In the cloud forest outside Yunlin Town, the fog is wrapped in a thick fog.

At that moment, Su Yue pondered: "This group of people also wants us to go to Caizhuang, they are carrying a woman, they must not be able to go fast, we are catching up with us now, we should be able to get to Caizhuang before them." ”

Dianyin suddenly stopped and said, "Could this be a trap?" They robbed the little sister, and then tricked us to Caizhuang? ”

Su Yue said: "Brother, you don't know Caizhuang. It is said that the eight counties are still martial, in fact, among the counties of Youzhou, the most martial is Cai County, it has Damu in the east, Wei and Tunnel two counties in the south, Cai Zhuang since its creation soon after, the surrounding strong men have been eyeing it. In addition, it has the smallest and most remote area, the latest county to be established, and the least arable land. Therefore, Cai Jun is not hard, no. Compared with the other seven counties, Cai County has only one advantage, that is, those hermit families in the mountains and forests with extremely high martial arts cultivation. Therefore, you see, the two most powerful sects in the eight counties today, the Bai family and the martial family, are both from Cai County. Now the rudders of these two families are spread across the eight counties. Among them, the officials of Cai County have made a lot of efforts, and these gate factions in turn have helped Cai County build an army and train soldiers, which can be described as contributing money and efforts. Caizhuang, the capital of Cai County, is not only the base camp of the samurai, but also the base camp of the Bai family. In Cai County, as soon as the county minister who supported the martial arts came to power, the Bai family was about to be hit; As soon as the county minister who supported the Bai family came to power, the samurai family was hit. It's just that now that the Bai family is in decline, the officials who support the Bai family haven't been the county minister for several years. And we have a grudge with the Bai family, Deputy Head Zhou Bacheng has a relationship with the Wu family, and the children of the Wu family also helped us at the Xiangzi tea stall. Therefore, since they marked Cai Zhuang, those so-called 'homeless people' may be related to the Bai family. ”

Dianyin jumped onto the cypress tree with an arrow step: "Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and chase it!" Catch them up before Cai Zhuang! ”

From Damu Yunlin Town to Caizhuang, there are countless stretching mountains, criss-crossing large and small rivers, lush high and low mountain forests, layers of dryland terraces, and rural houses with blue bricks and white walls. The three of them set out from Yunlin, and when they crossed the high mountain, there were three more antelopes in the mountain; When you cross the river, there are three more water pools in the river; When he crossed the field, there were three more fierce horses on the field; When we passed through the village, there were three more swallows in the village. The trio worked day and night, with little rest. Five days later, I finally approached Caizhuang. After arriving at the Caizhuang range, the three of them visited while walking, secretly pursuing the traces of Tong Xi.

The world is not peaceful, all kinds of gangs will emerge one after another, begging for food, fortune tellers, performing arts, running docks, and even thieves, all have their own gangs, and all walks of life at the bottom of the society are grouped together to keep warm. They are just grains of sand and dust everywhere, a single force, negligible light, but as long as there is wind, there is no place they can't go.

The three of them spent a lot of money in various gangs outside Caizhuang City, but there was still no news.

"Haven't they arrived yet?" The hearts of the three of them were clouded, and they didn't know if they really didn't arrive or didn't come at all.

Su Yue glanced at Dianyin and Liao Tingyun, untied the forehead lock, and said with a smile: "It's not a way to deal with it like this." Now that we've arrived at Caizhuang, we might as well go in and have a look. ”

This Caizhuang and the city walls are different from other places. The general city wall is either a brick wall or an earthen wall, and the city wall of Caizhuang is a five-foot-thick black stone wall. The texture is hard, and it cannot be pierced or blown up.

Entering the city, it was a different scene. Most of the houses here are roofless, and the roofs are mostly made of bricks and earth, and they are boxy. Some of them look like wealthy families, because the walls are made of the same black stone as the city walls. The street is also full of people, all kinds of hawking, although the bustling and prosperous is not as good as the capital of the eight counties - Mudu, Wanjing, etc., but it also has a unique flavor. Paving the bazaar, busy with traffic, neat and orderly. The whole city has a military atmosphere.

Dian Yin said: "It looks a bit like Xia Cheng, but it feels much more majestic than Xia Cheng." ”

Su Yue said: "Cai County is located in a remote area, and the land is sparsely populated. Its east Damu is the overlord of Youzhou, the southeast Wei County is the rich land in the secluded, and the Sui County in the south is the head of the Youxi, which is really surrounded by strong neighbors. The sense of crisis in Cai County is particularly strong because of this, and the best sabers and armor in Youzhou are produced in Cai County. Cai is also the only county among the eight counties where all the people are soldiers. So you see these ordinary people are different from what you see elsewhere. ”

Dianyin nodded in realization.

As he was talking, a little beggar who had just inquired about the news came over, followed by two young men with swords, both of which had a white bead on the hilt of their swords. Behind the young man stood a tall and thin man dressed in a wide-sleeved green coat. It is an old friend who is hidden in Wanjing, Zhou Daishao, who has mastered light skills and dart skills.

The little beggar hugged his fists and said, "Heroes, you gave money, but we didn't get it done, so we're ashamed." According to the rules of the gang, I helped you find Deputy Head Zhou. After saying that, he pulled his right hand back, bowed again, and turned to leave.

Zhou Daishao, together with Dian Yin, Su Yue and others, watched the little beggar slowly disappear into the crowd.

Zhou Daishao turned around and said to Dianyin: "Brother is coming so fast." ”

Dian Yin had a calm face, and was about to tell him about Tong Xi's disappearance, but he was grabbed by Su Yue, and when the words came to his mouth, he was forced to hold back, of course he believed in Dai Shao's character. But since Su Yue gave a hint, he also has to give him face, not to mention, it never hurts to keep an extra heart.

Dian Yin coughed lightly twice and said, "We came across the 'Buddha's tooth' on the road. ”

When Dai Shao heard this, he put away his smile and said, "This is not the place to talk, you come with me." After speaking, he took Dian Yin and left, and the two young men followed. Su Yue and Liao Tingyun looked at each other for a while, and then quickly followed.

The two followed Dian, Zhou and others to approach a courtyard, which was really magnificent. The tall white marble door leaf, the door frame, the door frame is written with four strong gilded characters of "Weishan Wushi". On either side of the door stood two mighty bronze lions.

At that time, Wu Chishan was successful, because his Wu family lived in Weishan, Cai County, so he called himself Weishan faction. But the world often compares him with the Bai family, not calling him a mountain school, but a martial artist.

The three of them followed Dai Shao into the door, first entering the martial arts training ground. After the martial arts training ground, it is the branch halls. Walking in, from the outside to the inside is Chunyang Hall, Jingwu Hall and Ziyang Hall. Further down the branch hall is the assembly hall, which is divided into two rooms. At this time, the master of Ziyang Hall Bao Ding, the deputy hall master Zhang Gaoshan, the master of Jingwu Hall Sun Xiuyuan, the deputy hall master Qiu Hongchu, the Chunyang Hall advocate Gao, and the deputy hall master Liu Qi are all in the back hall, these six people are called "six pillars of the martial arts", and they are the most prestigious green forest heroes of the Weishan faction below Wuchi Mountain. They were all already waiting in the samurai chamber. As soon as Su Yue and the others came in, the six of them got up and saluted. Su Yue and the others returned the courtesy, and bowed heavily to Sun Xiuyuan and Qiu Hongchu, thanking him for drawing his sword and helping him at that time.

Sun Xiuyuan and Qiu Hongchu hugged their fists and said: "Seeing that the road is uneven, we will draw a knife to help, we believe that if it is we who are surrounded." If you see it, you will not ignore it. Having said that, Dian Yin and Su Yue still saluted the two of them again and again.

The guest and the host sat down, and Zhou Daishao told them about the "Buddha's tooth" in front of them. The six of them talked for a while. Bao Ding said: "The customers of the 'Buddha's tooth' are generally those officials who don't want to leave clues, because the fees are extremely high, and it is difficult for ordinary wealthy families to pay. ”

Su Yue said: "We have also thought of this, and Deputy Head Zhou also explained in the letter that the Wanjing Dart Guard Battalion has learned of our return date back to the eight counties. Su Yue said and looked at Zhou Daishao, and Daishao also responded with a smile.

"Judging from our grievances in the past few years, there is a good chance that this matter is related to the Wanjing Dart Guard."

After listening to Su Yue, the smile on Zhou Daishao's face disappeared. He kept his face calm and didn't say a word.

Bao Ding said: "This matter is mainly done by the Bai family. Just think about it, the Dart Guard Battalion is an official organization, and it is impossible to make such a big deal for the sake of a few of you, and Bo Cang once promised Deputy Head Zhou that he would not do anything to you again, especially the pawn guard. ”

When Dian Yin and Dai Shao heard this, they looked at each other and smiled.

Su Yue and Dian Yin both knew that it was basically impossible for the Bai family to do it. No matter how powerful the Bai family is, as a martial arts family, it is impossible for them to know their whereabouts as soon as they enter the eight counties. The reason is very simple, the Bai family doesn't eat this bowl of rice, and the Bai family wants to kill them directly, and they don't lack masters with the same ability. But Bo Cang is different. First of all, the Dejun Dart Guard Camp is famous all over the world, and even in the northern Xinjiang of Damu, it is not incomprehensible to have their eyeliner. Secondly, the dart guard battalion serves as an official institution. If the task fails, the supervisors at all levels from Bocang down are responsible. The Wanjing Dart Guard Battalion has assassinated Dianyin and others several times, but none of them have succeeded. In order to evade responsibility, it makes sense to ask the assassination organization to do it.

The person who can become the master of the Martial Arts Ziyang Hall must not only be strong in martial arts. Could it be that he couldn't figure it out and decided that the Bai family was more likely?

Zhou Daishao counted the number of people, and suddenly said, "What about the little girl?" Why didn't you see her? ”

Dian Yin and Su Yue glanced at each other before saying, "When we came out of Damu Yunlin Town, we were captured by a few homeless people. ”

Dai Shao said: "Your ability to let a few homeless people arrest her?" ”

Dian Yin said: "This matter is a long story. The stubborn girl came up stubbornly, and she had to go alone. We followed her, and as soon as we got out of town, a few homeless people followed. We wanted her to have a hard time and a long memory, but as soon as we entered the cypress grove outside the town, she disappeared with the homeless people. When we looked closer, we realized that they had already laid an ambush and left us a note. ”

Sun Xiuyuan said: "Brother Dian, take out that note and show it to us?" ”

Dian Yin took out the strip of cloth with the word "Cai Zhuang" written on it in blood from his arms.

Sun Xiuyuan stood up and said, "Maybe the matter of the 'Buddha's tooth' has nothing to do with the Bai family, but these homeless people ......"

"What's going on?" Su Yue asked.

"Maybe General Su doesn't know that since the failure of Sankezhang in Wanjing and Yuhuzhuang in Dejun, almost all counties have pursued Sankezhang with all their might. Most of them have been killed and arrested, a few have changed their faces, and now the three camphors are extinct in most of the eight counties. The Bai family received many masters from the three camphors, and let them often pretend to be beggars and homeless people to do all kinds of things that they couldn't do by themselves. Zhou Daishao looked very polite when he said these words to Su Yue, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Qiu Hongchu, the deputy hall master of Jingwutang, got up and hugged his fists and said: "General Su, Dianchewei, Mr. Liao, I know what you are worried about, it is really not our Weishan faction to invite you to Caizhuang, Vice President Zhou's grandfather and father are old friends of our ancestor, he learned in Wanjing that Bocang and Bai Hansheng found out the news that you are waiting for you to enter the eight counties, so he rushed to Caizhuang in a hurry to ask us for help, and with the consent of the ancestor, he asked Vice President Zhou to write the letter. According to the following inference, there are two possibilities for the word 'Caizhuang': one is that your opponents do not know that we also have a letter inviting you to come to Caizhuang, they just happen to want to lead you to Caizhuang, and do not rule out the possibility of wanting to harm us; second, the opponent knows our letter, and he wrote Caizhuang to make us fight with each other, and he is a good fisherman to profit. But no matter which one it is, that girl is neither from the green forest of Youzhou nor from the official family. They arrested her just to seduce you, so I felt that the little girl should be in Caizhuang. It's just that they're doing it very secretively, or they're bringing a girl with them, and they can't catch up with you, and they haven't arrived here yet. ”

Su Yue, Dian Yin and Liao Tingyun all felt that it made sense when they heard Qiu Hongchu's analysis, and they all secretly admired him in their hearts.

As he spoke, a man flickered outside the door. Bao Ding shouted in, walked in a disciple, walked to Bao Ding's side, and wanted to whisper, Bao Ding waved his hand and said: "There are no outsiders here, but it doesn't hurt to speak." ”

The disciple said, "Just now someone saw a few homeless people carrying a bag of hemp into the Bai family. ”

The crowd turned their heads sharply.

Dian Yin hurriedly stood up and said, "This must be my sister." After finishing speaking, he got up and was about to leave, Su Yue stopped and said: "Brother, don't worry about this for a while, it's really in the Bai family, with a few of us, it is difficult to break in and rescue people." ”

Liao Tingyun nodded, and she also rarely comforted Dian Yin: "If a person enters the Bai family's door, don't be in a hurry." Dian Yin glanced back at Liao Tingyun, although her face was still as cold as ice, she was deeply moved by the sincerity in her eyes. Dianyin sighed and really settled down.

Sun Xiuyuan said to the martial artist who reported the news: "You go and investigate again, and report back in time if there is a situation." The boy had to step back.

Someone outside came in and reported: "Hall Master, there are a few beggars outside who have to come in." ”

Su Yue said: "This is what I told them, if there is news, I will go out and have a look." Dian Yin and Liao Tingyun also went out. Seeing this, Bao Ding, Sun Xiuyuan and others said, "Put in those who ask for food." With that, he stood up and went out.

In the martial arts training ground of the martial arts, Su Yue and a group of heroes surrounded a beggar.

The beggar said, "You chivalrous heroes, the younger generation has kowtowed to your heroes." After saying that, he really kowtowed three times on the ground.

Bao Ding said: "Little beggar, you get up first, what do you have to say?" ”

The little beggar still knelt down and said, "Before, this great hero from the Great Harmony asked us to tea a few homeless people who took the little girl hostage. Just now we finally saw them enter the Bai family's compound. ”

Su Yue said: "We all already know. What else is the news? ”

The beggar said, "These are not really homeless people, and according to the assertion of the Tao, they must be the people of Sanshuzhang." The little beggar's words coincided with Qiu Hongchu and Zhou Daishao's analysis.

Zhang Gaoshan, the deputy hall master of Ziyang Hall, said: "I still have a few acquaintances with the top of the Bai family, why don't I write a letter?" Just get straight to the point and make it clear, hoping that they can send that little girl back? ”

Before Dian Yin and the others could speak, Bao Ding waved his hand and said: "This matter must not be reckless, they don't know that we have the news yet, if they rush to poke out the matter, wouldn't it be a surprise?" Wouldn't it be harder for them to find her if they hid her in a more secret place? ”

While he was talking, someone outside said: "Qiyu Bao Hall Master, the Bai family has come to ask for a meeting." Everyone was amazed. Bao Ding pressed the crowd: "You wait here first, I will go to support first, see what he is doing?" ”