Chapter Twenty-Three: Return to the Heart Like an Arrow

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The keel that ran overnight arrived at Lin'an City early the next morning......

Lin'an merchants come and go frequently, and the people are hardworking, so the keel was able to enter the city very early, and after a little inquiry, he found the Lin family's mansion......

Standing in front of the door of the Lin Mansion, take out the dart letter, a subordinate of the nursing home will enter the house to report in advance, let the keel temporarily stay in a side room at the door, someone will make him a cup of tea, the keel sees that these family members are dressed very neatly and cleanly, he is wearing Du Cong's short clothes, the clothes do not fit, and now they are contaminated with filth, so he does not sit down, just stands by the door and waits, he knows that it is too early, maybe the people in the house have not woken up, but he is really anxious in his heart, and he can't wait to put down the night pearl and fly back to the Lingdu Dart Bureau now, fortunately, it is just a cup of tea, Then someone entered the house with a keel......

Walking slowly in the courtyard of the Lin Mansion, the dragon bone couldn't help but sigh, to say that he was once convinced that the Lin Mansion in Jianye City was the most luxurious mansion he had ever seen......

At this point......

He felt like he was just watching the sky at the time......

This Lin family's mansion in Lin'an City is not only a seven-entry courtyard......

And it's much wider in the east and west directions......

From the outside to the inside, the courtyard is a little, the willows pile up smoke, from the white jade steps to the winding path garden, it can be described as a scene in ten steps......

And just the subordinates who received the keel were changed three batches......

Their clothes and costumes are becoming more and more exquisite......

At last he came to the back garden, and at this time under the green pavilion sat a kind old man at the stone table, dressed in silk and satin, very gorgeous, and the servant whispered to the keel:

"This is our Master Lin......"

Keel nodded, walked over, clasped his fists and saluted, and presented the brocade box:

"In the dragon bone of the Xialing Dart Bureau, entrusted by Lin Xiuming of Jianye City, there is a night pearl in your hands, please check ......"

The old man got up and took the pearl of the night, slowly opened it, glanced at the dart letter again, and nodded:

"Young man has worked hard all the way......"

The old man got up and saluted the keel, and the keel hurriedly bent down to return the salute:

"You're welcome, this is what we should do......," Keel said sincerely, "It's just that it's still early in the morning to disturb you, please forgive me......"

The old man shook his head:

"Old, I can't sleep that long, but you arrived here at this hour, but you haven't slept all night?"

Keel nodded......

"Look at your clothes, but you met a thief on the road?"

The keel paused, then nodded......

"Then you might as well live in my house for a few days, rest, and settle down, I can send someone to visit this Lin'an with you, and all the expenses will be borne by me, do you think?"

"Thank you for your kindness...... keel hugged his fist, "but I am the only one in the Lingdu Dart Bureau now, and I have to clarify some misunderstandings with the government, and I hope to ......return as soon as possible."

"If you're worried about the affairs of the dart bureau, you can ......go back as soon as possible," the old man nodded, "If you're worried about any disputes with the government, don't worry, looking at the past few decades, no one has dared to come here to arrest people......

"I'm innocent, just go back and clarify,......" Keel gave a deep salute, "I'm really more worried about the dart game at this time, so I won't bother......"

"Okay...... the old man smiled and nodded, waved his hand, called a few subordinates, took the pen and ink to draw the charge, and then stamped the house seal, and the subordinate took out a bag and handed it to the old man, and the old man walked to the keel:

"The Pearl of the Night is a treasure, you can deliver it so quickly and safely, please accept this tip......"

"Don't ......" Keel waved his hand, "I take the dart letter back to Jianye, Master Lin will definitely settle for us, and the shopkeeper treats me kindly, I can't accept ......"

"That's a dart salute......," the old man shook his head, "This is a bonus for you, rewarding you for your journey day and night, how can it be the same?" ”

"Thank you, but I ......" Keel didn't know how to shirk it, but still didn't answer......

"Didn't you say that your dart game was sluggish...... "You should not be rewarded, so you should subsidize yourself, you are ......"

The old man looked at the dart letter carefully, and suddenly a flash of light flashed in his eyes:

"Lingdu Dart Bureau...... Are you from the Lingdu Dart Bureau? ”

Keel nodded......

"It's been a long time...... The people who don't have the Lingdu Dart Bureau are here......" The old man looked ahead and said, "It's been a year since I thought about it......"

"Hmm......" Keel said, "The Lingdu Dart Bureau has indeed been closed for a while, and now I am the only dart master......

"Since Xiu Ming can choose you to send this night pearl...... the old man said softly, "It means that you must have something extraordinary......

Keel shook his head......

"I was just lucky to win the dart master of Yunxing Dart Game in a competition......"

"Oh?" The old man took a breath of surprise and wanted to say something, but shook his head again and said nothing......

"Are you sure you don't want to rest here? Now that Xiulu is in charge of this mansion, he may have something to ask you, but he has been out for the birthday ceremony for the past two days, and he happens to be absent......"

As he spoke, the old man handed the dart letter to the keel, the keel took it with both hands, and held it in his hand, after all, he walked the dart for the first time, only saw that there was only the seal of the house on the dart letter and did not see the signature, paused, hugged his fist and said:

"Dare to ask, you are ......"

"Oh...... I'm Xiuming's eldest brother, Xiufu ......," the old man replied, "You can have the seal of the house, you can rest assured ......"

"It's the first time I've made a dart, so please don't blame ......," Keel said sincerely......

"It's okay......" the old man smiled and shook his head......

"Lord Lin......" Keel nodded, "Then I'll take my leave first, you take care of your body......"

"Okay, but you still take the ...... of this reward"

The dragon bone thought for a moment, and then said softly:

"Lord Lin, I'...... Can I use this bounty as rent to borrow a fast horse from you, I really want to rush back as soon as possible......"

"Hahaha......" The old man smiled and nodded, "You young man is really a little stubborn, okay, I promise you, but what else do you want?" ”

"Can you, give me another map, mark the nearest way back to Jianye from here, Keel is really grateful......"

The old man held the bag and nodded with a smile:

"No problem, haha, it's a great blessing for the merchants of the Lingdu Dart Bureau to have you as a dart master......"

The old man waved his hand to the side again, and the next man stepped forward, and the old man still said to the keel:

"Long Shaoxia, the dress you are wearing is shabby and too ill-fitting...... the old man pointed behind him as he spoke, "I'll ask Alu to take you to change your clothes, and I'll have someone prepare a fast horse map......"

"Thank you, Lord Lin......"

The keel hurriedly thanked him, and followed the Alu to a room in the corner of the cloister, Alu handed over the clothes, and after the keel was quickly changed, he came back again, but before he went out of the moon gate, he saw the old man shaking his head from afar:

"It's not good, it's not good...... Alu, find another one! ”

The keel could only return to the room with Alu, and change it again, but the old man still shook his head, the keel was helpless, and it was inconvenient to shirk it at this time, so he changed two pieces like this, and the old man finally nodded, wrapped the keel's old clothes, and finally sent him out accompanied by several subordinates......

Seriously, the keel felt like he might really get lost if no one was carrying it......

Get out of the door......

A black horse had stopped on the wide road in front of the Lin Mansion......

Look at the horse again, the whole body is black, the limbs are strong, the snort is like fire, the sound of the horse is loud, and it is a BMW god horse at first sight......

"I hope you don't get ...... a clumsy horse," said the old man......

"Thank you, Lord Lin......" The dragon bone bowed and saluted, thanked him again, said goodbye to the old man, flew on his horse, and galloped towards the outside of Lin'an City......

Pedestrians on the road looked at the keel costume, and then looked at the horse under his crotch and this saddle horse ornament, they all thought that it must be a rich boy who went out of the city to hunt......

At the gate of the city took out the map to familiarize himself with the route, the keel rode the horse and whipped it, because it no longer carries the red goods of the dart, and the identity does not need to be kept secret, so the speed of this is very fast, the horse is a divine horse, it can really be described as the scene chasing the wind, the hooves are three searches, before the sunset, the keel will arrive at the simple post station where the mountain passes cross in Guangde County......

There are no fellows gathered here today......

The keel let the horse rest, commanded the men to feed the good forage, he still asked for a bowl of noodles, the shopkeeper was going to close the stall, but seeing that he was dressed extraordinarily, he didn't dare to slack off, the keel was full of food, and he paid for it, pinching the few broken silver, the keel was suddenly a little stunned......

provided him with food, left him overnight, and even gave Chung To's mother and son wrapped in clothes......

He would suffer such a great misfortune because of himself......

He really wanted to find out what happened to Du Cong's family, but he also knew that he definitely couldn't go now, there must be an ambush of officers and soldiers, and the neighbors and villagers had already regarded him as an enemy, and he might even be wanted by the whole county, and he was really arrested by the county government, although he was innocent, but he also had to go through the three triings, waiting for a conclusion for a few days, and then waiting for being escorted to Jianye, and I don't know how long......

- Now my priority is to get back as soon as possible......

- Fortunately, Su Mu is in charge at home......

- He's a wizard......

- It should be able to ensure the safety of the owner......

- Wait until I go back and talk to him about it......

-- Finding evidence to clear the charge......

- You must go to Yunxing and avenge your aunt!

The keel took a breath and flew on the horse, which raised its front legs and neighed, as if it had been born to run......

At this time, a carrier pigeon flew by, turned around and flew towards the keel, the keel recognized that this was the carrier pigeon of the dart board, raised his hand, the carrier pigeon accurately stopped on the back of his hand, and the keel untied the letter:

("This morning the officers and soldiers came to kill people and plunder goods, and escaped capture, they want to arrest me, Su Mu transformed into me, and entered the government with the officers and soldiers, he was injured in the vicious battle last night, and he is afraid that he will be punished today, so whether the darts are delivered or not, I hope you will return early when you see the letter - Shang Lu")

The keel read it again, felt the blood surge, grabbed the note, turned over and dismounted, asked the store for a piece of paper for accounting, grabbed a few words from the pen, tied it to the carrier pigeon, and flew towards Jianye, the carrier pigeon spread its wings and flew out, and the keel watched the carrier pigeon......

- Su Mu ......

- You and I meet in the water......

- but for the sake of your promise to me......

- Risk-taking......

- It's really affectionate and righteous......

- Hold on......

- I'll go back right away!

The keel took a deep breath, remounted his horse, and galloped towards Jianye City......

The keel drove the horse until midnight, and although there was a map, it was impossible to tell which mountain he was under now......

Although he is like an arrow, he no longer chooses to travel at night, he knows that if he continues at this speed, he will definitely be able to return to Jianye tomorrow......

- As long as ......

- Can this horse hold up......

The keel caresses the mane on the horse's neck......

The horse did not seem to be tired, and he looked around for something to eat, and the keel patted the horse's back, rested the horse under the tree, tied it carefully, and climbed up to the treetops, hoping to sleep peacefully......

Listen to the crackling of the campfire......

Keel couldn't help but recall the experience of the past few days......

I also remembered what Master said about the sinister rivers and lakes......

He couldn't help but nod inwardly......

On my first trip, I was in distress many times......

Everything given by the big boss, even the clothes, has been lost from his hands......

In the end, he even hurt the people who helped him......

Thinking of Chung To and his mother made Keel blame himself even more......

- Or am I incompetent......

Keel gritted his teeth and thought ......

Look up at the stars......

He doesn't know if the pigeons have arrived home now......

What will be the reaction of the big boss when he sees the news......

Thinking that the big boss is now alone in the dart game......

Although Su Mu must have taken precautions when he left......

But he was still worried......

I can't sleep......

Turning over and jumping down from the tree, and walking to the campfire to pack his luggage, he noticed that he had been in a hurry and had never opened the two small boxes that he was holding on his horse......

It was there when he came out of the Lin Mansion, and the keel unloaded them with some curiosity, and there was a cloth bag in each of them, and the hemp rope that was tightly tied on the mouth was untied......

One contained a few packets of dry food, a few wound medicines, and the other contained a set of clothes that he had tried, and at the bottom there was still a bag of silver taels, and a letter, and the keel was gently opened:

("Long Shaoxia: You are upright, conscientious and responsible, with you in the Lingdu Dart Bureau, you will be able to get through the hardships and regain your life, the bad horse chases the wind and this bag of silver, you go back and hand it over to the shopkeeper of the business, count me as a little bit of heart in the Lin Mansion......")

After reading this brief letter, the keel looked at the bonfire:

- In this world......

- Destined to be a lot of good people......

The keel couldn't help but sigh, bandaged his arm again, and then slowly fell asleep, the next morning just after dawn, the keel buried a bonfire, gnawed dry food, patted the horse's back, the horse neighed, as if the future could not wait, the keel stepped on the horse, and continued to gallop north......