Chapter 6: The Undercurrent Surging (Part II)
Ouyang He and Yuxin came to the front hall, and Aunt Wu hurriedly stood up and respectfully bowed to Ouyang He.
"Auntie, what's wrong? Didn't you go back to Yuzhou today to spend time with your family? Is something wrong? Ouyang He was a little surprised by the eldest mother's panicked demeanor.
"Miss, this morning when I was buying breakfast at a teahouse in Yuzhou City, I heard a table of guys who looked like people dressed up in the rivers and lakes talking. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, but when I went out and passed by their neighborhood, I heard a person over there say that the upper side would find a way to deal with Yufeng Mountain Villa as soon as possible, and the slave family was a little panicked when they heard this. Then the people at the table seemed to notice me and didn't say anything more. The slave family was always a little afraid of their words, so they went up the mountain to inform the young lady. ”
"To deal with us? This... Yuxin was surprised first, "Miss, could it be someone from the Wind Thunder Hall who wants to help Yuan Qing get angry." ”
"Probably not, according to the people in Zhuangzhong who taught Yuan Qing a lesson before, Yuan Qing is only a very small role in the Wind Thunder Hall, not to mention that our people have fought with Yuan Qing and his men many times, if it was just to vent for them, it would not have taken such a long time without any changes. They suddenly want to attack us at this time, and there should be other reasons. Ouyang He calmly analyzed.
"Miss, I wonder if you've met a person named Meng Yan recently?" Aunt Wu then asked.
"Huh? Meng Gongzi was in the village at this time, he was seriously injured by Yuan Qing before, and I am treating him. Why did Aunt Wu suddenly ask this question? Ouyang He was a little surprised when he heard Aunt Wu mention Meng Yan's name.
"I see, that's right, it seems that some people in the rivers and lakes who know that Meng Yan is in Yufeng Mountain Villa want to get that bounty." Aunt Wu felt a little suddenly realized.
Ouyang He was stunned for a moment, and Yuxin asked in surprise, "Bounty?" What bounty? ”
Aunt Wu continued: "Miss, Miss Yuxin, it seems that you still don't know that this Meng Yan is the son of King Jin, and King Jin is now in prison because he has been convicted of killing the king. Now Meng Yan is the number one criminal of the government, and the streets and alleys of Yuzhou City are full of his portraits, and the reward for him is now as much as 100,000 taels of silver. ”
"What, this ... Miss. Yuxin was startled for a moment and looked at Ouyang He, who was also surprised next to her. At this moment, Ouyang He's face, in addition to surprise, was more of a nervous and anxious look.
"Auntie, I know, you go back first." Ouyang He tried to ease his nerves, and then politely squeezed out a smile at Aunt Wu, "Let me calm down and think about what to do." ”
"Okay, then young lady take care, as soon as there is other news, the slave family will inform you as soon as possible, farewell."
After seeing Aunt Wu leave, Yuxin came up and said to the worried Ouyang He: "Miss, no matter what Miss plans to do next, I will do my best to help Miss." ”
"Well, Xin'er, don't let Meng Gongzi know about this matter for the time being, lest he will affect his body's recovery due to emotional excess, we pretend not to know the news in front of him, everything is as usual, just so that he can recover as soon as possible." Ouyang He said calmly.
"Okay, miss, don't worry, I'll remember."
"Well, then you go, I'll go and see the condition of Meng Gongzi again." Ouyang He sighed softly, walked out of the front hall and walked back to the inner courtyard with the lotus pond, where she saw that in the Lake Center Pavilion, Meng Yan was holding a branch and waving it rhythmically, trying to recall the various sword techniques she had learned in the martial arts hall, and at the same time testing the recovery of her body. Ouyang He sighed again, lowered his head and picked up a peony petal that floated to his feet from nowhere, put it in his palm and stroked it a few times, blew it gently, and watched it flutter smartly in the wind, and after a while, it attached to the fluttering hair of the young man in the pavilion, and at the same time, it also reflected the beads of sweat oozing from his face.
(At the same time, the chief helm of the Wind Thunder Hall)
A disciple of the Wind Thunder Hall hurriedly ran into the General Helm Council, and then found Bai Lichen, the second master who was presiding over the discussion, and whispered in his ear: "Report to the second master, a secret letter has arrived." ”
Bai Lichen glanced at the secret letter, then stood up and interrupted the discussion: "That's all for today, please go back first." ”
When his men had left, he reclined in his chair, opened the envelope, rested his head on one hand, and lazily shook it open. After reading the letter, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he felt a trace of comfort in his heart, and then called a subordinate: "Go, call Han Yi over to me." ”
"Second master, are you looking for me?" After a while, the man named Han Yi came down to the council chamber.
"Oh, Han Yi, come and read this letter."
After Han Yi read a little, Bai Lichen said: "In the past few days, I have been worried that Meng Yan is now protected by Yufeng Mountain Villa, and I don't know if there is any good way to catch him, this is good, someone can run for us." ”
"This, even a group of rabble from the Crazy Sand Gang came forward, and they underestimated our Wind Thunder Hall too much. No matter how powerful he Yufeng Villa is, in the final analysis, he is just a group of women, are so many of us really afraid of them? Han Yi felt very dissatisfied with the content of the letter, "Moreover, the second master, the little one, really don't understand why you are so interested in this Meng Yan now, isn't it just because he was lucky enough to spoil us once?" Why make such a big fuss? Or is it for the 100,000 taels of silver? ”
Bai Lichen paced back and forth in the council hall for a few steps, then stopped and turned his back to Han Yi and said, "Han Yi, now that you are also my most trusted confidant in the Wind Thunder Hall, I can only trust you to contact the Crazy Sand Gang so that they can deal with Yufeng Villa." The reason why we let the Wild Sand Gang test the Jade Peak Villa for us is that we can understand the current strength of the Jade Peak Villa, and second, it can also weaken both of them. As far as I know, he, Feng Biao, has long coveted the 100,000 taels of silver, after all, he can just pay off the debt they owe to Fenglei Hall, and now that we have our support for them, they will definitely go to Jinyun Mountain impatiently to rob people next, we just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. As for the rest, I'll tell you when the time comes, understand? ”
"Yes, my subordinates will do it!" Han Yi said and walked out.
Bai Lichen looked at the map of Dashu hanging on the wall, and after sweeping around Yuzhou with a cold gaze, he stopped near Jinyun Mountain, and said silently in his heart: "Ouyang He, the owner of Yufeng Mountain Villa, the rumored first beauty of Dashu in the market, I want to see where it is sacred." ”
(At the same time, in the city of Yuzhou)
Ling Rui came to the place where he had seen the jade seller before, and waited for a while, but still did not see her figure. Helpless, he sighed and was about to go back. But by chance, he saw the eldest lady walking out of a pharmacy on the side of the street towards the north gate, carrying some medicinal herbs in her hand, so Ling Rui quietly followed from behind.
Coming to a small road on the outskirts of the city, the eldest lady suddenly secretly shot out a leaf in the direction of Ling Rui behind her, and a strong internal force attached to the leaf knocked off a lot of bark from the big tree in front of Ling Rui, leaving Ling Rui, who was frightened for a moment behind the tree.
"Little brother, the old body knows what you are here for, and the old body also knows that you are a good friend of that Meng Gongzi, so you don't need to be so sneaky, just ask if you have anything you want to ask." Aunt Wu said in a very calm tone.
So Ling Rui slowly walked out from behind the tree, and said to Aunt Wu: "I was rescued by my seniors that day, and the juniors are grateful, and he will repay him one day." The younger generation is here for Brother Meng Yan, if the eldest lady knows where he is now, please be sure to inform the younger generation, the younger generation will be grateful. ”
"I can't imagine that young people are still so affectionate and righteous now." Aunt Wu said, "If you want the old body to tell you where Meng Yan is, it depends on whether you can grasp this opportunity." ”
"This... The younger generation doesn't know what the seniors mean, please make it clear! ”
Aunt Wu took out four round jade pendants that looked exactly the same from her sleeves, and then said, "Among these four jade pendants, only one is cast by Yufeng Mountain Villa. Now the old body will give you a chance for me to answer you, as long as you can guess the true jade pendant in the position where you are standing now, the old body will tell you where Meng Yan is. Otherwise, go and ask someone else. ”
Ling Rui carefully looked at the jade pendant in Aunt Wu's hand, these four pieces of jade looked exactly the same in terms of shape, size, color, texture and other aspects, and there were no flaws at all that could be used as a guide. Aunt Wu kept switching the positions of the four jade pendants in her hand, Ling Rui could only keep watching uneasily, nervousness and anxiety filled his mind, and a drop of sweat also stayed down his forehead, he was really not sure to identify which one was real and which one was fake.
After a while, Ling Rui stopped Aunt Wu's switching action and said, "Senior, I'll choose the rightmost piece." ”
Aunt Wu stopped what she was doing, and after glancing at the back of the jade pendant on the far right, she said coldly: "You won, Meng Yan is now in the Yufeng Villa, go ahead." ”
"Thank you seniors, juniors say goodbye!" Ling Rui smiled happily after hearing this, and left quickly after saying goodbye to Aunt Wu happily.
Aunt Wu looked at Ling Rui's distant back, lowered her head and looked at the identical "Jade Peak" brand on the back of the four jade pendants, a faint smile left on the corner of her mouth, and then she held the jade pendant tightly and walked towards a carriage parked on the side of the road. Then the coachman shouted, and the carriage started and drove in the direction of Jinyun Mountain.
In the early morning of the next day, a large number of Wild Sand Gang members gathered at Dadukou on the outskirts of the city, and the swords in their hands were particularly dazzling in the morning light. Immediately afterwards, Feng Biao, the gang leader with a long beard and a fierce face, also arrived here on a black horse, and said to the gang members who were dressed differently in front of him: "Brothers, Lao Tzu has long wanted to take down Yufeng Mountain Villa as the main altar of our Wild Sand Gang, and now this golden opportunity has finally come, and now there are only a group of little girls left in Yufeng Mountain Villa." You all give Lao Tzu some spiritual points, and rob Lao Tzu of the money and women in Yufeng Villa, and the good days of the brothers of the Wild Sand Gang will come in the future! Hahaha! ”
At this time, one of his subordinates next to him continued to roar: "Brothers, everyone should have heard that Ouyang He, the owner of this Jade Peak Mountain Villa, is a peerless beauty, right?" Why don't you arrest her and be our helper's wife? Ha ha! ”
"Okay, okay, hahaha..." All the gangs chimed in.
"Haha, brothers, follow me, drive!" With Feng Biao's order, dozens of gangs of the Wild Sand Gang mounted their horses and quickly marched towards the direction of Jinyun Mountain. The smoke is about to rise, and Yufeng Villa, which has been steadily spending decades in the troubled times, now has to face a coming catastrophe, including not only the Crazy Sand Gang, but also the stronger Wind Thunder Hall behind it, and other forces that may be involved because of Meng Yan's identity, including those dark shadows and evil demons of unknown origin. At this moment, Meng Yan, who was practicing martial arts in Zhuangzhong to practice martial arts and restore his internal strength, Ouyang He, who felt faintly uneasy in his heart when preparing the elixir, and Ling Rui, who was galloping towards Yufeng Villa on a fast horse, the fate of the three was about to be intertwined in the troubled times under the impetus of a certain behind-the-scenes palm.