In the inn, after Song Jiang and the others were full of wine and food, they checked out and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, someone asked: "I heard that Wu Junshi asked Liu Tang and Wang Ying brothers to pick up Brother Gongming, why haven't you seen him when he arrived in Xuzhou?" ”

Song Jiang listened, but he didn't think much about it: "It's okay, it's probably delayed on the road." With all the brothers here, can Song Jiang still have an accident? ”

The big black man next to him touched the pair of plate axes and said, "If you want to move my brother Gongming, first ask me if the axe in Tie Niu's hand will agree." ”

Everyone was amused by this man's straightforward temperament and laughed a few times.

It was just afternoon, and it was still some hour before it got dark. After packing up their things, the crowd began to continue on their way.

Fu left the county seat, and Ming Xia, who entered the city, breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, there was no city gate tax in this small county, otherwise I really didn't know what would happen to Xu Ziling.

But the next moment, she was dumbfounded again. I saw Xu Ziling walking through the crowd, as long as someone's purse and money bag were exposed, he leaned over and pretended to touch them, and secretly rolled their purses and wallets into his sleeves.

Ming Xia was afraid that he would be discovered if he continued like this, so he hurriedly went up and grabbed him.

Grabbed by Ming Xia's arm, Xu Ziling stopped, and suddenly felt irritability in his heart, shook his hand, and pushed away Ming Xia, who was pulling him.

Ming Xia was pushed by this, and took a few steps back one after another, and a sense of grievance came to her heart.

Xu Ziling woke up after the push, turned around and saw Ming Xia with an aggrieved face, and was very distressed: "Ming Xia, I'...... I didn't mean to. ”

Ming Xia's peach-blossom-like eyes stared at him for a long time, and suddenly smiled and said, "It's okay, I know it's that strange poison that is doing it." ”

Looking at Ming Xia's smile, Xu Ziling stepped forward and hugged her gently.

Ming Xia's face was suddenly red, and she stretched out her hand to push Xu Ziling away, but she couldn't push it, so she had to lower her head and hide in his arms.

In this era, don't say that they are unmarried, even if they are married, when they hug each other on the street, they will be called "immoral" and "insulting".

"Miss!" Suddenly, someone shouted.

Hearing this familiar voice, Ming Xia Shi was ashamed and struggled to break away from Xu Ziling's embrace.

The owner of the voice, even the maid Gu Yue'er they were looking for, was flattening her mouth at this time, looking at Xu Ziling angrily.

Xu Ziling scratched his head and laughed twice.

But I heard the maid say to Ming Xiajiao: "Miss, do you know how to hug him on the street." ”

Ming Xia was even more embarrassed when she heard this, and she didn't know how to speak.

Xu Ziling couldn't stand it anymore, and said to the maid: "Who, I have made a private agreement with your young lady for life since I was a child, what can I do if I hug him." ”

The maid was not happy at the time: "How can the frolic between ignorant children be taken seriously." ”

Xu Ziling looked at Ming Xia, who didn't speak, and said with a smile: "Your young lady will take it seriously, of course, I will also take it seriously." ”

The maid blushed and opened her mouth, but she couldn't speak.

Ming Xia smiled lightly and asked, "Yue'er, why are you here alone, Brother Liu?" ”

The maid replied: "Brother Liu recovered a few days ago and went to Guangnan by boat, saying that he went to Baihua Valley to seek medical treatment. I don't know where you're going, Miss, so I can only wait for you here. ”

This was expected by the two of them. As long as Liu Jingsheng's whereabouts are not known by the people of Liangshan, he killed the three of Liangshan again, and this feud should not be solved.

Xu Ziling suddenly remembered what Wang Ying and the others said about stalking, Song Gongming and his group in the inn before were also from Liangshan, if they came with them, it would be difficult.

Thinking of this, Xu Ziling hurriedly said to Ming Xia: "Ming Xia, this place is not suitable for a long time, we have to leave quickly." ”

Ming Xia nodded and said to the maid, "Do you have anything important to take, go get it as soon as possible, we have to leave this place." ”

The maid shook her head: "There are only some clothes, if you are in a hurry, then you don't want it." ”

Xu Ziling said: "If you go to Xuzhou City to buy clothes, leave this place first." ”

The maid and Ming Xia nodded in unison.

On the country road, Song Jiang and others were hurrying on the road, passing by a small slope, and faintly saw three people lying on the ground in the distance, so Song Jiang asked someone to go over to check.

One of the people in the procession sped out and ran on his legs, as if his feet were not touching the ground, and after counting the hours, he came to the place where the three men were.

The man looked at it for a moment, then ran back in a panic, and said to Song Jiang: "Oh no, Brother Gongming, those three people were all killed, I only know one of the Liu Tang brothers, but the other two don't know, they should also be Liangshan's brothers." ”

Song Jiangdeng's face sank: "There is such a thing!" Then he walked quickly into the distance.

The crowd hurriedly followed.

When he arrived next to the corpses of the three people, Song Jiang knelt down and cried: "Who hurt my brother's life, I, Song Jiang, are inseparable from him!" ”

Several people couldn't bear it, and persuaded one after another: "I am determined to avenge the three brothers, brother, let's get up first, discuss how to find the murderer first, and don't let the thief go away." ”

When Song Jiang heard this, he wiped his tears, got up and said, "Brother Dai Zong, you go and send someone over to transport the bodies of the three brothers back to my Shuibo Liangshan for burial." ”

A middle-aged man named Dai Zong answered, and ran out like a meteor.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Brother Gongming, come and have a look." ”

When Song Jiang heard this, he hurriedly walked over.

saw that the man was looking at Liu Tang's corpse. Previously, Liu Tang's body was on his side, but at this time, the man laid his body flat, only to find the clues under his left arm.

On the ground where his left arm was pressed before he died, the words "man and woman" and "red sword" were written in blood, although they were not clear, but they were also recognizable. And his left arm, even though it was already cold, stretched out two fingers.

Song Jiang looked at those words, his brows tightened: "I think it's the clues left by Brother Liu Tang and us." Two fingers, man and woman, red sword. In this case, the murderer should be a man and a woman, one of whom wielded a red sword. ”

Suddenly remembered the man and woman in the morning, and said in a deep voice to a few people behind him: "The murderer is the man and woman who were in the inn at noon, quickly, notify the brothers nearby, and pay attention to the pair of men and women in the surrounding counties, that young man is good at martial arts, remember not to act rashly." ”

Several people also came to their senses, nodded immediately, and were ordered to leave. When he left, someone said to the big black man who stayed: "I'll wait to pursue the pair of men and women, and the safety of Brother Gongming will be on you." ”

The big black man patted his chest: "Don't worry, Brother Gongming is missing a hair, just take me Tie Niu is ask." ”

Only then did a few people leave with peace of mind.

On the other side, Xu Ziling and the others had already left Fuli County and headed for Xuzhou. However, the second daughter didn't know martial arts, and the speed of the journey was not too fast, so that the two Liangshan people who were originally following Gu Yue'er followed behind.

Xu Ziling inadvertently turned his head and could see the two of them. Those two were also cunning characters, and they knew that Xu Ziling was very skilled, but they just followed from a distance and didn't dare to get too close.

Xu Ziling didn't have a good way to do this, so he could only take one step at a time. If you take the risk to kill them, in case you fall into the plan of diverting the tiger from the mountain and let the second daughter fall into the hands of Liang Shan, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Liang Shan, who followed the three of them, was also an old man, and they had been marking along the way, and the brothers in the rear would soon be able to follow the mark.

Xu Ziling also began to get nervous at this time, he knew that as long as the second daughter was there, it would be difficult for the three of them to get out of tracking, and a famous Shantou like Liangshan must have its intelligence network, and he would soon be able to trace his identity.

Fortunately, Wang Ying and the three were killed by him, and Song Jiang and the others may not associate Wang Ying's death with themselves, and they should be able to bother them for a while.

However, what Xu Ziling didn't know was that Liu Tang was punched with all his strength in the atrium at that time, but he did not die on the spot, and even left a hint that was enough to expose them.

……

In the north of Xuzhou City, in the main hall of a courtyard, Miss Su was sitting opposite a half-hundred-year-old man. There was a beautiful girl of fifteen or sixteen years old beside the old man, who was looking at Miss Su with a look of admiration.

Miss Su picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Mr. Wang, it is said that you retreated bravely a few years ago, abandoned the business in the city, and moved your family to a village to become an idle rich man, why did you return to Xuzhou City now?" ”

The old man didn't care about the rudeness in the woman's words, and said lightly: "It's not that it's forced by this world, there are too many thieves outside the city, and it's difficult to live in peace." ”

Su Wan nodded: "I also know a little about the old gentleman's situation." But in any case, he still returned to this Xuzhou City, can the old gentleman really be willing to be mediocre and idle to death? Even if it's not for yourself, what about Miss Luoyan, with your current wealth, can you make her worry-free for the rest of her life? ”

The old man was silent for a while, glanced at his daughter, and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and she will fight for the happiness of the wild goose." ”

Su Wan lost patience and said straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, let's talk to you directly." If you run the store opened in Xuzhou City for my Su family, then I will recognize Luo Yan as my sister-in-law, take her with me, she wants to do business, I will teach her, she wants money, I will give her money, if she meets a man she likes and wants to marry, my Su family will also be her descendant, and will also give a dowry, my Su family is her background, who wants to bully her, it depends on whether my Su family agrees. ”

Glancing at the old man who seemed to be thinking deeply, Su Wan continued: "Of course, I won't interfere with her freedom, it's okay if she wants to follow me, if she doesn't follow me, I will treat her as my sister and protect her." ”

The old man sighed and said, "Okay, the old man who has half a foot in the ground, and he has done this business with Miss Su, but he will make a profit without losing money." Luoyan and her mother went early, and I, as a father, don't care enough for her, I believe in Miss Su's personality, and I can rest assured that I will hand over Luoyan to you. ”

The girl on the side suddenly burst into tears: "Dad, I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to accompany you." Playing chess with you, basking in the sun with you, chatting with you, planting flowers with you, raising birds......"

The old man stroked the tips of his daughter's messy hair, and said softly: "Good daughter, my father is old, I can't accompany you for too long, you can follow Miss Su to see the vast world outside, to see the customs and customs of the Great Song Dynasty, and to meet more chic teenagers like Xu Gongzi." I know you yearn for this, but your father was too selfish before, and he didn't want you to follow in your mother's footsteps and locked you up for so many years. ”

The girl cried bitterly: "Dad, I've grown up, I don't care about these anymore, I just want to accompany you." ”

The old man patted the girl's thin shoulder: "Dad has such a pimple in his heart, don't you want it to fall?" ”

Su Wan echoed softly: "Luoyan, I just want you to follow me, not to follow me all the time, if you miss Mr. Wang, you can come back at any time." ”

The girl nodded tearfully and reached out to hug her father's somewhat thin hand.