Qingming is approaching, and after waiting for two more days, Xiao Rui finally brought a group of Xiao descendants to the ancestral home of Lanling, and when he saw that it was Xiao Zhuo who came out to greet him, he couldn't stop his ecstasy. After six years of farewell, when they met again, Xiao Rui wanted to ask Xiao Zhuo about the current situation in the past six years, but there was still his uncle waiting in the main hall, so he had to enter the main hall to meet Xiao Jing first. When everything was done, Xiao Rui took advantage of the short time to take a shower and change clothes, so he pulled Xiao Zhuo aside to ask, but before he could ask a few words, another servant came in to report.

"Tell the master, there is an official outside the door who asks to see him, saying that it is Qin Qiong of Jinan Mansion, who came to thank the master on the order of the marshal of Tang Bi."

"Let him in!" After Xiao Jing finished giving the order, the servant immediately withdrew from the main hall.

Qin Qiong? Xiao Zhuo remembered You Junda's commission when he was in Runanzhuang, so he went back to the room to get the letter, and when he came back, it happened that Qin Qiong was also walking into the courtyard with the servant. Xiao Zhuo stopped to take a look, only to find that this Qin Qiong was indeed the person who made a big fuss about the Chang'an Lantern Festival seven years ago.

Xiao Zhuo vaguely remembered that it was this Qin Qiong who led a group of green forest characters to kill Yuwen Zhiji, but was besieged by Yuwen Chengdu outside the mansion. In the face of layers of siege, Qin Qiong actually took Yuwen Chengdu directly with a double sword, but was swept back by Yuwen Chengdu, but fortunately, the vast sea appeared in time to relieve the siege, and a group of them were able to escape. Later, Yuwenshu wanted to hold him accountable, and the backer Wang Libao finally came to an end. Xiao Zhuo still remembers what the backer king said at that time. "General Yuwen, you said that Qin Qiong was guilty of murder, but he could make Lang Huangcheng rob the people's daughters and forcibly commit murder, how much should he be guilty of? Fortunately, Ling Lang met Qin Qiong and his gang, if he let this king meet, he will definitely correct the law on the street and correct my Great Sui Gangji! ”

"Lord Qin, don't come unharmed!" Xiao Zhuo stepped forward and saluted, and after Qin Qiong returned the salute, he asked, "This son, have we met?" ”

"In Xia Xiao Zhuo, Lord Qin forgot? Seven years ago, when Yuwen Chengdu besieged you at the Chang'an Lantern Festival, I was behind him! As soon as Xiao Zhuo's words came out, Qin Qiong's hands that had just finished saluting and were about to withdraw were obviously sluggish. In the battle of Chang'an City, he saw that everyone was surrounded, so he thought about capturing the thief and capturing the king first, subduing the leader of the other party first, and then using him as a hostage to cover everyone to escape, but he didn't expect that the leader turned out to be the prestigious Yuwen Chengdu. Now although the imperial court has stopped pursuing it, it is difficult to guarantee that the Yuwen family will not retaliate against him, so when he heard Xiao Zhuo mention this matter, he had to wonder what Xiao Zhuo's intentions were.

"Lord Qin doesn't have to worry too much, since the matter back then has been suppressed by the king of the backer, the court will naturally not pursue it again, even if Yuwen Cheng wants to seek revenge on you, it is also a private matter between you, and I will not ask about it, and now that I have become a monk and entered the Tao, I don't want to worry about Hongchen's affairs."

Hearing Xiao Zhuo say this, Qin Qiong finally put her mind at ease and said: "In this case, the lower officials thank Xiao Gongzi for his good intentions, and the lower officials will do their best for the things entrusted by the owner of Youzhuang." The lower official went to send the entourage back, and as soon as the Qingming Festival passed, he escorted Xiao Gongzi and his party to Luoyang. ”

When Xiao Zhuo heard Qin Qiong's answer, he knew that Qin Qiong had misunderstood him. His original intention was to tell Qin Qiong that he would not tell Yuwen Chengdu where he was serving, but just now with You Junda's entrustment in front of him, coupled with You Junda's special status, Qin Qiong mistakenly thought that he was blackmailing him with this matter. But since things are already like this, it is useless to say more, anyway, Qin Qiong should go.

"I'll go with Lord Qin, Lord Qin will come with my colleagues all the way, if this is the case, let them go back, wouldn't it be my Xiao family who neglected the guests. Please! ”

Xiao Zhuo accompanied Qin Qiong to the gate of the mansion, and after Qin Qiong explained the people accompanying him, he asked the housekeeper to invite him into the mansion for a while, but as soon as everyone stepped into the mansion gate, there was a sound of golden drums in the distance, and two teams of armored soldiers opened the way with halberds and quickly came to the gate of the mansion to stand still. At the end of the soldiers, where the flag was swaying, an old man with gray hair stepped on a horse, with golden armor and snow-white hairpins, and a coiled dragon cloak on his back fell straight to the horse's hips. Looking at the old man's demeanor, although he is over seventy years old, he still has fine eyes and a healthy demeanor, just like the veteran Huang Zhong and Zilong in the twilight, without showing the image of a dragon bell.

"The backer king has arrived!" The sergeant aloud the name of the person, and Xiao Zhuo immediately led a group of people to salute.

"Junior Xiao Zhuo, welcome the prince!"

"Xiao Zhuo! Hahahaha! Get up! After Yang Lin finished speaking, he dismounted and walked towards Xiao Zhuo, "When I came, I was still wondering if I could meet you this time, but I didn't expect you to be really there, wait for the old man to finish his business, and then let you see my new military formation, see if you can still see the truth!" Go, and lead me to your uncle. The backer king was overjoyed, and pulled Xiao Zhuo inside.

"Lord Wang, please!" Xiao Zhuo accompanied Yang Lin into the mansion, and Xiao Jing had already come to greet him with a group of servants.

"Grass people Xiao Jing, meet the prince"

Xiao Jing was just about to kneel, Yang Lin raised his arm and said: "The head of the Xiao family is old, there is no need to make this big gift, this king came this time, first, to thank the Xiao family for their generosity and to solve my urgent need to ascend to the emperor's platform, and secondly, to pay tribute to the deceased. ”

When Xiao Jing heard this, he bowed and thanked him again: "My father has been dead for many years, and I am still worried about the prince, and the Xiao family is grateful!" ”

Yang Lin asked Xiao Jing to excuse himself, and when he saw that several boxes of gifts were being placed in the courtyard, he asked again, "What?" Does the Xiao family have other guests today? ”

Xiao Zhuo wanted to step forward to reply, but thinking that his uncle and brother were there at this time, he didn't speak. And Xiao Rui saw that Xiao Zhuo didn't speak, so he stepped forward and replied: "Tell the prince, this is sent by Lord Tangbi of Jinan Mansion to thank the Xiao family for solving the urgency of the emperor's gang, and the person sent is behind the prince." ”

Qin Qiong heard Xiao Rui mention herself, and was grateful to Yang Lin for overpowering Yu Wenhua Zhi back then, so she stepped forward and replied: "Xiaguan Qin Qiong, I have seen the prince!" ”

"You are Qin Qiong? Get up! After Yang Lin waited for Qin Qiong to nod his head, he said: "I heard that you were able to fight with General Tianbao back then, and I can see you today, and this king also wants to see if the rumors are true." Luo Fang Xue Liang, the two of you will try Qin Qiong's skills for your father, remember to stop at the point, the ancestral business of the Xiao family, don't go too far! After speaking, he turned to Xiao Jing and said: "Xiao family master, this king has set up a private martial arts field here, please don't blame it." ”

"The prince is serious, the prince is thirsty for talent, and he wants to collect it for his own use when he meets a good talent, and everyone knows it. Besides, the prince has already said that it will stop when the point is reached, and it doesn't hurt to compare with one another. ”

With Xiao Jing's permission, Yang Lin immediately ordered the soldiers to carry the gifts away, and vacated a few zhang of space in the courtyard, so that Qin Qiong and Luo Fang competed. I saw Luo Fang's wrist shake, and the three-pointed and two-edged knife went straight to Qin Qiong's chest, but Qin Qiong opened it with the gong of his left hand, and at the same time, his left foot stepped down and entered, and the mace of his right hand stole towards Luo Fang's abdomen. Fortunately, Luo Fang withdrew his weapon in time after a failed move, and after the three-pointed two-edged knife opened the close-quarters sword, he danced twice in a row, forcing Qin Qiong out.

"One inch long and one inch strong, with his own length to overcome the shortcomings of others, Luo Taibao is really familiar with the way of weapons!" Xiao Jing praised at the right time, but Yang Lin still frowned. Because he himself is also a person who practices martial arts, he knows that the two sides are facing each other, and the first time they fight is often to find out the truth of the other party, if the opponent's strength is not good, the other side will definitely not keep their hands again.

Sure enough, Qin Qiong saw that Luo Fang had just stopped, so he took the lead in attacking the past, with one hand in front and one hand in the back, and when the three-pointed two-edged knife attacked in front of him, Qin Qiong turned his head away, and the blade of his right hand quickly stood up to the blade, and then sent it forward, and the blade of the blade was against the ear of the knife, and the blade of his left hand suddenly hit the three-pointed two-edged knife shaft. Although Luo Fang was on guard, Qin Qiong was strong, and the blade of the knife shook violently, and his hands were unstable. Qin Qiong took advantage of the situation and pushed his right hand forward again in front of Luo Fang. When Luo Fang reflected and grabbed the blade against Qin Qiong's right hand, Qin Qiong's left hand was already on his side, and if he stabbed forward, Luo Fang had nothing to defend at all.

"What a trick!" Yang Lin sighed, and after the two of them heard the sound and saluted each other, Luo Fang came to Yang Lin and replied: "Father-in-law, the child's skills are not as good as others, and he lost to Qin Qiong." Qin Qiong heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to reply: "Lord Wang! General Luo is a general immediately, not good at fighting under horses, this competition, Qin Qiong has the advantage, if it is about immediate kung fu, Qin Qiong will not be General Luo's opponent. ”

"Hmmm! Victory without arrogance, not bad! Xue Liang, do you still have to compete with Qin Qiong? Yang Lin asked Xue Liang, but Xue Liang replied: "Father-in-law, the child thinks that his martial arts are not as good as his brother, but since the father-in-law is happy today, the child will compete with Qin Qiong again." ”

After Xue Liang finished speaking, he walked into the arena with a tiger head gun, and after saluting Qin Qiong, he stabbed the spear, his marksmanship flickered left and right, shaking back and forth, every time Qin Qiong wanted to bully himself, he was also blocked by him, plus he used a gun, not like a knife with knife ears, and he was not worried about being restrained by Qin Qiong, the two of them split and combined, and they actually fought for five or six rounds without winning or losing. It's just that when the two of them got together again after separation, Qin Qiong suddenly held the double mace in one hand and the other hand in the back, and when he encountered a shot from Xue Liang attacking again, it suddenly became like a giant mouth, and the double mace smashed on the tiger head gun at the same time, and Xue Liang, who was shocked, quickly clenched the gun again. However, at this short moment, Qin Qiong had already put up the gong that he was holding in his right hand, and the gong that he was holding in his left hand was diagonally positioned, and pushed forward with a cross.

Xue Liang originally wanted to withdraw the gun, but estimated that Qin Qiong was also moving forward, and if the speed of the withdrawal could not keep up with the speed of Qin Qiong's advancement, it would still be useless, so he gave up this idea. But if you move the body of the gun to the side, because the body of the gun is being pressed on the outside of Qin Qiong by the double hammer, there is no place to the right, and you can only go down the diagonal shaft to the left, which makes you fall into a passive situation. However, Qin Qiong had already pressed in front of him at this time, and the oblique gong was sweeping towards him, so Xue Liang had no choice but to lift the body of the gun and block it in front of him obliquely. Whoop! With a piercing sound, Qin Qiong's diagonal left mace climbed up the body of the gun, and the fingers that were about to scrape Xue Liang suddenly stopped, and the vertical mace of his right hand also took the opportunity to slam on the body of the gun. Since one end of Xue Liang's tiger head gun was held in his hand at this time, and the other end had fallen to the ground, Xue Liang, who was shocked by the huge rebound force, could no longer hold it, let go and took a few steps back, and Qin Qiong's left hand also stopped above his head at this time.

"Take!" Qin Qiong withdrew her double wedge, and when Xue Liang adjusted her body, the two went to Yang Lin to return to her life.

"What a trick! Qin Qiong, with your martial arts, it is a pity to work under Tang Bi, are you willing to serve under this king's account? If you are willing, this king can write a letter to Tang Bi. The more Yang Lin looked at Qin Qiong, the more he liked it, he was really afraid that Qin Qiong would reject him, but everyone has their own ambitions, if Qin Qiong really doesn't want to, he can't make it difficult for others.

"Lord Qi, let Qin Qiong go back to discuss this matter with her mother before making a decision, and Qin Qiong has already promised Xiao Gongzi that she will escort them back to Luoyang after Qingming, so turn back, how can it be counted for fifteen days, and after fifteen days, Qin Qiong will definitely reply to the prince."

After receiving Qin Qiong's answer, Yang Lin praised Qin Qiong even more, and praised: "Hmm! That's right, loyalty, filial piety, and faithfulness are the foundation of a man's life, and I will give you fifteen days, and no matter what you decide, this king will not blame you. ”