On the official road thirty miles away from Chang'an City, there is a group of people and horses marching against the scorching sun, the hooves of the horses raise bursts of smoke and dust, the front and rear are strong men in simple clothes, and the convoy in the middle pulls large boxes covered with worn linen, which looks like a caravan entering the city from a distance to sell goods.

Entering the forest path, the leader at the front of the convoy called for his horse, turned back, made a special gesture, and the people and horses behind him stopped on the side of the road, and he gave another order, "Change your clothes, plant the flag, and enter the city!"

As soon as he gave the order, all the people immediately changed their appearances, tore off their dirty clothes and coats one by one, and hung up their swords, all of them looked like chivalrous men with a strong posture. Lift the goods linen, expose the gold-edged mahogany box, pull out the flag from the tear down, wave it out, insert it in the car, the bright flag flutters up with the sultry summer wind, and you can see the four big characters of "Heluo Dart Bureau".

"Master!"

The team continued to move forward, and a white horse ran from the back of the convoy to the front, and walked side by side with Hong Luotian at the front.

"Master, do you have to rush into the city today?" Gu Qingfeng wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and asked Hong Luotian.

Hong Luotian glanced at him, "Of course, why don't you let you change your clothes?"

Gu Qingfeng scratched the back of his head, hesitated a little, and said, "No...... I mean, seeing that the sun is about to go down, it would be too hasty to rush into the city before dark, and everyone is rushing desperately all the way, too tired, anyway, the goods are being escorted in advance, or you won't enter the city today, right?

Hong Luotian spit out the grass roots in his mouth, glanced at him sideways, and said: "After walking for half a year, you kid has learned to use your senior brother as an excuse? Your father still has to thank Master, I have been well trained. ”

"Master......" was seen through by him, Gu Qingfeng was speechless, and hung his head sullenly.

Hong Luotian asked him: "What's the matter, don't you want to go home early to see the three of you?" It seems that you are a little conscious, the master advises you to break off relations with them as soon as possible, the Hong family, the Heluo Dart Bureau, your brothers and sisters, you are welcome to abandon the darkness and turn to the light." ”

Gu Qingfeng laughed dryly a few times, and leaned up without fear of death and asked: "Master, are you saying this? Didn't you also help them a lot? Heluo Sword Sect is on their side, let me abandon the darkness and turn to the light, who to abandon?"

Sure enough, Hong Luotian immediately threw an eye knife, waved his elbow, and almost knocked Gu Qingfeng off his horse, "You kid, if you do this again, you will soon lose your master." ”

"That's not good...... Gu Qingfeng turned back on the horse and sat down, patted his frightened heart, and gasped: "If you drive me away, I'll go burn paper for my mother and tell her ......"

Hong Luotian was even more angry, but this time he didn't do anything, he only glanced at him, turned his face and was thoughtful, muffled for a while, and asked him: "Say, what's wrong?"

Gu Qingfeng looked at the road ahead, and at this time he had gone deep into the forest, and after passing through this forest, he was on the official road again.

"Nothing...... It just doesn't feel good...... I've been feeling confused since the last time I left home, and now that I think about it, I don't even know how to face my father, my sister, my brother...... They ......" His face showed an extremely tangled expression, distressed, and he didn't know what to do, he thought for a long time, and asked Hong Luotian softly: "Master, what do you think they ...... Are you a good person?"

"Hahahaha!" The woods were suddenly filled with Hong Luotian's cheerful and heroic laughter, and the people behind him were inexplicably wonderful, just watching their big boss laugh breathlessly, and they couldn't sit still on the horse.

Everyone was very curious, and an older dart master immediately came to ask Gu Qingfeng: "Senior brother, did you tell Master any jokes? I haven't seen Master smile so happily for many years, what did you say?" ”

Gu Qingfeng's mood was so depressed that he couldn't speak, only sniffed and rode forward silently.

It wasn't until he walked out of this forest that Hong Luo stopped laughing, and with difficulty, he looked at Gu Qingfeng, who was walking in front of him, and chased after him.

"You know, Breeze, it's not black and white in this world. By the standards of a saint, no one in the world is truly good, but in fact, no one is completely bad. It's all about how you choose, what you want to do, you can be a good person, you can also be a bad person, your means are vicious, it doesn't mean that you can't achieve something, you are benevolent and upright, it doesn't mean that you will not work all your life...... No one can excuse their own sins, and no one can completely deny the value of the existence of others...... In fact, many people are not aware of their sins at all, and there are also many people who do not see the value of their own existence, and such people either choose to live with a clear conscience, or they live this life in a state of confusion......"

Hearing his words, Gu Qingfeng seemed to have an understanding and gradually relieved, "So, Master, are you saying that they are neither good nor bad people, they are just pursuing their own goals, and they are just using extraordinary means?"

Hong Luotian shook his head and patiently comforted: "Oh, Qingfeng, of course Master didn't mean that, Master just said that the three people in your family were sinful and had no conscience. ”

Gu Qingfeng choked, and he continued: "It doesn't mean that you can't be an upright and clean person, you don't have to worry about what they do, their path is their own choice, they will pay the price for their choice, you can't interfere in any way." ”

Gu Qingfeng looked at the sky, the red sun was about to fall, he seemed to really understand something, and said to himself: "Master, I understand, everyone has their own way, no matter what they do, as long as I don't change...... It's me who bothered myself, I was wrong......"

"Nope. Hong Luotian said: "It's not your fault, it's your father's fault, he gave birth to you so stupidly, why are you wrong?"

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About half a mile away from the post station, there is a tea stall, the stall owner stepped forward to the last table of guests to rest and drink: "Guest officer, it's getting dark this day, there is still a way from the inner city, there is a post station in front, there is a place to stay, but if it's too late, I'm afraid you can only sleep in the stable, why don't you hurry as soon as possible? We will also close the stall." ”

There were four people at this table, but only one person was sitting, and the other three were standing next to the man. The three bowls of water on the table were empty, and only the tea bowl in front of the sitting man seemed to have never been moved. The one who sat looked the youngest, a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old, although he was dressed in plain clothes like others, but his identity was obviously different, his face was delicate, and he didn't have any ideas, and he looked up at the people around him: "Shall we go to the inn?" I'm so tired that I can't walk......

The person he questioned leaned over and replied, "I see." Let's hurry up, it's better to go into the city tonight, it's not safe to live outside after all, you're a little tired, you have to pretend to be a ranger to the end, and go back to the city to rest for a good life, okay?"

"Okay then...... I knew I wouldn't play like this, how nice it would be to ride in a carriage......" The young man pouted, muttered, and got up, ready to leave.

As soon as they had walked a little way, they heard the sound of carriages and horses coming from the trail behind them, so they stopped and looked back, and saw a group of men and horses galloping from a distance.

"It's the ...... of the Helo Dart Bureau," said one of the four.

Hearing the words 'Heluo Dart Bureau', the young man suddenly became interested, he didn't look tired at all, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "The darts are all masters of the Heluo Sword Sect......, right? By the way, let's go to the dart robbery! It must be fun!"

The three of them seemed to be very accustomed to their master's whims, thinking that they would accompany him to make trouble, otherwise he would not give up, and if the situation was not right, he would not be able to do anything to them.

"Good!"

Then they ran to the dart team with the boys, drew their long swords, and openly stopped, "Stop!

The dart team stopped, they looked at the four robbers in front of them, they were not flustered, but they all felt inexplicable. These dart masters have gone through countless darts, and they have encountered more robbers, and there is no shortage of times when they are in danger and difficult to defeat, most of them are in the middle of the road when they do not know their identities. But at this time, they had the dart flag of the Heluo Dart Bureau on their dart car, and these bandits still dared to attack?

And, most importantly, there are only four people?

Hong Luotian was depressed, slapped his horse forward, looked down at the young man from the horse, and asked, "Is Your Excellency poor and crazy?"

The young man felt the other party's contempt for him, and was very unhappy, and pointed his sword at Hong Luotian: "Presumptuous! This king knows that you are the Heluo Dart Bureau! What are you showing off? This king doesn't rob others today, but robs you Heluo Dart Bureau, how can you move?"

Hong Luotian showed a frightened expression, and said to him: "Ah, I can be regarded as a person who has seen strong winds and waves, and I have never seen a more heroic and arrogant person than Your Excellency...... Bandits who are more ignorant and less afraid of death...... It's courageous!"

The people in the back laughed.

"Boy, if you want to get rich, you have to find the right way! Who is it bad to provoke the Heluo Dart Bureau? We are escorting darts for the Ninth Prince this time, these are all tributes to be sent to the emperor in the palace, even if they are given to you for free, do you dare to ask for it? ”

The young man's face was even more unbearable, and he let the three people behind him put on a posture and said with a smile: "What about the Ninth Prince? What about the emperor? Lao Tzu said that he would be robbed! You dignified Heluo Sword Sect, don't you dare to fight with me? I just want to see the power of your Heluo Sword Sect!"

Hearing him say this, Hong Luotian and the others probably understood that this person was not for robbing darts, I am afraid that he was just a person in the rivers and lakes, and he wanted to provoke the Heluo Sword Sect and try his ability, and this kind of thing was not uncommon.

"Okay! You kid dares to recruit the Heluo Sword Sect, and he can be regarded as a hero! He must be a person in the martial arts, and he wants to try the skills of the Heluo Sword Sect! Okay, let's let the worst in kung fu give you some pointers, and it won't be considered bullying you!" Hong Luotian said, beckoning to the side: "Qingfeng! Play with this kid!"

Gu Qingfeng was even more depressed: "Master...... I'm the worst martial artist?"

"What do you think?" Hong Luotian asked rhetorically.

Gu Qingfeng couldn't say anything, so he had to dismount and draw his sword and fight against the young man: "Come on! Come on! Let's go home obediently when the fight is over!" What is the trouble?"

The young man was angered by Gu Qingfeng's contemptuous attitude, and yelled at Gu Qingfeng, Gu Qingfeng easily dealt with it, and the three of them saw that the master was going to suffer, so they hurriedly went up to help, and the four of them dealt with Gu Qingfeng.

Seeing that Gu Qingfeng had fewer enemies and more enemies, the brothers were afraid that he would be outnumbered, so they also rushed up to help him, not wanting to be stopped by Hong Luotian, because Hong Luotian knew that Gu Qingfeng could still deal with those four people.

That young man was really vulnerable, but those three helpers did have some kung fu, Gu Qingfeng had to be more careful, and fighting with them was not difficult, but it was not easy.

In order to protect the young man, the three of them were hit by Gu Qingfeng several times, and they were all injured. Anyway, if it weren't for the young man's agitation, Gu Qingfeng expected that he might be defeated by the three of them, but the young man couldn't see the reality clearly, so he had to bump into him and fight him......

Gu Qingfeng felt aggrieved for the three of them, and they were embarrassed to beat themselves, and the young man was still messing around, Gu Qingfeng was impatient, thinking about catching the thief and capturing the king first, finding the target, grabbing the young man's collar, when he turned his head, he swung a fist to his face, and slammed it with the hilt of his sword, the young man screamed in pain, almost squirted out of his stomach, and suddenly lost his combat effectiveness, fell to the ground, and struggled with his abdomen.

The three of them were in a hurry, ran over, and exclaimed in unison: "Wang ......"

He yelled at them on the ground, interrupting them, "What kind of king is the king?

The three of them accepted the order, hurriedly picked up the young man, and quickly ran into the depths of the forest, and disappeared in a moment.

"These rabble, it's not good to fight, it's good to run away. Hong Luotian said with a smile.

Watching the four people flee in a hurry, the dart masters couldn't stop laughing, and a lot of joy was added along the way.

They continued to hurry, but because of the delay of this matter, the day was fast and late, when they arrived at the post station in front, it was completely dark, Hong Luotian didn't want the apprentices to be tired, so he let everyone rest at the post station, and then enter Chang'an City in good spirits tomorrow. The carriage is not unloaded, with sackcloth, and several groups of people take turns to be on duty at night, after all, these are tributes, from the fiefdom of the ninth prince Pingchuan, drive thousands of miles to Chang'an, must be sent to the Ministry of Rites on the designated day, and then sent to the palace department after being counted by the Ministry of Rites, they dare not be sloppy this time.

However, at night, suddenly someone climbed the wall of the backyard of the post station, and when the guards were sleepy and napping, they fired rockets at the dart car, and the sackcloth on the dart car caught fire in an instant, and they rescued it in time, but the dart car was still burned to the point that the tribute was partially destroyed, and the loss was not small.

Hong Luotian was furious, and led the dart masters to search around overnight, trying to find out the person who set the fire, but they only found bows and arrows made of tree branches by the wall, because they were in a hurry to put out the fire at the first time, so they couldn't chase the person who set the fire in time, and let those people escape.

They guessed that it was the four people who robbed the dart before, because they were defeated and frustrated, they thought of such a loss to retaliate, which is really shameful!

On the second day, they cleaned up, or sent the tribute into Chang'an City, and at the same time went to Chang'an to order the Yin Mansion to report the case, and when it was sent to the Ministry of Rites, it was already dusk the next day, and the people of the Ministry of Rites saw that the tribute was damaged, so they naturally wanted to investigate the responsibility of the dart bureau, Hong Luotian walked around, tried to make the matter smaller, and personally wrote a letter of guilt to the court and the ninth prince, willing to return the money earned from this dart, and take the silver to compensate for the loss of the tribute.

As soon as Gu Qingfeng arrived in Chang'an, he went to Gu Qingxuan, wanting his father to help deal with the matter, so as not to suffer the Heluo Dart Bureau. This is not the period of respite, he went directly to the Yushitai, after Gu Qingxuan met him, he immediately went to the Ministry of Rites and communicated with the people of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites did not embarrass the Heluo Dart Bureau, only wrote a letter to show mercy, and let the Heluo Dart Bureau compensate.

Gu Qingxuan also greeted the Chang'an Ling Yin Mansion and asked them to investigate the case, so that the Heluo Dart Bureau could give an account to the Ninth Prince.

Later, the emperor learned about this, because Gu Qingxuan interceded in advance, and he did not blame the Heluo Dart Bureau.

In short, this is a thrill.

But Hong Luotian was so angry that he simply settled in Chang'an City again, vowing to find out the person who set the fire.

On the first day of returning to Chang'an, they were busy with this matter, and they didn't care about anything else for a while, and Gu Qingfeng returned to his house in the evening. I don't want him to go back this time, none of his family members are there, Gu Qingxuan went back to Yushitai to continue working after dealing with the affairs of the Heluo Dart Bureau, and added value to the evening, and Gu Qinghuan had a party that night, and I didn't know that he was back, so he also returned home late, as for his sister Gu Qingning......

He listened to Uncle Tang talk about the things at home during this time, and when he learned that his sister had left the house, he felt very uncomfortable.

Therefore, when Sangu knew the news of his return home, he was no longer at home.

Before his father and brother went home, Gu Qingfeng went out of the house with his burden on his back......