On this morning, Xia Yu woke up and practiced in the guest room for a while, then ate breakfast and walked out of the inn.

Today the weather is very good, the sun is shining, the gold is shining, and it is sprinkled on (身shēn), giving people a pleasant feeling.

Xia Yu stood on the street, stretching his waist comfortably, and suddenly, a discordant voice sounded.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Xia Yu followed the sound and saw that several officials were vicious, holding leather whips, and pumping towards the people on the street, and the originally peaceful and peaceful street suddenly became a mess.

Adults screamed, children cried, some people lost their shoes, some people tore their clothes, some mothers couldn't find their children, and some children cried and looked for their mothers.

The official messenger dispersed the pedestrians on the street and kicked over the stalls on the street, and the small traders, all of their families, pointed to the stalls for a living, and looked at the goods scattered all over the place, they were very distressed, and bent down to pick them up.

"Good dogs don't get in the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

The officials whipped the leather whips and whipped them violently, whipping the small traders until the skin was open (meat ròu).

Xia Yu stood at the door of the inn, looking at the atrocities of these officials, and frowned, at this time, the guy from the inn ran out, grabbed Xia Yu, and said, "Guest officer, come in." ”

After Xia Yu lived in the inn, he spent a lot of money, and when he saw that the guy was not bad, he casually rewarded the guy with ten taels of silver.

Ten taels of silver is equivalent to two months' wages for the guy, and the guy smiled like a flower, serving Xia Yu more earnestly.

The guy dragged Xia Yu into the inn and said, "Guest officer, Lord Qincha is here, and no one will be allowed to leave on the street." ”

Xia Yu frowned and said, "What Lord Qincha, such a big shelf?"

The guy was honestly frightened, and hurriedly covered Xia Yu's mouth and said: "Guest officer, don't dare to talk nonsense, this Lord Qincha is named Dai Lin, but he is a big celebrity on the side of the Queen Mother (body shēn)." ”

In a few months, it was Empress Dowager Jiang's birthday, and Empress Dowager Jiang sent her attendant Dai Lin to prepare a birthday gift for her.

Xia Yu stayed in the inn, and after a while, a team passed in front of the inn with great fanfare, there were honor guards holding signs and playing umbrellas, beating gongs and drums, and escorts riding horses and knives, Hao Hao ((swing dàng) dàng) ((swing dàng) dàng), there were thousands of people.

Xia Yu saw that there was a large sedan chair carried by thirty-two people in the middle of the team, which was not so much a large sedan chair as a mobile house.

There was a window on this huge sedan chair, and the cool breeze blew through, blowing up the curtains, and a white and chubby middle-aged man was exposed.

Xia Yu looked at the middle-aged man and said to the guy next to him: "That white fat man is Dai Lin, the minister of the Qin Mission, hmph, this guy looks very white and clean." ”

The guy leaned into Xia Yu's ear and whispered, "Actually, this minister is a eunuch. ”

Xia Yu was taken aback, but soon he understood, normal, if this Dai Lin was not a eunuch, he could not be a close attendant to Empress Dowager Jiang in the palace.

Dai Lin's Qincha team finally passed, and the people could walk on the streets normally again, Xia Yu left the inn and walked around Jiuyang City. These days, Xia Yu has almost turned around Jiuyang City, and he has not found any trace of demon sect members.

At noon, Xia Yu was hungry, so he casually found a restaurant on the side of the road, sat in, and ordered some wine and food.

At this time, a voice like a silver bell sounded, "How did Mr. Xia come to such a roadside shop to eat?"

Xia Yu was pouring wine with his head down, and when he looked up, he saw two beautiful women standing in front of him, it was (Chun chūn) Lan and Xia He.

Xia Yu took a sip of wine and said, "This roadside shop is affordable, (quite tǐng) good." ”

Xia He said: "Mr. Xia, if you are short of money, just tell us, we can give it to you, how much you want, we can give you." ”

Xia Yu smiled and said, "Miss Xia He has such a big breath." ”

Lan and Xia He sat down opposite Xia Yu, and Lan said, "Mr. Xia, I heard that you are no longer in the Liang family now, and you live in the inn alone. ”

"You're still well-informed," Xia Yu grabbed a handful of fried peanuts and threw them into his mouth, then pushed the plate with fried peanuts in front of Lan and Xia He, and said, "You two eat, you're welcome, I'm in for a treat." ”

Xia He glanced at it and said, "I never eat this kind of dirty thing made by a roadside shop." ”

Xia Yu smiled and said, "Then you don't have a mouth." ”

As he spoke, Xia Yu grabbed another handful of peanuts and threw them into his mouth.

Lan looked serious and said, "Mr. Xia, our sisters came to you this time to invite you to serve our master. ”

Xia Yu pouted and said, "Miss, didn't I say it, I'm an idle cloud and wild crane, I can't stand the restraints, you better find someone else." ”

Xia He said, "Do you know who our master is?"

Xia Yu said: "I don't know, and I don't want to know. ”

"You ......" Xia He's face was red, and he was so choked by Xia Yu that he couldn't speak.

Lan said: "You asked us before, but we didn't tell you, but today we will tell you that our master is the current Queen Mother." ”

Xia Yu raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and said: "Your master is the Queen Mother, what is the Queen Mother looking for me? ”

Lan looked at Xia Yu, a little helpless, and said: "We invite you to serve the Queen Mother, not to let you go to the palace as a eunuch, we want you to be outside and help the second son." ”

Xia Yushen (情qíng) was solemn and said: "The second prince is the younger brother of the monarch, the monarch treats him well, he enjoys endless glory and wealth, I can understand that he wants beautiful women, what do you want a warrior like me to do?"

Lan stared into Xia Yu's eyes and said, "The second prince has to do great things." ”

Xia Yu sneered and said, "The so-called big thing, shouldn't it be a rebellion?"

Lan and Xia He wanted to go up and beat Xia Yu violently, they wanted to get angry, but there were other people around, so they had to suppress their anger and whispered:

"The second prince has the ability to pass through the heavens and the earth, he is the best candidate for the monarch, when the old monarch was strict about etiquette and religion, and the eldest prince was appointed as the crown prince......"

Xia Yu waved his hand to interrupt (春chūn) Lan's words, and said: "I don't understand these big truths you said, the eldest prince and the second son, I won't help anyone, and after a few days of finishing things, I will leave Hengshan Kingdom." ”

"You don't know how to lift!" Xia He scolded angrily.

Xia Yu was not angry, he ate peanuts slowly, and said, "Even if it is." ”

Lan and Xia He had no choice but to leave with Xia Yu.

Xia Yu finished eating, filled his stomach, left the small restaurant, and walked out of Jiuyang City. After walking around Jiuyang City for several days, and no trace of the demon sect elements was found, Xia Yu thought to himself, could those demon sect members all hide outside the city?

Outside the city, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and Xia Yu feels particularly refreshing when walking on the path.

One can't always stay in one place for too long, otherwise you'll get bored. Spending too much time in the city and occasionally going to the countryside will feel beautiful and refreshed. Similarly, staying in the countryside for too long and occasionally going to the city for a walk will also make you feel the richness and prosperity of the city.

Xia Yuxin (情qíng) is good, walking on the path and singing:

"Xiao Ma Xiaoerlang, carrying that schoolbag to school, not afraid of the sun, not afraid of the wind and rain, just afraid that Mr. scolded me for being lazy, I have no knowledge and no shame to see my father, and I am choking ~~~"

Xia Yu was singing happily, suddenly, a muffled sound came, and when he looked up, a cow rushed over like crazy, lit up its horns, and wanted to top Xia Yu.

Xia Yu put on a posture and was about to kill the mad cow, when two figures appeared behind the mad cow (body shēn), a young woman in her twenties and a little girl of seven or eight years old.

The young woman and the little girl ran desperately and shouted at the mad cow, "Stop, stop!"

Xia Yu pointed to the mad cow and asked the young woman, "This is your cow?"

The young woman panted and said, "Yes, this cow is frightened, get out of the way, don't let it hurt." ”

Since this is a cow with a master, Xia Yu can't kill it casually, he used the skill of the earth beast star, looked at the eyes of the mad cow, pinched the spell in his hand, and recited the incantation.

The fury in the mad bull's eyes faded, became gentle, and stopped.

The cow had a nose ring strung around its nose, and a piece of straw rope was attached to it. Xia Yu grabbed the straw rope, led the cow over, and returned it to the young woman.

The young woman bowed and thanked her repeatedly, "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." ”

The little girl also followed her mother's example and thanked Xia Yu.

Xia Yu smiled and said, "It's polite, it's polite, it's not enough to worry about it." ”

For Xia Yu, it is a gesture, and for young women and little girls, this is a big thing (情qíng).

The young woman and the little girl have a few acres of thin land in their house, and they all rely on the ox to cultivate it, and if the cow is lost, it will be a very heavy blow to the young woman and the little girl's family.

The young woman said, "In the past, it was my man who came to control this ploughing ox, but today it is me, and this beast still bullies me, does not listen to me, and goes on a rampage. ”

Xia Yu said: "Okay now, this cow is obedient." ”

The young woman said, "Thank you, sir, you have really done our family a great favor, if you don't dislike it, please come to my house and have a glass of water." ”

Xia Yu walked for a long time, and he was really a little thirsty, so he followed the young woman to her house.

A small fenced courtyard surrounded by two simple thatched huts, which was the young woman's home.

The young woman smiled shyly and said, "The cold house is in the humble room, let the gentleman smile." ”

"No, no, Madame is polite," Xia Yu looked around and found that there were only young women and little girls in the house.

The young woman poured a bowl of water for Xia Yu and said, "My man was taken away by the government to serve in forced labor, and now there are only two people at home, me and my daughter." ”

Xia Yu picked up the bowl, drank a sip of sweet and cool well water, and said: "This official mansion is also excessive, your husband is a male in your family, and they have to be taken to serve in the conscription." ”

The young woman sighed and said, "Originally, this conscription should not have been served by our family, but the family of the person who should have served the conscription spent money and bribed the officials, and the officials passed on the conscription to my family. ”

(End of chapter)