xiao Junmo's brother and the other is his junior sister. We can't expect them to really catch fugitives."
"Yes, according to the general's order, if there is any change between the two, take it down immediately."
"Team Huan is going to be treated differently. After all, she is the niece of the great general, let alone a girl's family. Don't be rude. If there is any abnormality, just control the situation and bring me directly."
"Yes, this is also ordered, please rest assured, the general."
"Where is that big courtyard in the east?" Pei Tinglong suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.Xue An said: "It's the ancestral hall of the village." Pei Tinglong thoughtfully: "Have you arranged for manpower?" Xue An was stunned: "Now we are deploying heavy troops around the target and at the outer intersections. As for this ancestral hall, Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is unlikely..."
Pei Tinglong suddenly turned his head, his eyes were sharp: "Don't forget who our opponent is, any omission may be taken advantage of by him!"
Xue An hurriedly lowered his head: "Yes, this subordinate will send someone to guard it."
"That's the commanding height of the whole village. Be sure to put two of the best archers on the roof, and the others will ambush nearby."
"Order!" Xue An took the order and left.
Pei Tinglong stared down the mountain again, and slowly focused his gaze on the northeast corner of the village—there were five or six brand-new large tile-roofed houses standing alone in a corner of the village.
According to the plan, after about a moment, Xuanjiawei will start rounding up this place.
Under a tree not far behind Pei Tinglong, two soldiers guarded a person, one on the left and one on the right, and he was the informer.
After Xiao Junmo and Chu Lisang returned to Meng's house, they immediately packed their bags separately.
Xiao Junmo was tidying up in the room, and inadvertently glanced out the window, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.He immediately went to the window, opened all the windows, stared at the unusually quiet cottages around him, then raised his eyes slightly, stared at the roofs of these cottages, and gradually frowned: "Full barn, Do you feel something is wrong?"
"What's wrong?" Mi Mancang hurried to the window.
"Don't you think it's too quiet?"
Mi Mancang looked left and right, a little puzzled: "What, what do you say?"
"There are dogs in these nearby cottages, but none of the dogs barked today; besides, it's noon, and every household is supposed to be lighting a fire and cooking, but look at the chimneys on the roof, there is no trace of cooking smoke, and there is no smoke. There is no smell of fireworks; in addition, there are always some children playing outside on weekdays, but today none of them are seen. Do you think this is normal?"
Mi Mancang shook his head like a rattle, and asked in confusion, "What, why did this happen?"
"Not a single dog in the neighborhood barks, probably killed. No one cooks, and there are no children playing, which means that after someone killed the dog, he controlled all the surrounding villagers."
Mi Mancang's eyes widened: "Could it be, it's Xuan, Xuan..."
"That's right," Xiao Junmo said solemnly, "They're here."
Mi Mancang's face turned pale immediately: "They, why, why are they here?"
Xiao Junmo frowned: "Meng Jiasanlang went to the city in the middle of the night yesterday, and he hasn't come back yet. He is a gambler, and he will always be short of money. If my guess is right, he must have seen the sea in the city. The arrest document..."
Mi Mancang couldn't take it anymore, and hurriedly picked up his big package, which contained more than [-] heavy ingots of gold and other valuables: "Then, what are you doing, what are you doing? Run, run!"
"It's too late." Xiao Junmo took a last look outside and closed the window, "Looking at the situation, Xuanjiawei must have controlled all the entrances and exits of the surrounding cottages and Jiayugou."
Mi Mancang sat down on the kang, his eyes straightened with fear.
Xiao Junmo patted him on the shoulder silently, then called Shang Biancai, came to Meng Huairang's room together, told the two of the current situation, and then solemnly apologized to Meng Huairang.Meng Huairang had been lying in bed for many days due to the relapse of his old injury. Hearing this, he was not surprised, and only smiled lightly: "Xiao Lang doesn't need to apologize. Since I dared to take you in, I have already prepared for the worst. This fate of Meng , I picked it up from the Xuanwu Gate, and I’ve earned it a long time ago after living for so many years!”
Xiao Junmo said apologetically: "Although this is the case, Xiao has no place to regret for hurting Mr.'s family. Now, Mr. has to hand me over to avoid the disaster of beheading."
Meng Huairang immediately lowered his face: "When Xiao Lang says that, who does he think I am, Meng Huairang?"
Xiao Junmo smiled wryly: "Sir, the matter has come to this point, so I have no choice but to tell you clearly. Xuanjiawei came here suddenly, there must be an insider who informed me, and I suspect that this matter was done by San Lang, so the only thing you can do is to push the boat along. I handed it over, and told Xuanjiawei that the whistleblower was ordered by you, so that the lives of Mr. and his family could be saved. If I didn’t do this, but fought against Xuanjiawei, of course I couldn’t escape, even The father and son, sir, can only sacrifice in vain."
When Meng Huairang heard that the informer was Saburo, he trembled with rage: "You son of a bitch! I'm going to kill him with my own hands!"
"Xiao Lang," Biancai who had been silent all this time suddenly said, "The person who should surrender is not you, but the poor monk. Because the emperor really wants to arrest only the poor monk. Tell him, it will surely take all of your lives in exchange!"
"Master, please forgive my junior for asking boldly, why did you protect the secret of "Lanting Preface" for so many years?"
Biancai let out a long sigh: "Back then, the teacher ordered the organization to sleep, not only for the peace of the world, but also for the brothers and their families in the alliance to live a peaceful life like ordinary people from now on."
"Since that's the case, once you reveal the secret of "Lanting Preface", won't you kill everyone in the Tianxing League?"
"The poor monk naturally doesn't want to do this." Biancai's expression changed in a rare way, "But it's absolutely impossible for the poor monk to watch you die!"
Xiao Junmo closed his eyes helplessly.
It seems that this is an unsolvable deadlock, because everyone intends to sacrifice themselves to protect others, and in the end, everyone will die!
Could it be that there is really no other way but to wait for death?
Xiao Junmo was anxiously thinking about countermeasures.
He is very clear that once the Xuanjiawei completes the control, he will launch an attack soon, and there is not much time left for him...
(End of this chapter)
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