Chapter 17: The Little Black House
The masked woman couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Yang Lian's smile, but she quickly understood the meaning of Yang Lian's smile, he actually wanted to start from the old Min army, this reaction speed made the masked woman a little surprised.
Yang Lian listened carefully, and heard all kinds of dissatisfaction from the drunkard's words, but soon someone took him away, he was also a young man, but he looked much more elegant, I don't know who his surname is?
Yang Lian thought silently, the masked woman didn't speak, after the two finished a meal, Yang Lian had already gotten a lot of information, at least roughly understood the information of the imperial court, this Southern Tang Dynasty court, whether it was territory or strength, seemed to be second to none among the countries south of the Yangtze River, but it was not monolithic, as long as there was a gap, Yang Lian had the confidence to knock it out little by little.
The two finished their meal and walked down the restaurant. The streets are still bustling and full of people, who would have thought that decades later, the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty would lament: the carved fence and jade masonry should still be there, but Zhu Yan has changed? Who can say clearly about the things in this world. Just like the Southern Wu court left by Yang Xingmi back then, it was soon controlled by Xu Wen?
There was nothing to say all the way, the two led the horse towards the south of the city, the Southern Tang Dynasty claimed to be a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, Li Yu had nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty Li family, the country name used to be Qi in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and later in order to enhance its legitimacy, he pretended to recognize the Li family as an ancestor and changed the country name to Tang. It's a pity that the world can't be continued by the so-called orthodoxy, and in the face of absolute strength, weak countries have only one way to perish.
The south of the city is mostly a place where civilians live, although the Southern Tang Dynasty is rich, there are also many poor families, along the way, there are sewage and debris everywhere, people can't imagine that this is actually Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The masked woman frowned, how could her grandfather place Yang Lian here?
According to her grandfather's last words, the masked woman asked for a while, and finally found a rather dilapidated house, the house did not occupy a large area, and there was no yard, it looked particularly shabby, and the door only needed to knock lightly, and then it squeaked and fell to the ground, making a dull sound, stirring up countless dust.
The masked woman tapped her toes lightly, and hurriedly dodged, and her white clothes were still spotless, but although Yang Lian's reaction was not slow, her movements were half a beat slower, and she ate a lot of dust. Yang Lian coughed a few times, and couldn't help but be disappointed.
He originally thought that the old slave had made arrangements, which would inevitably help him to restore the country in the future. But this room has obviously been abandoned for a long time, and even if there was any organization for the restoration of the country, I'm afraid it would have disappeared long ago, right? Yang Lian shook his head slightly, although he was disappointed, it was only for a moment, from the time he decided to come to Jinling, he was already ready to fight alone. Now I am disappointed, but I am not hopeless.
The masked woman sighed slightly, she didn't expect such an ending, she thought about it, and said, "This house has been in decay for a long time, I'm afraid no one has been here for a year or two." ”
Yang Lian clenched his fists and said, "The girl sent me here, and the task has been completed, so the girl can take care of herself." ”
Seeing what he said solemnly, the masked woman was slightly stunned, did he want to stay here? After a moment's hesitation, I couldn't help asking, "Where are you going next?" ”
"Find an inn and stay first." Yang Lian said lightly. The dust had almost fallen just now, and he had observed the room, where there were only a few chairs and a soft couch, and there seemed to be nothing special. This place has no value anymore, it is not worth nostalgia.
The masked woman nodded, wanting to speak, but she held back, she really wanted to ask clearly, this man with a complicated background, this man who made her unable to see through, would really embark on the road of recovering the country?
"Thank you girl for helping me all the way, and I will repay this kindness in the future. Now I want to be quiet, so I won't send it. Yang Lian said again.
The masked woman sighed slightly, a little uncomfortable with Yang Lian suddenly becoming so serious, so she had to arch her hand and say, "Farewell." As he spoke, he moved his steps lightly and walked out.
Yang Lian was stupid, still standing there, suddenly, the footsteps sounded again, the masked woman hurriedly came back, took out a book from her arms, handed it to Yang Lian, and said: "Grandfather once asked me to take care of you, but I have no interest in this restoration of the country, so I can't help you." I have a book here, which I have learned from my travels around the world, and I hope it will be helpful to you. ”
Yang Lian stretched out his hand to take it and said, "Don't thank you, if the girl needs help in the future, just come to me." ”
The masked woman smiled slightly, and the dim room suddenly became much brighter, which made Yang Lian's mood much better.
"Just by what you say, if you have something to do in the future, you can go to the Fairy Temple in Jiangdu Ancient Town to find me." The masked woman thought for a moment and said.
"Thank you, girl, but I don't know the girl's name?" Yang Lian asked.
The masked woman's eyes widened, and Yang Lian hurriedly explained, "If you don't know the girl's name, how can you find the girl?" ”
"Hmph." The masked woman snorted coldly, turned around and left, and was about to reach the door, when a voice came, "My name is Mi Shiwei." ”
"Good name, the girl is not thin on me, and in the future, I will promise to include the girl in the harem." Yang Lian instantly felt better, he knew Mi Shiwei's identity and who her father was.
Mi Shiwei was already at the door, she snorted coldly when she heard this, shook her hand, and a dart grazed Yang Lian's body: "If you talk nonsense again, I will chop you up and feed the dog." He drifted away without taking a cloud with him.
Yang Lian slowly paced to the door, and Mi Shiwei had disappeared. He leaned against the rotting doorframe, his eyes narrowed in thought.
Masked woman, it should be said that after Mi Shiwei left, a man in black turned out of the alley and appeared in front of her: "Senior sister, is it really him?" ”
"It should be him." Mi Shiwei nodded.
If Yang Lian could see the man in black, he would definitely be very surprised, because he had actually seen the man in black and Mi Shiwei. On that day, he was on the edge of the woods, fighting the water thieves of Taihu Lake, and the two people who saved him.
When the man in black heard this, he frowned and said, "I didn't expect that my junior sister was entrusted by my grandfather, and the person who came to find him was actually him, what a coincidence!" After a pause, he said strangely: "But when he was in the coffin, I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be wrong?" ”
Mi Shiwei also frowned and said: "When my grandfather disappeared back then, there must be something hidden, maybe it is very possible to save Yang Lian." It is even possible that all this was planned by my grandfather, maybe it is possible that Yang Lian, who died at the beginning, was fake, and it is also possible that this is fake. ”
The man in black nodded silently and said, "A person can change his name, but his appearance cannot be changed." This Yang Lian, I looked at it very much. ”
Mi Shiwei thought for a while and said, "I think the latter is very likely." His temperament is not at all different from what we have heard. ”
The man in black hesitated for a moment and said, "Senior sister, you seem to be a little different from him. ”
Mi Shiwei shook her head and said: "What difference can it be, I'm just curious, looking at his appearance, he is a person who is unwilling to be lonely, if he is really Yang Lian, how will he return to the country?"
The man in black smiled: "So you gave a cheatbook?" ”
"It's not a cheat, it's just some practice experience." Mi Shiwei said, waved her hand, and said, "Let's go, go back to Jiangdu." ”
Yang Lian waited for a while, but never saw Mi Shiwei return again, so he slowly took out the book that Mi Shiwei handed to him, it was not as exaggerated as he imagined, but he just talked about some things to strengthen the body, as for the light skills that surprised Yang Lian, it was actually the result of long-term practice.
Zhao Feiyan, who is as light as a swallow, is just the result of long-term practice. In this way, Yang Lian was relieved, and thought that this world was different from the normal world, but now it seems that there is not much difference. Yang Lian also took a closer look at the so-called light gong practice, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, just tied a bag with heavy objects to his legs. The weight of the bag can increase as the workout progresses. When you get used to it, you can start running very briskly.
At the end of the cheats, Yang Lian found a letter, opened it, and it turned out to be a letter from an old slave. In the letter, the old slave pointed out Yang Lian's identity and hoped that his granddaughter, Mi Shiwei, could send Yang Lian to Jinling. It is said that this was once a secret liaison base established by patriotic soldiers who were attached to Nanwu.
The reason why the old slave took Yang Lian to hide in Suzhou was that Suzhou belonged to Wu Yueguo, and it was relatively difficult for the Southern Tang Dynasty to intervene, and Yang Lian's safety was greater. And from Suzhou to Jinling, if it is a fast horse, it will be two or three days away, once Jinling has changed, you can rush to Jinling in the shortest possible time, presiding over the overall situation.
Only then did Yang Lian understand why he was in Suzhou.
Yang Lian sighed slightly, Li Yu seized the country of Southern Wu back then, and it was not that there were no loyal ministers, but with the passage of time, this secret liaison base was either seized by the Southern Tang Dynasty or abandoned for other reasons.
Walking around the dusty room, Yang Lian didn't find anything noteworthy, too much dust would, too long, annihilate everything. At this moment, Yang Lian heard soft footsteps outside the door.
Yang Lian reacted extremely quickly, he quickly walked out of the house and hid aside. Soon, a man in black walked in, and as soon as he entered the room, he stopped, looked carefully at the ground, and he clearly saw a few footprints.
Who came here? The man in black quickly left the room and stood outside the door and looked carefully, "What person, come out!" The man in black snorted.
Yang Lian didn't move, and he would never be exposed until the identity of this person was confirmed.
The room was unusually dark, and the man in black didn't dare to rush in, so he drank twice, and when he saw that there was no reflection in the room, he hesitated and walked in again. The room was very quiet, and the man in black looked around, searching carefully, and the dust on the ground affected his judgment, making him mistakenly believe that this footprint was left a few days ago.
Maybe the beggars used to be here. That's why footprints are left. After all, this place has been abandoned for more than three years, and there are still people who die here, and it is an unknown place.
The man in black walked slowly in the room, and after a long time, he sighed and walked out silently.
The room fell into a deathly silence again, and after a long time of incense, Yang Lian stood up from the innermost dark corner, his eyes were blazing, who is this man in black?