One of them walked in and said to Shi's mother: "I took the liberty to come to the door, disturbed the old lady, and hoped that the old lady would forgive her sins." It's just that two elders are seriously injured, and if they don't find a place for medical treatment, I'm afraid their lives will not be saved. But Shi Taishou had already ordered the city to be searched, and he had no choice but to hide in the Taishou Mansion and ask the old lady to help him save the lives of the elders. ”

Shi Mu asked very calmly: "You are the same people who participated in the fight at the city gate at noon today?" "Shi Mu, like the people in the city, didn't know about Jiang Huanchu, and thought it was just an ordinary vendetta in the rivers and lakes.

Shi Luosheng nodded: "Don't dare to deceive the old lady, it's us." ”

Shi Mu closed her eyes and thought for a while: "Wenyi is in the study now, please ask Shaoxia to call him over, presumably Shaoxia will not let the old man shout by himself." ”

Shi Luosheng's face turned red, and he said with some embarrassment: "Please forgive the old lady, I have no choice but to use extraordinary means." After speaking, let Liu Zixuan go to the study and invite Shi Wenyi to come over.

When Shi Wenyi heard that his mother was being held hostage, he ran into the backyard angrily and saw Shi Luosheng waiting outside the door of the Buddhist hall. Shi Wenyi forcibly suppressed his anger and asked, "Who are you?" Why did you assassinate the four princes of Qi and now hold my mother hostage, what do you want to do? ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Lord Taishou, please calm your anger, if there is another way, I will never dare to disturb the old lady, we failed to assassinate Jiang Huan Chu, and the two elders below were also seriously injured, my lord, you ordered to search the city again, there is no place for us to live outside, so we had no choice but to come to your mansion to ask the old lady for help, to see if we can let us recuperate here with peace of mind." ”

Shi Wenyi sneered: "You are really good at talking, did you ask the old lady for help like this?" What if I don't allow you to heal here? ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "The adult will not disagree, everyone in Changli City knows that the adult is a dutiful son, how can he ignore his mother's safety." ”

Shi Wenyi had no choice but to compromise: "You can only stay in this backyard, and you can't go anywhere else." If I am seen by others, I will also be implicated by you. Except for the people who send people to deliver food every day, no one else comes in. ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Don't worry, my lord, we won't go anywhere until we heal from our injuries." ”

Shi Wenyi walked into the Buddhist hall and comforted his mother a few words, flicked his sleeves and left. Liu Zixuan took in the three Lin Wenying who were hiding near the Taishou Mansion, and the five of them lived in this backyard with peace of mind.

Wu Ying's injuries were extremely serious, and Lin Wenying's internal injuries were not light, and Ao Qing didn't dare to leave for a moment by the side of the two. Shi Wenyi would also come to visit his mother every day, and when he saw that Wu Ying's injuries were too serious, he was afraid that if he died in his own house, these people would be angry with his mother, so he invited two doctors to come over for diagnosis, and after boiling a few medicines, the injury gradually improved.

Five days later, Shi Wenyi came over and told everyone that Jiang Huan Chu saw that the assassin had not been found in the city for several days, so he urged Kong Yi to go to Shouchun first, and the assassination was not pursued for the time being. Kong Yi was originally worried that he would not be able to find the assassin and would not be able to explain to Qi Guo, but now that the party concerned does not pursue it, he is naturally overjoyed, so he asked Shi Wenyi to stop searching the city and leave for Shouchun tomorrow.

After these days of recuperation, Lin Wenying's injuries are almost healed, and although Wu Ying can't use force, his movement is not serious. Lin Wenying said to Shi Wenyi: "We have also bothered the adults for many days, and after Jiang Huan Chu leaves tomorrow, we will also leave and thank you for your care during this time." ”

Shi Wenyi snorted coldly: "I just care about my mother's safety, and I don't have any intention of taking care of you." Your assassination of the four princes of Qi was intended to provoke a war between Chu and Qi. If you don't say who you are, I can guess that it was either sent by the Song State or sent by the Yan State, and once the news of your injuries in my house spread, I will be charged with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, I just hope that you don't take revenge. ”

Lin Wenying was a little ashamed: "No matter what the adults think in their hearts, I have written down this kindness." When we leave the city tomorrow, no one will ever know that we have ever been in the Lord's House, so please rest assured. ”

After Shi Wenyi left, Lin Wenying called Shi Luosheng to his side: "Luosheng, thanks to you this time, we can save our lives, but I still have a few words I want to say to you." ”

Shi Luosheng said respectfully, "Elder Lin, please speak." ”

Lin Wenying said: "Tiandaomen is also famous in the rivers and lakes, although this time it is a last resort to escape, but I still hope that you will not use such tricks as sprinkling lime powder and coercing other people's mothers in the future, if it spreads, it will really insult our reputation." ”

Shi Luosheng felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, but he still bowed his head and said, "The disciple knows that he is wrong, and he will not do it again in the future." ”

Lin Wenying saw that Shi Luosheng admitted his mistake and changed the topic: "The assassination of Jiang Huan Chu is very important to our Great Song Dynasty, although we failed this time, we can't give up yet." Senior Brother Deng often praises you for being good at strategy, and blames me for not asking your opinion last time, do you have any good plans now? ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "Jiang Huan Chu will go to Shouchun tomorrow, although Xiong Yu was killed by us, but the Chu State will definitely send someone with higher martial arts to respond, plus there is still a candidate for victory in the guards of the Qi State." And several senior brothers on our side have died in battle, Elder Wu has also been seriously injured, and you have just recovered from your injuries, so it will not be so easy to assassinate again, let's wait until Shouchun to find a chance. ”

Lin Wenying said a little helplessly: "It's just like this, you should rest early today." After speaking, he walked into the Buddhist hall. Liu Zixuan saw that Shi Luosheng was still in the courtyard, and his mood was a little low, so he came out to chat with him.

Liu Zixuan said: "What's the matter, did Elder Lin say you just now?" ”

Shi Luosheng asked a little disappointed: "Do you also think what I did was wrong?" Whether it's sprinkling lime powder, or holding Shi Taishou's mother hostage to threaten him, is this all so indiscriminate? ”

Liu Zixuan touched his head: "Luosheng, I don't know if you did it right, but if you hadn't done it, we might all be dead now." We grew up together, studying and practicing martial arts together, I know you, and no matter what you have to do, I will support you. ”

Shi Luosheng was a little indignant: "These so-called heroes in the rivers and lakes all regard themselves as upright men and gentlemen, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, in fact, they are obviously afraid of these indiscriminate methods, but they disdain to use them for the sake of face, and they pretend to be above board and upright on the surface, which is really self-deception and ridiculous." There is no difference between killing with a bow and a crossbow, killing with a knife, and sprinkling a person's eyes with lime powder, all of which are just a means to an end. ”

Liu Zixuan saw that Shi Luosheng had resentment in his heart, and hurriedly relieved: "Don't take it to heart, Elder Lin has been famous for a long time after all, and this method is difficult to accept for a while, you can understand him." ”

Shi Luosheng sneered: "The means they disdain to use and look down on, let me use them all." Someday, I'll make them understand that the things they're clinging to aren't worth anything. ”

The next day, after Jiang Huanchu and his party left, Shi Luosheng and others were also ready to set off. Lin Wenying asked Ao Qing to find a carriage in the city, and hired two people to escort Wu Ying to Qin State first, and then make a detour back to Song State.

Half a month later, the four of them came to Shouchun, and when they inquired, they learned that Jiang Huanchu and his party had not yet arrived in Shouchun. went to Kong Yi's house to investigate, but Kong Yi didn't have any news.

Lin Wenying asked a little strangely: "We have been walking very slowly along the way, Jiang Huan Chu and they set off half a day earlier than us, it makes no sense that they haven't entered the city yet?" Did something happen on the way? ”

Shi Luosheng said, "Elder Lin, Zixuan and I will go along the official road to investigate and see if we can find anything." ”

Lin Wenying nodded and said: "It's just the two of you, pay attention to safety on the road, if you find Jiang Huanchu's whereabouts, don't expose yourself, hurry back and join me." ”

The two said goodbye to Lin Wenying, went out of the city gate, and walked along the official road for two days without finding anything. Liu Zixuan was a little puzzled: "Did the four princes of this dignified Qi country disappear out of thin air like this, why can't they find anyone all the way down?" ”

Shi Luosheng pondered for a while and said, "There is a possibility that we have all ignored, except that our Great Song wants to kill Jiang Huan Chu, Yan Guo should want to kill Jiang Huan Chu more than us." Qi has been expanding abroad over the years, and Yan has become the first target of Qi, and the pressure on Yan has been increasing in recent years, otherwise he would not have sent people to form an alliance with our Great Song Dynasty. In addition, whether it is Xiang Tong or the other princes of Qi State, they just want to borrow a knife to kill people, if they can reveal the news to us, won't they also reveal the news to Yan Kingdom? ”

Liu Zixuan suddenly realized: "No wonder we haven't been able to find Jiang Huanchu's whereabouts, so he has been killed by the assassins sent by the Yan State now?" ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "It shouldn't be yet, if Jiang Huanchu had been killed, the news should have come out a long time ago, and he must still be alive now." The reason why we've been without news is that they're stuck somewhere. Kong Yi was a pawn of the Chu State, and there was no news of him, indicating that they must be far away from the city now. On the way from Changli to Shouchun, only the area around Wuling Mountain is sparsely populated, and I guess they are now trapped on Wuling Mountain. ”

Liu Zixuan looked at Shi Luosheng with some excitement: "Then what are you waiting for, we will go to Wuling Mountain now." ”

Shi Luosheng glanced at him: "What are you excited about, if my speculation is right, the Qi State has Hou Win, and the Yan State has the people who can make Hou Ying fall into trouble, what can we do if we go, who can we beat?" Now you go back and invite Elder Lin to come, I will go to Wuling Mountain first, leave marks along the way, and then you will come along." ”

Liu Zixuan sighed, touched his head and said, "Then you have to be careful alone, Elder Lin and I will arrive as soon as possible." ”