Yang Dianfeng didn't know why, and asked: "Your Highness, your subordinates don't understand, you better make it clear!" ”

Xu Xiang looked at the raging fire on the river, and the head boat began to sink, some of these military rations were burned, but some of them also sank into the water and became food for the fish.

"The grain transport officer is named Wang Guiping, a native of Jishui County, and the information given by the spies is that this person is greedy for pleasure and has no talent. The reason why he was able to serve as this grain transport officer was entirely because he was Nangong Sui's cousin. He now swam to the other side, there are only two choices, one is to find a boat to draw back water, have the courage to admit his mistake to Nangong Sui, and see if Nangong Sui will open up to him because he is his cousin! Xu Xiang said eloquently.

"The second option is to go to Yangyang to find Nangong Que to borrow troops, and lie that he met a large group of water bandits and robbed the grain and grass! Then go to that kind of remote town, kill a group of unarmed civilians, and plunder grain and grass. After that, even if this matter was known to Nangong Sui, he would only be punished with a small punishment, after all, being able to exterminate a stream of water bandits could be regarded as a merit and a demerit. ”

"If you were Wang Guiping, what would you choose?"

When Jiang Shenyu heard this, his brows furrowed deeply, and he said, "In this way, didn't we harm those people?" ”

Xu Xiang said: "I think that Nangong Que will not lend him troops!" ”

"Why?"

"Have you forgotten that Nangong Que is still in Yangyang, begging along the street to renew his life?"

"Flutter!" The three of them couldn't help laughing, and they all remembered the situation when Nangong Que was wearing tattered and smelly clothes, begging along the street, and couldn't help laughing.

"Then according to His Highness, he doesn't need to let Nangong Que know about it! Aren't there more than a thousand people under his command who can escape now? Qin Zhong pointed to the grain transporters who were desperately swimming towards the opposite shore and asked.

"Brother Qin, how could the grain and grass that he robbed have 10,000 stones, even if he robbed ten towns, he would rob 2,000 stones at most. If this matter is not known to Nangong Que, then in front of Nangong Sui at that time, who will testify for him, he did encounter a water bandit? Xu Xiang explained, "If his statement is not true, Nangong Sui will suspect that his grain and grass have been secretly deducted by this cousin." In that case, the consequences will be even more serious. ”

"Oh!" Qin Zhong showed a look of sudden realization, and he couldn't help but have some admiration for Xu Xiang in his heart.

"Let's go, let's go back to Huojia Village first. Lao Yang, you have worked hard for a trip, go to Hancheng, and ask Your Highness to lend me the 500 musket team! ”

"Yes!" The four of them left the place.

After they left, Luo Min and Lin Zixiao came out of the shadows.

The look on Luo Min's face looked a little unnatural, when he was in Linzi City before, he saw that Xu Xiang's weapon was extremely powerful, and thought that he had obtained it by accident.

Now that he saw the sky-high fire on the river, he realized that he still looked down on Xu Xiang.

"I didn't expect it...... And he did! Luo Min's face was a little pale, those dozens of porcelain jars contained several kinds of powders that she didn't know, but they could cause such a shocking effect.

Lin Zixiao walked to the place where they made the explosive bag, touched his finger on the ground, then put it on his nose and sniffed it, and said, "It's sulfur!" ”

"Brimstone? What else is there but sulfur? What's this black thing? Luo Min asked, pointing to a pinch of black powder.

Lin Zixiao looked at it and felt that it was somewhat similar to charcoal, so he picked up the fire fold, blew it on, put it on top of the black powder, and ignited a spark.

"It should be charcoal. Can sulfur mixed with charcoal create such a large combustion effect? ”

"This Lord of the Dragon Order is really not simple, I thought that the weapon called the musket was a treasure he obtained, but I didn't expect it to be much more than that! I still have to go to Linhe City to meet Sister Qin. Luo Min muttered to herself.

The fire in the sky and the sound of violent explosions, the people of Huojia Village naturally heard the movement. At first, they thought it was going to rain on a hot summer day, so they took back the clothes and ingredients they had dried in the yard.

Unexpectedly, the rain did not fall for a long time, but the fire on the side of the water was soaring, as if a fire had been ignited.

So, almost everyone went here to find out.

As soon as he left the village, he met Xu Xiang and others who came back, Huo Daming pointed to the river where the fire was located, and stepped forward and asked, "Childe, what happened by drawing water?" How did such a big flame ignite? ”

Xu Xiang said: "It's nothing, the boats in the river don't know why they caught fire." ”

"River boats? What is the ship? ”

"I don't know. Whatever! Xu Xiang didn't want them to know the truth, so he lied.

Many villagers were still full of curiosity about the firelight on the other side of the river, they were not persuaded by Xu Xiang, they walked to the riverside one after another, Xu Xiang did not intend to stop them, but said to Huo Daming: "Daming, it is late today, it is not safe for us to go out of Jar Ridge, can we spend the night at your house?" ”

Huo Daming nodded slightly and said, "Naturally, it's okay, but it's not suitable for Xiaoyu girl to live in my house." I can only help you go to Ah Hua and ask if I can let Miss Xiaoyu live with her. ”

Xu Xiang nodded, they had all seen the Ah Hua in Huo Daming's mouth.

Ah Hua, this girl is a typical little girl in a mountain village, with a pure face, and two big dimples are revealed when she laughs, which can be regarded as a flower in a remote mountain village like Huojia Village.

This Ah Hua is not from Huojia Village, he fled here with his parents in the early years, and he was poisoned.

Although he saved a life, his voice was hoarse, and he could only say a few words of "babbling" with difficulty.

The two brothers of the Huo family both liked this Ah Hua girl, and the harvest of this hunting was very expensive, so they carried some of the prey to offer their courtesy.

Xu Xiang was idle at the time, and he followed them to Ah Hua's house, so he saw her.

Several people came to Ah Hua's house, Ah Hua's parents raised a few pigs and were chopping pigweed in the yard, while Ah Hua was wearing a patched floral coarse cloth shirt and was a female celebrity.

"Ah Hua!" Huo Xiaoming greeted him when he entered the courtyard, "Uncle Ling, Aunt Xian!" ”

"Yo! It's Da Ming and Xiao Ming! Ah Hua's mother put down the grass chopping knife in her hand and got up.

She still had some pigweed on her hands, and when she saw Xu Xiang and others behind the two Huo brothers, she hurriedly wiped the pigweed on her clothes.

"A few distinguished guests, please!" She went to move a few more stools and invited Xu Xiang and the others to sit down.

Ah Hua put down the female red in her hand, with a smile on her face, babbling something, but Xu Xiang and the others naturally didn't understand.

"Da Ming, Xiao Ming, did you go to the river to see the excitement just now? What's going on over there? Aunt Xian asked.

"Nothing to see ......"

Aunt Xian and the two brothers of the Huo family talked casually, Xu Xiang didn't have the heart to listen to the words they talked about, but looked at Ah Hua's father who was still chopping pigweed.

The man was about thirty or forty years old, with a beard, and turned a deaf ear to their arrival.

"Don't blame me, my husband doesn't like to deal with people." Aunt Xian seemed to notice that Xu Xiang was staring at Ah Hua's father, and hurriedly said.

Xu Xiang hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care. But he felt that this man was definitely not an ordinary villager, a person's identity and image could be disguised, but the temperament on his body could not be dissipated.

Even if he is chopping pigweed there repeatedly, his body is sloppy, but his spirit and temperament are beyond ordinary people, and only people who have been in a high position all year round can have such a temperament.

"Aunt Xian! Shui Gongzi can't go back to Stone Town for the time being, so he wants to spend the night at our house. It's just that you also know that our family is all big men, and it's a little inappropriate for Miss Xiaoyu to live in my house, so let's take a look, can you let Miss Xiaoyu stay at your house and Ah Hua for one night? Huo Daming explained his intention.

After hearing this, Aunt Xian said, "Naturally, it's no problem!" ”

Xu Xiang took out some broken silver from his arms and said, "Aunt Xian, don't worry, we won't live in vain." Here are two taels of silver, please accept it! ”

"No, no, no!" Aunt Xian hurriedly waved her hand, refusing to take the silver, but said: "It's just that our family Ah Hua contracted some cold some time ago, although it is almost better today, but please pay more attention to Miss Xiaoyu, don't be infected by her." ”

"It doesn't hurt." Jiang Shenyu hurriedly said.

"You better take this money! If we don't, we won't be at ease. Xu Xiang insisted on giving the silver to Aunt Xian.

In the end, Aunt Xian still accepted the money. So Jiang Shenyu stayed here, while Xu Xiang and Qin Chong returned to the Huo family.

Ah Hua's room was not as dirty as other village girls, it was very clean, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers in the boudoir.

Jiang Shenyu slept peacefully.

It was night, about the hour of the child, when people slept the deepest, Jiang Shenyu suddenly felt some movement beside the bed.

Since she left Linzi, she has slept very lightly, and even more so now.

Ah Hua got up suddenly, and Jiang Shenyu only squinted and continued to sleep as if she was up at night.

Ah Hua's movement was very small, as if she was afraid of waking her up.

Seeing that Jiang Shenyu was not awakened by her, she got up, and then opened the wardrobe lightly, took out a piece of clothing from it, and changed it.

Jiang Shenyu opened one eye, and by the moonlight, she saw Ah Hua change her clothes.

"Why do you have to change your clothes at night?" She had some doubts in her heart.

After Ah Hua changed her clothes, she walked carefully outside and slowly closed the door.

People are curious, a mute girl, who doesn't sleep so late, but changes her clothes and sneaks out, why?

This aroused Jiang Shenyu's curiosity, and after confirming that Ah Hua was not nearby, she carefully dressed and prepared to sneak up to take a look.

Ah Hua tidied up her clothes in the courtyard, took out a face towel and covered her face, and then jumped out of the house.

"She knows martial arts?" Jiang Shenyu was shocked and hurriedly followed cautiously.

I saw Ah Hua walking in the direction of the north of the village, paying attention to the surrounding situation as she walked, as if she was afraid of being discovered by others.

"Why is she here so late?" I saw Ah Hua leave the village straight north and head towards Jar Ridge.

Follow her all the way to the dense forest, and finally stop in a bamboo forest.

Jiang Shenyu hurriedly found a hidden place, hid, stuck his head out a little, and looked at Ah Hua secretly.

There is a grave in the bamboo forest, and there is a stone tablet standing in front of the tomb, but this stone tablet looks old, and the handwriting on the tablet is no longer clear.

Ah Hua squatted down in front of the stele, stretched out her hand to the stele, and a crisp sound of bells came to her ears, and a messy and strange ballad appeared in the depths of the jar ridge.

She listened carefully, the sound of the bell came from far and near, and a terrifying and weird song rang with the sound of the bell, and the sound was like a note from hell that made Jiang Shenyu's heart beat non-stop.

She had never heard such an eerie singing voice, and the singing made her feel creepy.

Beads of sweat dripped from her face and fell to the ground, and a red lantern appeared in the depths of the Jar Ridge.

Carrying the lantern was a man in a white robe, wearing a certain tall and pointed paper hat with the words "Fortune at first sight" written on it.

The man's face was painted with a thick red paste, and his tongue was so long that it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Not only that, but the man seemed to float over with the lantern.

Even if you are a person with light skills, you have to have some luck movements, find a foothold, right? But the man didn't, so he floated to Ah Hua.

Ah Hua immediately knelt down on one knee, "My subordinate Bauhinia has seen Lord Impermanence!" ”

She...... A mute man opened his mouth to speak!