Outside the city of Kaifeng, on the path leading to the wharf.

Zou Liang held a basket and walked with the big wolf dog "Dumb", which had grown majestic.

A person and a dog walked a few steps, looked back, walked a few steps and looked back, the expressions on their faces were similar, speechless and helpless.

Although it is a small road, there are still some travelers who come and go, and they also stop to watch, looking at their expressions, as if they have seen something terrible.

On the road, a man in red came, holding two umbrellas.

It didn't rain that day, the sun was shining, and there were indeed some people who wore umbrellas and hats to cover the sun, but this person hit two at once, directly covering a large piece of cool land.

Looking at the height, it should be a man, and the face can't be seen at all, because it is covered with a white cloth, revealing two holes that can see the road, which is not counted, and there is a gauze hat on the head, which is tightly wrapped without even a single seam.

Passers-by were so shocked that they retreated.

Who is this man in red? Looking at Zou Liang and the dumb face's disgusted faces, it is not difficult to guess - Lin Yehuo, who is trying to protect himself from the sun.

Originally, Zou Liang was preparing a mansion for Long Qiaoguang, but Lin Yehuo had to come with him to make trouble, Zou Liang was so busy that Lin Yehuo took a dumb person to get in the way. Finally finished, Zou Liang was going to the dock, and Lin Yehuo was full of interest to visit the sailors.

The two took the dog for lunch, rested for a while, and then walked to the dock.

It was supposed to be very good, but suddenly the sun came out, and Lin Yehuo screamed and got into a private house.

The fire phoenix was the first to break into the house when he saw the sun, and borrowed an umbrella to borrow a cloth and wear a hat. Zou Liang followed up embarrassedly and apologized to the frightened master's family.

Then there was the scene just now, Zou Liang and the dumb man tried to keep their distance from Lin Yehuo, for fear that someone would know that they knew.

The mute has reached a complete adult, after all, he has half the blood of a wolf, and there is still a big difference from an ordinary dog.

After walking for a while, Lin Yehuo found a shade to sit down and feed the mute water.

Zou Liang was helpless, "The wharf is just a few steps away, and it will be dark if you go any further." ”

Lin Yehuo opened a little gap in the white cloth and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Zou Liang sat down and looked at the sky, "It's not too early." As he spoke, he set aside the basket in his hand.

Lin Yehuo glanced at it, there was a food box in this basket, two portions of roasted pine mushrooms and a pot of good wine, I don't know who Zou Liang brought it. Roasted pine mushrooms have a strange taste, pine mushrooms are expensive and rare, and no one usually eats them, Zou Liang seems to have ordered it a long time ago, and Taibaiju's guys specially helped prepare it.

Lin Yehuo looked at this food box a little awkward from just now, and asked, "Why are you bringing wine and food?" I don't usually see you eating pine mushrooms. ”

Zou Liang didn't care about the authenticity, "The pine mushroom tastes, and only those words love to eat it." ”

Lin Yehuo squinted his eyes, "Long Qiaoguang? ”

Zou Liang dragged the mute to rub his hair, "Is there a second chatter?" ”

Lin Yehuo muttered, "What are you bringing all the way to the barracks?" ”

Zou Liang smiled, stood up with the basket, and hooked his finger at Lin Yehuo, "Hurry up." ”

Lin Yehuo was awkward, "What's the hurry?" Can he still starve to death? ”

Zou Liang looked at Lin Yehuo for a while, and then reached out to pick the cloth off his face.

"What!" Lin Yehuo grabbed the cloth, but it was still an awkward face that was exposed.

Zou Liang smiled, "Are you jealous?" ”

Lin Yehuo squinted at him.

Zou Liang smiled even more happily, shook the basket in his hand, and said, "This basket is not to make that conversation happy, but to save those tens of thousands of sailors." ”

Lin Yehuo blinked, "Huh? ”

Zou Liang tugged at his sleeve, "Hurry up, it's estimated that it's already in dire straits over there." ”

Lin Yehuo was confused, but he still got up and followed Zou Liang to the barracks.

……

Also on the path that leads to the marina.

Tianzun walked leisurely, and behind him, Ye Zhiqiu trotted because of his short legs.

Ye Zhiqiu looked at the silver hair swaying behind Tianzun, stepped forward a little curiously, walked side by side with him, and asked, "Old Immortal, is it true that you have entered the Nine Holy Temple?" ”

Tianzun raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Even the Nine Temples know the Dao, who taught you? ”

"My master is Qingmy Mountain." Ye Zhiqiu replied.

"Oh...... It turned out to be an apprentice of the old Taoist family, and your master is still on the island of Qingblind? Tianzun asked.

"Yes." Ye Zhiqiu nodded.

"What about the body? What do you think? Are you still blind? Tianzun asked.

"That's it, he's blind anyway, and his ears are smart." Ye Zhiqiu staggered and followed, "Is there really a hydra in the Nine Temples?" ”

Tianzun shook his head, "The hydra is just a sculpture. ”

"Oh......" Ye Zhiqiu hugged his arms and nodded, "Sure enough, the old man lied to me." ”

Tianzun looked at him, "What trouble are you in trouble?" Someone has a bounty for catching you? ”

Ye Zhiqiu scratched his head, "When I left the Blue Blind Island and came to the Central Plains, I got the wrong direction......

Tianzun squinted at him, "Wrong direction?" ”

"Hmm." Ye Zhiqiu continued to scratch his head.

The corners of Tianzun's mouth twitched, "The waterway from Qingblind Island to the shore is a cup of tea, and you can see at a glance that you can actually make a mistake in the direction......"

Ye Zhiqiu twisted his face, "It was windy that day!" ”

Tianzun crossed his arms and muttered, "It's not easy for the old Taoist...... I can't see that I still have an apprentice and a road idiot. ”

Ye Zhiqiu put his hands behind his back, "It's just occasionally!" I don't get lost very often, either. ”

Tianzun nodded, "Well, that's the same as mine." And what about later? ”

"When I got lost, the boat drifted on the sea, and finally I drifted to an island, and I went up and found that there were villages on the island." Ye Zhiqiu said, "The people in the village are very enthusiastic, gave me food and showed me the way, told me how to go back, and took me in for the night." ”

Tianzun nodded and asked, "What island?" ”

"It's called Evil Kettle Island."

Tianzun frowned slightly, "The name sounds quite scary. ”

"Yes! But the people are very nice. Ye Zhiqiu shrugged, "It's a pity that they are all dead." ”

Tianzun was stunned, "All dead?" ”

"I went one step early." Ye Zhiqiu seemed to be very regretful, "I left Evil Hudao early the next morning and took a boat to the Central Plains...... But ......"

Tianzun touched his chin, "Shouldn't you get lost again......"

Ye Zhiqiu continued to twist his face, "It was also very windy that day!" ”

Tianzun looks at the sky.

"I went around the sea and drifted back to Evilpot Island, and I thought I was dreaming when I got to the island...... The whole island was covered in blood, and there was a raging fire. Ye Zhiqiu frowned and said, "I saw two big boats docked on the shore, and a group of people were boarding the boat and grabbed two children. ”

"Kid?" Tianzun was puzzled.

"Well, a boy, five years old, a girl nine years old, two siblings." Ye Zhiqiu said, "When I was on the island, I stayed at their house, and they were the grandsons of an old man, and the old man should be equivalent to the village head." ”

"So you saved those two children?" Tianzun asked.

Ye Zhiqiu nodded, "Two ships, about two hundred killers, I slaughtered half of them and sank one ship, but the other half of them ran away in the boat." I wanted to chase it, but it was inconvenient to take two children, and there might be a living mouth on the island, so I ...... I threw the bone knife onto the boat and stabbed one of the leaders. ”

Tianzun touched his chin and nodded, "I see." ”

……

Bai Yutang listened to the two children tell what happened on his back, and asked, "Ye Zhiqiu's knife was thrown on the boat by himself?" ”

Luo Ying nodded, "He said that those people shouldn't give up, but it's inconvenient to run to them or find them like this, just send them some clues, as long as they find someone with this bone knife in the future, who will have nothing to do with this matter!" ”

Bai Yutang nodded, Ye Zhiqiu is a brain, so the clues at the moment are not broken, first of all, Tianbaotang can't get rid of the relationship, and then there is the person who is looking for the knife and the person who makes the reward order......"

Thinking of this, Bai Yutang subconsciously looked at the two children again and asked, "They killed the people of the whole island, but only the two of you remained?" ”

The two siblings nodded.

Bai Yutang was puzzled, "What is the purpose of capturing you two alive?" Do you two know what you're talking about? ”

The two sisters and brothers glanced at each other again, and Luo Ying said, "Actually, we are not grandpa's own grandchildren, nor are we born and raised on the island, we picked them up." ”

Bai Yutang frowned, "Pick it up?" ”

"I just remember what happened in the last three years." Luo Ying said, "I don't remember what happened three years ago. Grandpa said that he picked us up at the beach, and when I was holding my brother, everyone speculated that it might have been shipwrecked at sea, and the catastrophe survived and drifted to the shore. But I hit my head and I don't remember anything, my brother was too young to remember. ”

Bai Yutang looked at the two children and asked, "Those people who slaughtered the village should have the purpose of arresting you?" ”

"I guess so." Luo Ying sighed, "Someone has been chasing and killing us along the way, and the dwarf winter melon has been protected all the way to survive to this day, but it is not convenient for him to have no blade in his hand." We inquired about the whereabouts of the bone knife, and Ye Zhiqiu said that it should be a trap, but my brother and I still wanted to help him get the knife back. He is also kind-hearted, he has already carried a black cauldron, don't accidentally take your life, so he has been investigating these days, and we are thinking of sneaking into Tianbaotang. ”

Bai Yutang nodded and asked Luo Ying, "How old are you?" ”

"Nine." Luo Ying replied.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "You don't have any memories of the past, and you've been living on Evil Pot Island for the past three years?" ”

Luo Ying nodded.

Bai Yutang did not shy away from it, and said bluntly, "But you look like an old Jianghu." ”

Luo Ying nodded, "Ye Zhiqiu said the same thing...... Grandpa has always told us about the rivers and lakes, and there are many books about weapons and martial arts on the island. ”

Bai Yutang nodded, "So you know the Cloud Knife?" ”

"Hmmm! All famous weapons have a score, which year is in which hands, and it is clearly written. Luo Ying said, "I don't know who wrote that book, there are a lot of books on Evil Pot Island, but unfortunately it was ......burned down later."

Bai Yutang felt that the matter after that could only be found out by finding Ye Zhiqiu, so he looked down and was a little puzzled, after sparing two circles above Kaifeng City, he went to the direction of the dock, could it be that Ye Zhiqiu went to the dock? This is completely opposite to the direction of the temple just now, is this young man still a road idiot? Bai Yutang sighed, Tianzun plus Zhanzhao plus this Ye Zhiqiu, how could there be so many road idiots in the world who couldn't even tell the most basic southeast, south, northwest, and northwest!

……

Zou Liang and Lin Yehuo came to the city gate of the naval army barracks, and saw that the outside of the city tower was very busy, a large group of people and horses were replenishing supplies, and Ouyang Shaozheng was helping with thousands of imperial city troops.

Zou Liang and Lin Yehuo walked over, and saw Zhao Pu sitting there in the shade of a tree, eating watermelon with Xiao Liang and a few soldiers, which was quite comfortable.

Ouyang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zou Liang coming, "It's finally here, hurry up and save people." ”

Zou Liang took the basket and walked inside, "How long has it been?" ”

"It's been two hours." Ziying jumped down from the city tower, picked off the two balls of cotton in his ears, reached out to take the watermelon and nibbled it, and said to Zou Liang, "Hurry up and save people, I've fainted a few times." ”

Lin Yehuo leaned over curiously, "What's the situation?" ”

"Wow!" The purple shadow who was gnawing on the watermelon was frightened by him, and pointed at Lin Yehuo, "Who are you?" ”

Everyone also looked at the cloth man in front of them.

Xiao Liangzi shook his head and slandered - this second goods!

Lin Yehuo went to the shade of the tree and peeled off the cloth that wrapped his face, and saw Zou Liang enter the city gate.

Lin Yehuo gave the dumb man a piece of watermelon, and followed Zou Liang into the city with an umbrella.

The gate of the training ground of the military camp was locked, and several guards yawned vigorously at the door, and when they saw Zou Liang coming, they hurriedly opened the door and let him in.

Wait for the moment the door is opened.

Lin Yehuo felt a sense of grievance coming to his face, and he was startled, and hid behind Zou Liang to take a look - only to see that the guards on the entire training ground were staggering, some holding their heads, some covering their faces, and some lying on the ground and not getting up. On a platform not far away, Long Qiao Guangzheng was muttering in an even speed and tone.

Lin Yehuo listened carefully, and Long Qiaoguang was talking to everyone about the basic points of swimming.

Zou Liang wordlessly took out two cotton balls from his sleeves, plugged his ears, and then carried the basket to the platform where Long Qiaoguang was.

Huo Feng hugged his arms and listened to the kung fu for a while, and then yawned.

Zhao Pu also walked in, gloating at the few lieutenant generals who couldn't afford to lie on the ground - now I know that the way is amazing, a few generals in the military camp, Zou Liang's training method is the most normal, and he doesn't know how to cherish it, so he has to let the freak go.

Lin Yehuo lucked the dantian qi, resisted a few acupoints, and felt a lot better, so he asked Zhao Pu, "Is he an internal force?" ”

Zhao Pu nodded, "That chatter will have an internal force similar to illusion, which can be emitted through sound, creating the effect of making people sleepy. He also liked to talk, so he practiced his internal strength by speaking, but the people who listened to him were miserable. ”

Lin Yehuo asked curiously, "Is it useful to train troops like this?" ”

"Why not?!" Zhao Puyi raised his eyebrows, "As long as the soldier who has been trained in that conversation can do anything without listening to him...... The combat effectiveness is amazing. ”

"Oh......" Lin Yehuo exclaimed.

"And it's especially good for ambush operations." Ouyang Shaozheng walked in with a teapot, "Because it's rare to have a chance to clean up for a while, everyone is 'enjoying' it." ”

In the stands, Long Qiaoguang ate roasted pine mushrooms with a small wine jug, and waved his hand to the soldiers, "Go and take a rest." ”

The soldiers cheered, but heard Long Qiaoguang answer, "After an hour, we will continue to talk about the practice method of the bow and crossbow." ”

The soldiers fell down more than half of them with a "bang", and looked at Zou Liang, who walked back with an expressionless face with a sad face, that means - General Zou, we are starting to miss you!

Lin Yehuo watched the soldiers look at Zou Liang while drinking tea, and couldn't help but squint - oh, that dumb man seems to be very popular!

……

At the fork in the path not far from the dock, Tianzun stood in the middle of the road and looked left and right.

Ye Zhiqiu pointed to the left, "The broken temple should be over there!" ”

"Didn't you say to be in the west?" Tianzun pointed to the east and said, "That's the west!" ”

"Obviously this is the west!" Ye Zhiqiu pointed to the south and said.

"Then again...... Tianzun suddenly grabbed Ye Zhiqiu's neck and asked, "What are you looking for my Yutang?" ”

Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Does Bai Yutang know a lot of women?" ”

The corners of Tianzun's mouth twitched, "Just say what you say in front of me, don't say it in front of others!" ”

Ye Zhiqiu hugged his arms, "Don't you all say that Bai Yutang is very romantic?" ”

"In addition to loving cats like life, my Yutang has other hobbies, don't talk nonsense!" Tianzun said, carrying Ye Zhiqiu to the north.

Ye Zhiqiu struggled, "It's Nan over there!" ”

The two were making noise in the middle of the road when they heard the wind overhead, and a shadow appeared above them, blocking the sun.

I heard a girl's voice coming, "Dwarf winter melon!" ”

The corners of Ye Zhiqiu's mouth twitched, and when he raised his face, he saw a white "dragon" flying overhead.

"Wow!" Ye Zhiqiu was startled, and saw a man in white turning over and jumping down from the dragon's back, his movements were chic, and he was holding two children in his hands. After the man in white landed, he gently put the two children down...... Bow your head and look at Ye Zhiqiu.

Ye Zhiqiu squinted his eyes and looked at Bai Yutang, who he hadn't seen for a long time—he was taller and more handsome than a few years ago, in short...... Ye Zhiqiu covered his chest - heart congestion!

The shy boy Luo Yuan ran to Ye Zhiqiu's side, stuffed the bone knife wrapped in cloth into his hand, and then stood beside him, looking very sticky to him.

Luo Ying sighed softly and didn't say much, after all, Luo Yuan was still young, and he was frightened when he saw such a bloody and terrible scene in Tu Village. After Ye Zhiqiu saved him, he probably had the illusion that he was safe only by staying by his side, so the child was very clingy to Ye Zhiqiu.

Bai Yutang looked at the neighborhood and said, "A few steps further to the Zhao Pu military camp, let's go there and sit down and talk." As he spoke, Bai Yutang patted his head, and he spread his wings and flew in the direction of Zhao Pu's military camp, while the rest of the people walked.

Tianzun was not arrogant this time, and was dragged away by Bai Yutang, so as not to lose himself and others again.

When Bai Yutang heard that Ye Zhiqiu was looking for him, the reason was that he "knew a lot of women", and he was inexplicably glad that the cat didn't follow.

"I want you to help me find a woman." Ye Zhiqiu spoke.

"Who?" Bai Yutang asked.

"I only have one portrait." Ye Zhiqiu took out a portrait from his sleeve pocket and gave it to Bai Yutang.

Tianzun leaned over, "It can't be that you painted it again, right?" ”

However, when Bai Yutang opened it, he found that it was a picture of a beautiful woman with a good drawing, and he looked at the payment and was puzzled, "This is ...... A figure of an Oiran? ”

Ye Zhiqiu crossed his arms and nodded, "The people who attacked Evil Hudao that day were all masked, but I saw a very beautiful woman on the boat, and those killers seemed to be under her command." I saw it from afar, and then I came to Kaifeng, and I passed by the art stall and saw a lot of people buying paintings, and this portrait was hanging in a very conspicuous position, so I recognized her at a glance! ”

Bai Yutang looked at the portrait again and said, "If the portrait can be sold, it is estimated that it is an oiran or something like it in a more conspicuous position...... But if it's not Kaifeng City, I'll find someone to inquire. ”

Tianzun asked Ye Zhiqiu, "Looking for an Oiran, do you have to find Yutang for help?" Just find a kiln and ask. ”

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at Tianzun, "Isn't asking around to arouse suspicion?" And I don't have any acquaintances in Kaifeng, what if I ask the bad guy to fall into the net? Of course, I look for it secretly. ”

Tianzun stretched out his hand and patted him on the head, "The apprentices of the stinky Taoist priest are all in their hearts, and they are all ...... in their hearts."

Bai Yutang also looked at Ye Zhiqiu, and said that the small person has a lot of plans, this Ye Zhiqiu is indeed not simple.

……

Kaifeng city.

The Dragon King Festival was finally over, and it was evening, Pang Yu dragged Bao Yan and carried the little four sons out of the crowd, and the three of them shouted "hungry".

Zhan Zhao took the little four sons and hugged them, and took the remaining two back to Kaifeng. Just now, the shark came and told him about the development of the matter, so Zhanzhao was not worried, and was ready to send the three of them back to Kaifeng Mansion first, and then go to the dock to meet Bai Yutang by himself. Zhanzhao is now more concerned about the case of Evil Hudao Island, so many people died, and he framed the innocent, and chased and killed two children, this is no longer a matter of the rivers and lakes, nor is it nosy, it is really unforgivable.

As he was walking back, Zhan Zhao saw the little fourth son sitting on his arm suddenly tilt his head, revealing a confused expression.

"What's wrong, little four?" Zhanzhao poked him in the stomach.

Xiao Sizi raised his face to look at Zhanzhao, "Cat, I see a big valley." ”

Zhan Zhao was slightly stunned, "Valley? ”

"Uh-huh!" Xiao Sizi nodded, "A long chain at the bottom of the valley is moving, as if something is locked. ”

"Locked in what?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Xiao Sizi shook his head, "I didn't see it." ”

Zhan Zhao nodded, Xiao Sizi estimated that he suddenly saw something, between the scene that Xiao Sizi saw every time it became a reality, Zhan Zhao wondered - a huge valley, long chains moving...... What's going on? Is there any beast tied to it?