Wuwei drank tea while listening to Ma Zheng explain what happened in the past two days to Guan Shoutang. When talking about last night's black-clothed horse team, Guan Shoutang nodded and said, "You're right."www.biquge.info A second-rate commodity like Feilong Castle would never dare to do this. He frowned and thought for a while, and said, "What are you going to do about this seven-day covenant?" Ma Zhengdao: "The inner man is in their hands, and they will definitely go." However, I also want to ask the old man to send someone to Yan'an Feilong Fort to take a trip to see what tricks they are playing. Guan Shoutang said to the middle-aged man sitting on the left-hand side: "Lao Zhao, you can take someone to Yan'an." If there's anyone else in Wyvern Castle, I'll arrest them all. The middle-aged man got up and said yes, and then asked, "When will you leave?" Guan Shoutang said: "Order people immediately and set off as soon as possible." If there is no one there, you will rush to Fenglingdu and join the horse. The middle-aged man was ordered to go out.

Guan Shoutang looked at Wuwei, and just wanted to speak, when someone suddenly came from outside to report: "The leader of the Xihai League has arrived." ”

All eyes were on the door. The hall suddenly seemed very quiet, but I saw a person sweeping the front of the black robe and striding in, with a vigorous figure and a steady step. Wuwei fixed his eyes on his appearance, plump forehead and high nose, thick eyebrows, a layer of red tempered by wind and sand on his sun-soaked cheeks, and his star-like eyes made people feel awe-inspired, when this twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old young man walked to the center of the hall, he suddenly gave people an indescribable sense of oppression. After that, eight more people came in one after another, all of whom were described as fierce, standing behind the young man with their hands in their hands.

The young man saluted Guan Shoutang and said, "Guan Lao Leader has always been good? Guan Shoutang said with a smile: "Leader Huo is here, why didn't he send someone to inform the old man first?" I came here temporarily, and there was nothing to entertain. Someone immediately brought a chair to the side, and the young man sat down, and said, "I was going to arrive tomorrow, but I missed the night yesterday, so I came all the way." Seeing Wuwei present, he asked, "This guest is a student, can you introduce me?" ”

Guan Shoutang said: "He is the benefactor of the horse leader. is still a friend of Mr. Qi. ”

The young man's face showed a slight color, and he nodded to Wuwei and said, "Huo Zhonghui of the Xihai Alliance, I am fortunate to meet." Wuwei hurriedly smiled and saluted: "Under Shangguan Jing." Long admiration. Huo Zhonghui immediately asked, "Isn't Mr. Qi in the capital?" Childe came from afar? Wuwei said: "Exactly." One of my classmates was an official in Beijing, and he and Mr. Qi were close friends, so I was fortunate enough to know him. Huo Zhonghui smiled: "I see. I have long heard that Mr. Qi has an old man, and he secretly chased his whereabouts without everyone for two or three years. I don't know what kind of person it is. I don't think Childe is ordinary. Wuwei smiled and didn't say anything, but he was secretly surprised in his heart, it turned out that Qi Mutian had followed Qiu Yinming for so long, what was the reason? Seeing that Wuwei was silent, Huo Zhonghui didn't care, and said: "I have heard outside the door that the Ma Touling's family has suffered, what is going on?" ”

After listening to Ma Zheng's retelling of the matter, Huo Zhonghui said: "Since the old man has sent someone to see it, I won't interfere for the time being." If you need help, all eight of my men can stay. He looked at Guan Chihu again and said, "I'm going to go back to Lintao Mansion recently, so I'll come to see the old man by the way." Ning Qiang's affairs, I'm afraid I have to ask my brother to do it for me. Guan Shoutang said: "This is nature. Originally, the alliance leader asked him to supervise the work. This kid is good, and he runs home twice in three days. Leader Huo goes, I let people supervise him. Guan Chihu glanced at the old man with some disapproval, but nodded to Huo Zhonghui very respectfully and said, "Brother Huo commanded, how dare the younger brother disobey." ”

After talking for a while, Guan Shoutang suddenly said: "Oh, look at how uncomfortable it is for everyone to sit on such a hot day." Let's go to the garden pergola. Come on, go and take out the cheese from the ice cellar, wash some melons and fruits, and everyone go to the back to cool off. ”

Everyone left the hall together. When Wuwei went out, he glanced at the shelf where the weapon was kept, intentionally or unintentionally, and saw a green dragon halberd with cold light flickering in the middle of a row of swords, and his heart suddenly jumped. This must be Huo Zhonghui's weapon. Such weapons are now rare, and even if they are occasionally learned during practice, almost no one will use such an extremely difficult blade to carry with them. I saw that Huo Zhonghui's footsteps were different from ordinary people, and his martial arts seemed unfathomable. suddenly thought of Miss Evergrande of the Mighty Miyun Castle a month ago, and sighed in her heart, the Xihai Alliance is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

That night, the old man Guan was the host, and Wuwei was entertained well. Wuwei didn't want to go, saving the brothers and sisters of the Ma family was just a gesture, Ma Zheng and the old man Guan were so enthusiastic, it was quite moving, so he secretly thought to himself, helping people should help to the end, now Ma Zheng's wife is still kidnapped by the enemy, and there are unknown strongmen deliberately intervening, Ma Zheng's trip to Fenglingdu is vaguely full of dangers. During the banquet, Wuwei noticed that Ma Zheng's face was always covered with a layer of clouds.

It's night, and Wuwei stays in the Guanfu.

The scorching sun during the day made the ground hot, but after nightfall, the heat continued to rise, and it was difficult to sleep for a while, so I gently shook the fan and took a leisurely walk in the garden outside the room. The sound of insects in the ears came and went, and a curved moon was like a golden hook. Just as he was bowing his head and letting his thoughts scatter, he suddenly heard someone coming from the direction of the inner courtyard towards the garden. Wuwei followed the prestige, and saw a figure shaking in front of the Half Moon Gate, and looked at it, it was Guan Chihu.

Guan Chihu looked around, and saw Wuwei appear in the garden path, his face was shocked, and he smiled embarrassedly: "Shangguan Gongzi." You haven't slept yet, have you? Seeing his sneaky appearance, Wuwei was a little suspicious in his heart, and nodded and said, "The weather is hot and the garden is cool, so come out for a walk." Guan Gongzi, who are you visiting at such a late hour? Guan Chihu said: "I'll come to discuss something with Leader Huo." Don't bother you anymore. After saying goodbye, he hurriedly went to the house where Huo Zhonghui lived. Wuwei looked at his back, and suddenly thought: What can't be said during the day, but you have to sneak here late at night? It will not be a good thing. I couldn't help but want to take a look at it, but I immediately dispelled this idea. Don't take other people's territory lightly. I can only keep an eye on it secretly.

The next day, Wuwei found Ma Zheng and bluntly said that he was willing to accompany him to Fenglingdu for an appointment. Ma Zheng accepted it gratefully, inevitably with some surprises, and became more and more appreciative of Wuwei, and treated him kindly for a few days.

The letter from Flying Dragon Fort said that at sunset on the 10th day of the first month of June, Yoma went alone to the river beach seven miles northwest of the ferry to ask for his wife. There are hundreds of miles from Chang'an City to Fenglingdu, Ma Zheng did not bring more people, only a few close subordinates, and Wuwei set off at dawn on the ninth day of the first month, all the way to the fast horse, and arrived at the market town of the ferry in the evening. Coincidentally, Zhao Kun, the steward of the government who was sent to Yan'an a few days ago, had already returned with people and arrived in the town at about the same time.

After the two groups of people settled, Zhao Kun described in detail what he saw in Yan'an. On that day, the group of people rushed straight to the Flying Dragon Castle, but they pounced, and there was no one in the fort, so they asked people from the neighboring villages to ask, saying that they all went out half a month ago, and even the women and children were clean. The people in the village also wondered, but they were quite happy, saying that this Flying Dragon Fort had forcibly occupied a lot of fields, and the government could not help them, and now it was suddenly empty, and the peasants were looking forward to them not coming back.

Hearing Zhao Kun say this, Ma Zheng said: "Hmph, you guessed right. Where Deng Ming has the courage to oppose us, someone must be behind his back. They came out of the nest this time, and I think they were afraid that we would come to the door. Zhao Kun said: "Not only did he instruct, but I also gave him a lot of benefits." Otherwise, would he be willing to work so hard? Ma Zheng was puzzled: "Lao Zhao, who do you say has so much ability on this Northwest Road?" ”

Zhao Kun was silent, a little uneasy, and said, "It's not that I'm too careful, but this matter is completely aimed at you." You have been doing things for the old man wholeheartedly for so many years, and the old man knows in his heart that everyone sees what he does to you. No matter how heroic the old man is, when he is old, he always has to find a reliable person to take over. Ma Zheng heard him say this, and his heart was clear. The old man is simply better to him than his own son. It was nothing in the past, but now that Guan Chihu is getting older, he has coveted his position as the number one for a long time. After thinking about it, although Guan Chihu was unwilling, he didn't have the courage and ability to compete with him blatantly. At this time, I only heard Zhao Kun sigh: "It would be nice if the eldest young master was still alive." ”

Wu Wei was listening to them on the side, and suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Guan Chihu went to find Huo Zhonghui late at night, and somehow, a trace of inexplicable suspicion rose in his heart, but he only knew a little about their family's affairs, so it was difficult to say anything. At this time, Zhao Kun said again: "But I think that although the little master doesn't listen to the old man's words, he can still listen to the young lady's words." When the time comes, follow the alliance leader, and maybe you can become some climate when you are older. The young lady in his mouth is Guan Shoutang's daughter, Guan Chihu's half-sister, and now the wife of the alliance leader. Ma Zhengdao: "Yes." Not only Miss, but he is also obedient to Leader Huo. He turned his head and said, "Hey, you say, will Leader Huo take over the alliance leader's class in the future?" ”

Zhao Kun thought about it, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say." If the alliance leader had this thought, maybe he would have recruited him as a son-in-law a long time ago. However, it is difficult to say that being the leader of the West Sea Alliance depends on strength and means. I think that back then, the alliance leader hated so much that he sat firmly in this position. I think the leader of Nahuo is also a capable person, not a fuel-efficient lamp. Alas, it's better for us to live our lives. You see, our old man is very smart, and he just follows the right person at the critical time. ”

Ma Zheng nodded, but said a little worriedly: "But I always feel that this Huo leader is a little ...... Too arrogant. I finally found a word, but I felt that it was wrong, so I just said: "Anyway, people don't dare to have fellowship." You see, among the big leaders of the Western Sea Alliance, who is the most powerful and has the most brains? It's not Mr. Qi yet. Who does Mr. Qi value the most? Miss. I don't know why, but there must be a reason. ”

Wuwei listened to the words, remembering the situation when he met the eldest lady of the Heng family, presumably Mr. Qi valued her generosity, and thought: Qi Mutian is the leader of the killers, although the people in the rivers and lakes act to the death, they are also the same kind of human warmth. At the end of the day, everyone is busy making a living, and each has its own way.

Late in the evening, those sent out to investigate reported that no suspicious men had been seen in the market town or near the ferry. Ma Zheng ordered to go down, and continued to ambush around and watch, and did not say anything all night.

In the evening of the next day, the group went to the meeting place on time.

Fenglingdu since ancient times is to connect Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan three places of the important Jin, the government has a patrol inspection department and a shipping department, every day there are soap soldiers in the market town and the ferry to supervise the ships coming and going on both sides of the Yellow River. The river is wide here, and there are endless plains on both sides, when a red sun sinks in the west, the outline of the distant hills gradually blurs in the twilight, and there is the last ferry boat unloading at the ferry, and the sound of people can be heard from afar. After passing through the crossing, a subordinate came down to report that two boats were found in the middle of the river at the agreed riverbank, and the people on the boats could not be seen clearly, and it was estimated that they were about to dock at dark. The crowd guessed that the ship must be the people of the Flying Dragon Castle, and after a little deliberation, they went according to the plan. The horses were alone on the riverbank to meet the incoming boats, while the rest of the men made a detour to the back of the riverbank, hiding in the trenches dug overnight yesterday, and could come to their aid if anything happened.