Huaiyang, Aquarius Lane, early in the morning.

Jiang Xin hasn't gone home yet, she was going to go back yesterday, but she was stopped by the old man, but she didn't say the reason, now she is only walking around in the old man's courtyard, occasionally talking and laughing with Yan Bailu.

Old man Tang called Lou Qi and Su Jingchen to a room alone, closed the door, and sat on the chair in the middle.

"Come here," beckoned the old man to them, "you've all met you, Assassin." ”

Su Jingchen nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Assassins? What assassin? Lou Qi was confused.

"And what's the matter with your injuries?" The old man glanced at Lou.

"Well," Lou Qi scratched his head, "when I went to pick up Miss Yuan, I met someone who wanted to insult Miss Yuan, stabbed me, and I knocked him unconscious with one punch." ”

"Oh? And how much strength did you use with that punch? The old man asked.

"Ten points? Seven or eight points? I don't know, but I punched the guy and flew him away. ”

The old man stroked his beard and said, "Maybe your boy was lucky enough to run out of the city, but they didn't find you." ”

The old man turned his head again and asked Su Jingchen, "They came to kill you, they should all be killed, right?" ”

"Well, but those guys aren't very good, or they think I don't know anything, so I underestimate the enemy." Su Jingchen raised his head and looked at the old man, the injuries he had suffered in the mud alley before were all skin injuries, that is, they looked terrible, the medicine given by the old man was very effective, and now Su Jingchen only occasionally felt pain.

The old man sighed, "I don't know who this group of people is targeting, maybe it's me, maybe it's you, maybe it's Yan Bailu, Lou Qi's mother, as for Xiaomei, I think it's unlikely, now Lou Qi and your mother want to go back, I'm just afraid that she will go back, and the group of assassins will come to the door again, and the consequences will be unimaginable, if your mother stays here, I can still protect one or two, at least that group of assassins don't dare to come here, if your mother wants to go back, it's best to go back for a while." ”

"But it still depends on your mother's opinion, and I can't force it." The old man said again.

Lou Qi rarely showed a serious look, he thought for a while, and said, "You don't need to tell my mother about this, just let her stay here, just to trouble Master, you have to worry more about my mother, and I will talk to my mother, at least let her not go back so early." ”

"Hmm." The old man nodded, "Recently, you should also bring some self-defense things when you go out, and be careful of encountering those assassins." ”

The two people in front of the old man nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Okay, I'll just say this, I'll ask someone to check the identity of those assassins, and you all have to be careful before you find out." After saying that, the old man waved his hand and signaled that they could go out.

Su Jingchen and Lou Qi clenched their fists at the old man and slowly exited the hut.

"What are you going to tell your mother?" Su Jingchen and Lou Qi walked side by side, and suddenly asked, he felt that Lou Qi was not a person who could lie.

"Don't worry, the mountain people have their own tricks!" Lou Qi grinned, suddenly ran out in two steps, and went directly out of the courtyard gate.

Su Jingchen smiled bitterly, didn't Mr. Tang just say, let's pay attention when we go out?

"Brother?" A voice suddenly came from behind Su Jingchen, he turned his head, Yan Bailu was rubbing his eyes, it seemed that he should have just woken up, and when he heard Su Jingchen's voice, she came out, her hair was a little messy, and there were a few handfuls of hair on her head, probably because she was not sleeping well, "What did you do last night, I fell asleep waiting for you." ”

"My brother got lost yesterday, and it took me a long time to find my way home," Su Jingchen squatted down, touched Yan Bailu's head, and smoothed her upturned hair, "When my brother gets home, it's dark." ”

"That's it," Yan Bailu looked at Su Jingchen, his eyes rolled, and said with a smile, "That's ...... Did I get my pancakes? ”

"I bought it," Su Jingchen pretended to look aggrieved and sighed, "It's just cold, frozen and hard, and I can't eat it." ”

"Eat, eat!" Yan Bailu hurriedly said, as if he was afraid that Su Jingchen would suddenly cry, "The things my brother bought are the most delicious, and they are delicious even when it's cold!" ”

Su Jingchen pinched Yan Bailu's baby fat face, and took out a steaming baked cake from his arms as if he were juggling, "Lie to you, this is what I just went to buy, but I have to eat less, I won't be able to eat later." ”

"Good!" Yan Bailu took the baked cake and smiled sweetly.

Half an hour later, Lou Qi came back, he ran directly into Jiang Xin's room, Jiang Xin looked at Lou Qi and asked, "Ah Qi, what's wrong?" I see what you're doing? ”

Lou Qi smiled and said, "Mother, didn't you say that you will go back today, I just went to see it, the road is not easy to walk, and I look at this day, it is estimated that it will snow, if you go back today, I am afraid that you will not be able to stand it and get sick again." ”

Jiang Xin's face was embarrassed, as if she was hesitating, "But why am I embarrassed to stay at your master's house all the time?" I've been bothering people for so many days, so it's not appropriate if I don't go back, right? ”

"How so?" Lou Qi went over and sat on the edge of Jiang Xin's bed and said, "Anyway, such a big yard, there are many people, but it is lively, what is there to disturb or not, my master is not such a stingy person." ”

"That'...... Have you asked your master what he means? This is your master's house, not ours, so don't make your own decisions. Jiang Xin was still a little hesitant.

"I asked!" Lou Qi grinned, "My master would love you to live here, didn't you say last time that you want to be your best braised chicken?" Little Bailu has been thinking about it for a long time. ”

Jiang Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll stay at your master's place first, and when the weather is better and the road is better, we'll go back." ”

"Good!" Lou Qi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he had finally deceived him.

"Ahh Jiang Xin suddenly called him again.

"What's wrong, mother?"

"I've been living in your master's house, and I'm embarrassed to ......."

"Mother, didn't you just promise to stay here?" Lou raised a bitter gourd face, "Why did you say you were going back in a blink of an eye?" ”

"You listen to me," Jiang Xin reached out and touched Lou Qi's head, "I'm asking you to go back, take my needles and threads, and the soles I have in Na, and I'll make you all a pair of shoes." ”

"That's right," Lou patted his head, "then I'll get it later!" ”

"It's going to take a long time for you to come and go, and you'd better wait until you're done eating." Jiang Xin touched Lou Qi's head again.

Lou Qi agreed, turned around and walked out of the room, and didn't forget to close the door when he went out.

Su Jingchen stood in the distance, leaning against the wall, and asked, "Are you going to persuade your mother not to go back?" ”

Lou Qi nodded.

"How's that going?" Su Jingchen asked again.

"I agreed, but my mother still felt a little uncomfortable, saying that she asked me to go back and bring the soles she received, and she wanted to make a pair of shoes for us."

Su Jingchen pondered for a moment and said, "Then I'll go with you, in case I meet those people again, I can take care of them." ”

"Okay," Lou Qi smiled and patted Su Jingchen's shoulder, hugged him into the house, and went to the fire.

......

Outside the city of Huaiyang, twenty miles, mountain streams.

11,000 red turban soldiers gathered here, after several days of continuous travel, they finally came here, Luo Zhi stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the prosperous Huaiyang, the desire in his heart became more and more inflated.

As long as I lay down there, the whole world is not all in my hands?

The thin military advisor stood beside Luo Zhi, his face was expressionless, he kept exhaling white mist, he had read a few military books, and he was familiar with several formations, he always felt that his command strategy was already the best in this world, and it was only a matter of time before he conquered Huaiyang.

"Strategist, what are the best plans?" Luo Zhi stared at Huaiyang City in the distance and asked.

"In the past few days of our march, the grain and grass have almost run out, and the morale of the soldiers is not high, so I suggest that the general can go to a few surrounding villages first, grab some grain and grass, and improve the morale of the soldiers, killing two birds with one stone." Zhang Xiu's voice was hoarse, and his voice was very uncomfortable to listen to.

Luo Zhi looked excited and said loudly, "Okay! Then follow the military division! Let's go and lay down a few small villages first! ”

After speaking, Luo Zhi turned his head and whispered a few words to the henchman next to him, and the henchman hugged his fists in agreement, turned around and walked away.

A moment later, at the end of the team, Luo Zhi's henchmen came to Xu Long and hugged his fists and said, "This brother, your people have just joined our Red Turban Army and have not done anything yet, so this time the general asked me to come and give you a task." ”

Sure enough, I'm afraid that we will be sent to death as pioneers, and we have to find a time to run away with our brothers, Xu Long thought to himself, but he still hugged his fists at the comer and asked, "I don't know what the task given to us by the general is?" ”

"Take your people, follow the general, and go to the surrounding villages to get some grain and grass." The man said expressionlessly.

Okay, isn't it just going to be a mountain bandit and rob? A good Red Turban Army for the country and the people.

"I don't know when I'm leaving?" Xu Long asked.

"Half an hour later, I still hope that Brother Xu will be punctual." The man clenched his fists at Xu Long again, turned and left.

"Big brother, what did people say?" Qi San leaned up and asked.

"For the country and the people, what do you think you can do?" Xu Long said angrily.

"Are you going to fight those dog-day officers?" Qi San rubbed his hands, "If we go, will the people over there revolt with us and turn against that dog official?" ”

Xu Long sighed and kicked Qi San again, this guy's brain is still not very good, "You haven't been here, how do you know that the people's lives are not good, and the county guard is a dog official?" ”

Qi San thought for a moment and said categorically, "The world is as dark as a crow, the officials over there are so bad, and the ones here are not much better!" ”

Xu Long didn't speak, but silently kicked Qi San again.