Zhou Kao saw Wan Ji insisting like this, so he had to let her. Wan Xi asked the middle-aged man to put his luggage in the carriage, his youngest daughter also got into the carriage, and the other three followed on foot. But in this way, Zhou Fa was not happy again. It turned out that after the two wooden boxes were put in the carriage, there was not much space in the carriage, and the girl, Wan Ji and Zhou Fa sat in the carriage at the same time, of course, it would be a little crowded. Therefore, Zhou Fa was noisily trying to drive the girl out of the car, and Wan Xi had no choice but to put on a straight face and said: "Fa'er, if you do this again, I won't take you out to play after Chaoge!" ”

Zhou Fa didn't dare to say more, but he was still awkward in his heart, so he took advantage of Wan Xi's inattention and secretly kicked the girl. Although this kick was not heavy, the girl was very aggrieved and immediately cried; She didn't dare to make a sound, so she just wiped her tears quietly. Wan Xi didn't pay attention at first, but when she found out that the girl had been crying, she hurriedly asked her what was wrong, but the girl refused to tell the reason. Wan Xi glanced at Zhou Fa, and saw that Zhou Fa was a little weak after all, and the expression on his face was extremely unnatural, so he immediately asked, "Fa'er!" What did you do again? ”

Zhou Kao saw that the three of them were always not peaceful in the carriage, so he said, "Fa'er, you get off the carriage, and we will ride the same horse." "When Zhou Fa was young, Zhou Kao often took him out of the city to ride a horse, and at that time the two of them were not big, so it was not too crowded to sit on a horse; It's just that when the brothers grew up, it wasn't very comfortable to sit together on horseback like this. Therefore, although Zhou Fa still scolded the girl in his heart for being a "stinky girl", but "the lesser of two evils", he still preferred to sit in the carriage with this stinky girl.

Wan Xi helped the girl dry her face and coaxed her for a long time, and finally made her burst into tears. Wan Xi said at this time: "Little sister, we have been talking for so long, and my sister still doesn't know your name." ”

The girl was innocent and unscrupulous, and replied truthfully: "My name is Yi Jiang." ”

Wan Xi immediately thought: Since this girl has a surname, the origin of his parents is indeed not simple. So she remained silent and asked, "Well, what is your brother's name?" ”

Yi Jiang still didn't notice Wan Xi's intentions, and said honestly: "My eldest brother's name is Lu Ling. ”

Wan Xi secretly thought in her heart: Well, my father once said that the Shen family and the Lu family are both derived from the surname Jiang, which is right. It seems that Yi Jiang's father should be the Lu family, but I don't know what the relationship between him and Lord Lu Hou is?

Towards noon, a small river appeared on the west side of the road running north-south. Mane Bear said to Zhou Kao: "Eldest son, this is Wei Shui." We walked all morning to get here, and it seems that we won't be able to reach Chaoge today. ”

Zhou Kao thought: The family of three has walked more than ten miles, and they must be very tired. If they continue like this, they will have to grind out blisters on the soles of their feet. Since you can't get to Chaoge today, it's better to rest here for a while.

So Zhou Kao ordered the Zhou guards to go to the Weishui River to drink horses, while the others rested on the riverbank. Zhou Fa was already sleepy and tired at this time, and he fell asleep in the carriage. Wan Xi and Yi Jiang got out of the carriage together, Yi Jiang went to meet her parents, but Wan Xi came to talk to Zhou Kao. She said, "Cousin, I asked just now, the girl's name is Yi Jiang, and her brother's name is Lu Ling. Her family must be members of the Lu clan, there is no doubt about it. ”

Zhou Kao nodded and said, "Well, I don't know why they want to hide it from us?" By the way, didn't we still see Lord Lu Hou when we were in Mengjin? If you meet Lu Hou again in the future, you can ask him. ”

At this time, the middle-aged man saw that the water was clear and clean, so he took the skin bag containing the water and planned to fill it. When Wan Xi saw him walking towards the river, she immediately thought about it and said to Zhou Kao: "Maybe you don't need to ask Lord Lu Hou to find out his details." Cousin, you come with me. ”

The two walked to the river, and the middle-aged man was squatting on a stone outcropping from the water, dipping his skin bag in the river water, and a few bubbles bubbled out of the mouth of the skin, and it was filled with water after a while. The middle-aged man stuffed the mouth of the skin tightly with a small wooden stopper, and was about to stand up, when Wan Xi coldly shouted behind him: "Mr. Lu! ”

This shout was not tight, but it frightened the middle-aged man's feet, and one foot stepped into the river, and even his shoes and socks were wet. He turned around, looked at Wan Xi with a look of horror, and said, "You, how did you learn my surname?" ”

Wan Xi couldn't help but feel a little proud when she saw that he didn't admit himself, she didn't want that person to see through her plan, so she said: "I just calculated a hexagram, the origin of Mr.'s surname, the hexagram is clearly displayed, and it is not a difficult matter." ”

The man was a little skeptical, and then asked, "What hexagram have you calculated?" Can you see where I came from? ”

"I just calculated a shock hexagram, the shock hexagram is in the east, and the original meaning of the word dong refers to the bag that a man carries. Mr.'s luggage is two wooden boxes, doesn't it look like a Lu character? Wan Xi's explanation, although there is some suspicion of being chiseled, but this quick wit of the response makes Zhou Kao feel out of reach.

The middle-aged man couldn't tell whether Wan Xi's words were true or not, so he secretly thought to himself: Could it be that she really guessed by mistake? Or did she have already seen through my identity and came to arrest me, but she deliberately pretended to be stupid here? Now that I am in danger and outnumbered, only by capturing these two dolls first and making her hands throw rats and traps can my family have a glimmer of life.

Thinking of this, the man secretly accumulated his strength while sneaking into his inner strength, and said, "What is your intention in trying to find out my name and surname so carefully? ”

Zhou Kao saluted him and said, "Mr. Lu, in fact, we met Lord Lu Hou in Mengjindu two days ago, and my father and Lord Lu Hou also have a good relationship. Since Mr. is a member of the Lu clan, we have no ill will towards you, so please don't be suspicious. ”

The middle-aged man couldn't help but be moved when he heard Zhou Kao mention Lu Hou, and he asked, "Have you seen Lord Lu Hou?" I wonder how he's doing? ”

Zhou Kao replied: "He is an old man who is very healthy, and he is full of energy when he speaks. It's just that he was going to Echeng at that time, so we didn't come to the court with Lord Lu Hou. ”

"He's an old man?" The middle-aged man was slightly surprised at first, but when he reacted, he couldn't help but let out a wry smile, thinking: The last time I saw him was twenty years ago, and now he is more than sixty years old, isn't he already an old man in the eyes of this later life?

Zhou Kao could guess his thoughts, and then said: "Mr. Lu, if you want to see Lord Lu Hou, you can wait in Chaoge City first, I think in another three or five days, Lord Lu Hou should be there." ”

The middle-aged man listened to Zhou Kao's words and thought: It seems that they don't know my identity, but they are just two nosy babies. If I don't tell them the truth, I'm afraid that they will ask around, and it will be easier for me to expose my secrets. So he said, "It is not difficult for you to know my name, but you must first promise me one thing." ”

Wan Ji said: "What is it?" Mr. Lu, you might as well talk about it. ”

"Unless you promise me, don't mention my name to anyone, especially not Lord Luhou about meeting me. If you can't, then you don't have to go to the trouble of trying to talk to me. ”

Wan Xi raised her face and said, "If you don't say it, aren't you afraid that we will ask Lord Lu Hou?" ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "With you two little dolls, even if you ask Lord Lu Hou in person, he will never reveal the truth, and in the end, you can't ask the result." ”

Wan Ji thought for a while and said, "Okay! I promise you that you will never mention anything about Mr. to anyone else. You can always talk about it now, right? ”

The middle-aged man didn't answer, just squinted at Zhou Kao, and Zhou Kao hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou Kao will never reveal Mr.'s whereabouts." ”

The man sighed, and then said, "Young people are curious, and the more I don't say it, the more you won't give up." Anyway, I am indeed a member of the Lu clan, named Lu Shang. You should be satisfied now, right? ”

I saw Wan Xi smile and said, "Now we are officially acquainted." Since everyone goes to the pilgrimage together, they can also save each other from suspicion along the way. ”

Lu Shang glanced at Wan Xi angrily, and thought: It's just that you, a female doll, have a lot of eyes. At this time, there was a sudden commotion from the riverbank, Zhou Kao looked back, but saw that it was Lu Ling standing next to the carriage, grabbing Zhou Fa's clothes, and the two were about to fight. That Lu Ling was two or three years older than Zhou Fa, and his body strength was slightly superior, and although the bearded bear was not far away, he thought that this was just a child's fight, and it was really not worth his shot, so he only watched from the sidelines and did not stop it. The rest of the Zhou guards were not allowed to give orders, and no one dared to come forward to help on their own initiative.

Of course, Zhou Kao was worried that his younger brother would suffer a loss, so he hurriedly ran over. But before he could rush to the front, he saw Lu Ling pick up his right fist and hit Zhou Fa on the head, Zhou Fa stretched out his left arm to block, but Lu Ling suddenly changed his move and attacked Zhou Fa's chest instead, Zhou Fa was caught off guard, and he was punched firmly in the chest.