Chapter Ninety-Nine: Old Friends

Yu Zhengmei brought a short man and chatted with the soldiers, and the soldiers beckoned Han Xiaoyue and the others to come closer. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The soldier stretched out his hand and pointed at Han Xiaoyue and the others, and asked the short man, "Shopkeeper Chen, do you recognize these four people?" Shopkeeper Chen blinked his eyelids and nodded: "Recognize...... These four people are distant relatives of the little sister of the Shejia family, and they still have some blood relationship with me......" It turned out that Yu Zhengmei lied that she was the sister of the shopkeeper Chen in front of her. After hearing this, the soldier smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, are you sure that you are not coerced by others?" Shopkeeper Chen nodded vigorously and said: "Master Jun, I am a businessman who does my duty, who will coerce me...... Hahaha......" smiled awkwardly as he spoke.

The soldier looked everyone up and down, and seemed to see some doorways, but he was not in a hurry to break it, but snorted and said, "Okay then." Actually, I asked about those things that were routine. As long as you can guarantee that these people are okay, sign your name over there!" he said, gesturing to a table not far away. At the front of the table sat a soldier, and the people who came and went left their names and surnames on the roster of the table. The crowd stepped forward and lined up at the back of the line, and under the supervision of the soldiers, wrote their names on the books.

Shopkeeper Chen wrote, and the soldier quipped: "Yo, isn't this Shopkeeper Chen? Why did you start this camp?" Shopkeeper Chen smiled awkwardly: "Don't laugh at me, Master Jun, these are my distant relatives...... " The soldier smiled and said: "Understood, understood." It's not been a day or two since I've been on an errand......" he said, looking at everyone, his gaze resting on Situ Sheng's body. After looking at it for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "Don't say it, this little brother is really a little similar to you!" When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh when they glanced at Situ Sheng. Situ Sheng was very depressed in his heart, how could he have the slightest resemblance to this guy?

After everyone finished signing, Shopkeeper Chen came to the soldier's side, took out a bag and stuffed it into the pocket of the soldier's shirt. The soldier didn't touch it with his hands, and without even glancing at his eyes, he waved his hand and said, "Let it go!

Entering the city, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The prosperity of Tanzhou City is better than that of Jiangyuan City. The further you go to the south of the Yangtze River, the more different the architectural style and urban layout become. The street pavement is divided into three, the middle one is paved with boulders, and the two common people on each side are dirt roads. The streets are lined with shops, a scene of prosperity. When Han Xiaoyue walked in the city, she recalled more and more the scenery of Jiangyuan City and the capital of Shu. "How nice it would be if there was never a war......

Everyone walked straight into the city for three or four hundred steps, feeling that they were far enough away from the city gate, Yu Zhengmei stopped and hugged her fist to Shopkeeper Chen and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, you have worked!" Shopkeeper Chen obviously still had palpitations until now and said: "Where is it...... As long as the heroes let my family go, I will be grateful to Dade!" Yu Zhengmei nodded and said: "Shopkeeper Chen doesn't have to be afraid, as long as you never open your mouth on this matter, how can we embarrass you?"

Seeing this, Ding Yuechan stepped forward and said, "Third sister, are you being cruel to others again?" Yu Zhengmei smiled: "This shopkeeper Chen is hoarding Juqi and planning to raise the price of rice after the war. It also happened that I touched their house last night, so I took the opportunity to teach him a lesson!" He said, pointing in the direction of the city gate and continued, "Shopkeeper Chen said, in fact, we can find a random city citizen yesterday and give us some silver, so that we can be introduced into the city as a guarantor. Ding Yuechan exclaimed: "No, don't those soldiers go to strictly investigate?" Yu Zhengmei waved her hand and said, "What are you investigating?" They all turned a blind eye. Moreover, this duty is a kind of livelihood for them. The people also get a piece of the money they pledge. ”

As he was talking, he heard a gong sound from the direction of the city, and the people on the official road hurriedly avoided it. I saw a four-horse carriage slowly driving out of the city and heading towards the east gate of the city. The people craned their necks to watch, only to see that the carriage curtain door was tall, and sitting inside were the three big men who had caused trouble in the inn last night. Han Xiaoyue and the others looked at the three of them on the side of the road, and the three of them also spotted Han Xiaoyue and the others at the same time. The leader of the big man showed joy on his face, spoke in the language of the party clan, and pointed at Han Xiaoyue and others.

The carriage drove by in an instant, and Li Jingxian said: "Look, aren't those three barbarian men last night?" Yu Zhengmei listened and asked: "What kind of barbarian man?" Han Xiaoyue said: "The three people in the carriage stayed in the same inn with us last night, and they were disrespectful to the Han people in their words. We wanted to teach them a lesson, but instead they claimed to be envoys of the Dang clan. As he spoke, he continued in the direction of the carriage, "It seems that the festival has made the lord believe their words. ”

Yu Zhengmei had already noticed the injury on Situ Sheng's hand, so she pointed and asked, "So, the injury on your hand was caused by those three big men?" Situ Sheng nodded and said: "It's only to blame me for being too light on the enemy and being injured by them." Not only that, but they also knocked out my golden folding fan............" As he spoke, he glanced at Han Xiaoyue and continued, "However, Han Xiaoyue is extraordinary, and the kung fu he has played is something I have never seen before" Han Xiaoyue listened, her heart tightened, and she pondered how to answer in her mind.

Yu Zhengmei naturally didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "What are you kidding? We have seen Han Xiaoyue's kung fu!" said, but saw that Situ Sheng's expression was solemn, and it didn't seem like a joke. Then, he turned his head to look at Han Xiaoyue and said, "What, what Situ Sheng said is true?" In his words, he didn't seem to be very sure why Han Xiaoyue's kung fu was so powerful overnight. Li Jingxian saw Han Xiaoyue bowing his head and was silent, so he grabbed the words and said: "These are just coincidences, in fact, the three of them are mediocre in kung fu, but Situ Sheng was too light on the enemy, so he was injured." As he spoke, he looked at Situ Sheng and continued, "Could it be that you are really inferior to others? If so, how can you ensure the safety of Miss Yue Chan in the future?"

Situ Sheng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, how could he easily admit that his skills were inferior to others? If he caused a complication between himself and Ding Yuechan because of this, it would be worth the loss. Li Jingxian kicked the trouble back to Situ Sheng, so he had to hurriedly say: "Yes! The main thing is that I am too underestimated. In fact, those three people are far from masters......" Yu Zhengmei listened to this, snorted and said: "Light the enemy? Situ Sheng, you won't lie to me, right! If you encounter such a strong enemy again, are you sure that you can protect my fourth sister well?" Situ Sheng hurriedly nodded and said: "Of course! I am the chief disciple of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley!" Yu Zhengmei nodded and stopped asking.

The convoy of party envoys numbered in the hundreds, and behind the four-horse carriage at the front, there was a long phalanx of cavalry. Most of the Tang soldiers looked thin, and some of the armor on their bodies did not fit. The crowd could not move, so they had to wait until they had seen the procession go far before they could set off.

"Han Xiaoyue?" At the end of the envoy's convoy, a man in heavy armor pointed at Han Xiaoyue and said, "Han Xiaoyue, is that you?" As he spoke, the person turned over and dismounted, and walked two steps to Han Xiaoyue's side. This person's heavy armor wrapped his whole body, only revealing his face, nose and other places, Han Xiaoyue and Ben couldn't recognize him, so they nodded and said, "It's down there, Your Excellency is ......"

The heavily armored man hurriedly took off his helmet and said, "Xiaoyue, it's me! Li Zhongxuan!" Han Xiaoyue recognized that this person was Li Zhongxuan, the younger brother of Li Zhongyu and the second son of the emperor of the Tang Kingdom, who had played together since childhood. This man was well-proportioned, with fair skin, a pair of thick sword eyebrows, bright eyes, loyalty and righteousness, and no room for sand in his eyes. Han Xiaoyue looked extremely excited, patted the armor on Li Zhongxuan's body fiercely and said, "Is it really you?

Li Zhongxuan nodded vigorously and said, "How did I meet you here?How did you come to my Tang Kingdom?" As he spoke, he glanced at the convoy and said, "I must go back to Jinling immediately, you come with me!" The imperial brother has been talking about you recently, and the little sister also thinks that you are very important!" Han Xiaoyue listened to this, patted her thigh and said, "That's great! I happen to be going to Jinling too, let's go on the same road!" Li Zhongxuan saw that there were many people who came with Han Xiaoyue, and he didn't have time to ask about their origins, so he ordered the soldiers to fetch a few fast horses. The crowd got on their horses and followed the convoy.

Han Xiaoyue and Li Zhongxuan walked in front of them, followed by Li Jingxian silently, and Situ Sheng and others followed. Li Zhongxuan couldn't wait to ask: "Xiaoyue, where have you been for so long?" I heard that you were captured by the Song people, and then escaped, and there has been no news of you again. Han Xiaoyue nodded yes, and explained in detail how she left the Song camp, how she came to Kuchan Temple, and how she got here again. After Li Zhongxuan heard this, he was puzzled in his heart: "Actually, there are still a lot of rumors about you. They all say that you and your father surrendered to the Song Kingdom, and that you killed the master of the Han Sheng Hall......"

Han Xiaoyue waved her hand and said, "I don't know how the world spreads it. I know that my father died for the sake of Shu. And the hall master, I have neither the ability nor the opportunity to kill him. As he spoke, he pointed to Situ Sheng behind him and said, "Do you see that person in a gorgeous costume? He is Situ Sheng, the chief disciple of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley." These rumors came from his mouth. As he spoke, he laughed at himself: "Perhaps, it won't be long before it will be rumored on the rivers and lakes that I killed Master Mingji and that I burned down the Kuzen Temple......"

Li Zhongxuan laughed and said: "Okay, you, if you think I've been in the rivers and lakes for so long, there is no slander on my body." You know, the more slander, the more important your status in the rivers and lakes!" Han Xiaoyue smiled awkwardly: "Don't be joking, how can there be such a reason?" Li Zhongxuan smiled: "Okay, I won't joke with you." However, Ling Zun's matter is still mourning!" Han Xiaoyue nodded and said, "My father's death may not be due to war. As he spoke, he told Li Zhong about the cave in the mountain behind the Kuzen Temple, and he couldn't help nodding his head frequently.

"I really haven't heard of the master you are talking about. Judging from the years I have been walking the rivers and lakes, this master is indeed hidden deep enough!" As he spoke, Li Zhongxuan looked behind him and said, "These people behind him are all your friends?" Han Xiaoyue called Li Jingxian to his side and said: "Jingxian, this is the prince of the Tang Kingdom, my friend Li Zhongxuan, you can call him Second Highness!" The two exchanged names and surnames, and Han Xiaoyue talked to Li Zhongxuan in detail about how Li Jingxian maintained his thoughtfulness along the way. Li Zhongxuan couldn't help but nod and said: "I admire the hero of the Thanksgiving Chart the most!" Li Jingxian gave a deep salute and said: "The grace of dripping water still needs to be reciprocated by a spring." If I'm not like that, am I still human?"

Li Zhongxuan listened, nodded and smiled: "Coincidentally, there is such a dead man by my side!" he said, pointing to a hunchbacked man in front of the carriage.