At the turn of spring and summer, the cool breeze blows in the morning, and the light repeatedly crosses the dawn and night, reflecting the hazy earth under the sky.

At this dawn, a dart team of more than 100 people was already waving its banner and marching on the official road in eastern Henan. In the whole procession, mules and horses were pulling thirty or forty carts full of wooden boxes, squeaking and walking slowly.

The four or five executioners who walked in front were all three Wu men with thick shoulders and round waists, and from time to time they raised their voices and shouted: "Weizhen Huaisi, the five flags are flying far away! Weiyuan Dart Bureau respects the heroes from all over the world......

This dart team is led by Liu Shaoyang and Shui Xuanling, carrying the goods of two Huai giants, money and silver, and going to Kaifeng Mansion to deliver goods under the Five Elements Gate, the dart team of Weiyuan Dart Bureau.

They traveled northwest from Huai'an Mansion, picking up avenues all the way, and stayed day and night. This day is the sixth day of departure, and it was already yesterday, out of the two Huai Water Towns, and set foot on the Central Plains. It is only three or four days away from Kaifeng Mansion.

Shui Xuanling walked in the middle of the team, looking at the scenery of mountains and rivers that were quite different from the land of Jianghuai in front of him. Sometimes overlooking the Yichuan Plain, the grass and trees are lush, and sometimes there is a word of chat with Liu Shaoyang, who is walking side by side.

Seeing that the convoy was able to bypass a mountain, there was a boundary monument standing next to the road with a forest of trees, and the seal was engraved with the three big characters of "Guide City" (now belonging to Shangqiu, Henan). In front of everyone's eyes, there is a scattered rural market town, and then look at it from a distance, you can vaguely see the watchtower city of Guide City.

Liu Zhongping, the dart head who opened the road in front, rushed to Liu Shaoyang's side at this time, saluted, and said respectfully: "Liu Zuo envoy! Forty miles further forward is Guide City, and when we get there, we are only three hundred miles away from Kaifeng Mansion." The subordinates wondered if they could just let the brothers have lunch in the city and then hurry on?"

This Liu Zhongping was originally a good hand in the Bagua Gate, and later joined the Wuxing Gate. He relied on his skills, in addition to being respectful to the master Lu Zitong, he was quite arrogant towards others. Lu Zitong saw that he was loyal, so he didn't take such trivial matters to heart, but when others said it, they all laughed.

Last year, on the Lianghuai Road, Liu Zhongping was Chong Xuzi in the "Four Swords of Yuanshan", and used his true qi to rush to the acupoints, only in an instant, he injured his two arms, which were swollen and stiff.

Although it was only ten days later, the injuries were all over and his body recovered. But since then, this Liu Zhongping has known in his heart that his own Taoism, in the eyes of the masters, is only a small end. Since then, not only have he been cautious and cautious, but he has also been polite when he meets promising juniors in the gang who are higher than his position.

Liu Shaoyang listened to his inquiry, and then smiled: "Brother Liu went south and north, this is out, but he is much more familiar with the path than me." Although I will lead the team this time, you can think about how the team should go, as long as there is no major change, you can just send someone to the ward and give me a voice. ”

Liu Zhongping listened to it and hurriedly said: "What did Liu Zuo Envoy say, this time, the affairs of the dart team should be decided by Liu Zuo Envoy!

After speaking, he went to the front of the team again, and shouted in his mouth: "Liu Zuo has an order! The convoy drove forward to Guide City, and then went after lunch!"

Shui Xuanling on the side heard Liu Zhongping shouting seriously, pursed his lips, and whispered to Liu Shaoyang: "Senior brother, you said that when Liu Darttou came back then, he was so arrogant. Now it's good, and instead of talking to my father-in-law, I'm so respectful to you. ”

Liu Shaoyang also sighed in his heart, and laughed in a low voice: "It's not that I failed miserably in the hands of Daoist Chongxuzi, and I have wiped out that arrogance! But then again, the "Four Swords of Yuanshan" can really be called a strange person in Xuanmen." Last time in Jinling, thanks to their help, we were able to retreat from the Imperial Garden Dao Palace!"

Shui Xuanling recalled the past, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "But isn't it, if it weren't for their four predecessors at that time, most of us would have been locked up in Zhu Yuanzhang's prison at this time! ”

When she said this, she suddenly saw Liu Shaoyang looking into the distance, slightly distracted. couldn't help but flicker in his eyes, and he teased with slight disgust: "Liu Shaoyang! When you mention the incident in Jinling this time, you are stunned, don't you think about your little young girl who sings a shallow song?"

She usually calls Liu Shaoyang as her junior brother, but now when she sees that he doesn't seem to have listened to her, she is slightly angry in her heart, and she actually calls him by his name.

Liu Shaoyang heard Shui Xuanling call himself, and only then did he come back to his senses. Turning his mind to what Shui Xuanling had just said, he said seriously: "Senior sister, what did you say, Xiaoqing and you are still sisters, and I and I can be regarded as ordinary friends at most." Besides, I've only been in her relationship for two days, and I want her to do something for no reason?"

Shui Xuanling couldn't help but laugh when she heard Liu Shaoyang say seriously: "You don't think about her, but I bet on your senior sister, she must think of you often! Since I guessed wrong, then you can tell me, just looked at the distance and was stunned, what did you think?"

Liu Shaoyang held a horsewhip, pointed to the tiled houses and ridges in the distance, and slowly said to Shui Xuanling: "Senior sister, since ancient times, this Guide has been called the eastern gateway of the Central Plains. More than ten years ago, there were continuous wars, floods, droughts, locust plagues, and plagues, and the people either died or fled. This large area of land is also unmanpowered, and it has been barren for a long time. In addition, every time the Yuan Court pulls out a city of the rebels, it has to slaughter the city and suppress the traitors, so there are more piles of wreckage into mounds, and the city is empty. ”

Shui Xuanling saw that he was talking about this, and when he heard it, the tragic situation of the year seemed to be right in front of him. In addition to feeling emotional, I couldn't help but wonder: "I also heard these things from the old man who fled here to the south. But junior brother, why did you suddenly remember these things? ”

Liu Shaoyang was silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed and said: "Uncle always says how cruel and vicious Zhu Yuanzhang is, my parents died in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, and over the years, I have thought a lot about how to take revenge! But now, I can see that the Ming Court has changed this Central Plains, which has been thousands of miles away from cannibalism to thousands of acres of fertile land. It's much better now than when I came here the year before. If you want to revive the Great Zhou, even if you wait until the world changes, it will inevitably increase the killing in vain and force more people to be displaced. My uncle used to say, 'Those who achieve great things are not informal', but every time I think about this, it is always difficult for me to harden my heart. ”

Shui Xuanling listened to Liu Shaoyang's sincerity, and he was a little dazed in his heart, but he said softly: "Senior brother, what will happen in the future will come from the results." Didn't that old man often talk about 'conforming to the way of heaven'? These things will have their own providence when the time comes, and they will barely come, so why bother thinking about it now, which will make you feel upset and unhappy. ”

Although Liu Shaoyang listened to what Shui Xuanling said, he was also very reasonable, and sighed secretly in his heart: "Senior sister is right! When the time comes, let it be, that is. Thinking of this section, he brought up his spirit and turned the conversation, and chatted with Shui Xuanling about something else.

Everyone pressed the dart cart and walked all the way along the avenue, and arrived at the city of Guide at noon. Liu Zhongping rode in front, commanded the gang, drove the dart cart, and slowly entered the city.

I saw that on both sides of the market in the city, the shops and houses were full. There are many people from all over the country who go south and north, and the sound of selling in the market is endless, but it is also quite lively.

Everyone picked a spacious restaurant, stored the dart cart in the backyard, and dispatched people to see it, so they all went to the front to eat and settle down.

These dart catchers are already rough men, and they can't do without drinking every time they eat. But due to the rules of darts, it has been many days without a drop of alcohol. It was very difficult to endure such a taste, and this time I saw the large floor, and most of the wine placed on the counter was greedy.

Liu Shaoyang saw it in his eyes, but he didn't want to touch everyone's minds, so he opened his mouth and asked the store to bring up the wine. The dart masters helped the crowd, and they could drink a few bowls of wine when they heard it, and there was a lot of joy on the board. After a while, the shopkeeper brought the food and drinks, and everyone drank and punched. For a while, the huge restaurant was full of noisy laughter.

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