Guangzhou City, thirty miles east of the city.

A remote mountain village that is sparsely populated and inhabited by only a small number of people.

In the col, a bamboo hut.

Chen Qiankun sat inside, with a look of chagrin and regret, his eyes were firmly fixed on Wang Rui who was standing beside him, and he said in a deep voice: "The news of Li Zhen's death has not yet arrived, which means that Li Zhen may be alive, once Li Zhen returns to the Admiral's Mansion, he will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress the Heaven and Earth Society, Rui'er, you go and gather all the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Society, let them disguise themselves as ordinary people as much as possible, search around the Nine Peaks, and kill Li Zhen on the spot after finding him, leaving no one alive." ”

"The disciple obeys."

Wang Rui responded with a fist, turned around and left.

As soon as Wang Rui walked out of the bamboo house, Fang Su walked in with an aggrieved face, she was dressed in white, her expression was gloomy, her eyes were full of apology, she bowed to Chen Qiankun, her hands hung in front of her, her lips were tight, Fang Su already knew the news of Li Zhen's uncertain life and death, she didn't understand very much, she didn't understand why her kind and kind father-in-law would deceive her.

"Su'er, what's the matter?"

Chen Qiankun rubbed his headache and raised his head and asked.

Fang Su was silent for a moment, and said puzzledly: "Father-in-law, you obviously agreed to negotiate with Su'er and Master Li, why did you let your daughter lose her trust, Li Zhen is a good official, why ......?"

"That's enough."

Chen Qiankun slapped on the table and shouted angrily: "You have to remember clearly, you are a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Society, our Heaven and Earth Society is going to overthrow the Manchu Dynasty, Li Zhen is the lackey of the Manchu Tartar Emperor, you must kill Li Zhen, let you lie to Li Zhen What's wrong, this is for the sake of the great cause of the Heaven and Earth Society, as a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Society, or the daughter of me, the chief helmsman, shouldn't you sacrifice for the Heaven and Earth Society." ”

Chen Qiankun was already very irritable in his heart, and when he saw Fang Su entangled, he drank directly.

Fang Su was disappointed in his heart, it turned out that Chen Qiankun's everything was for the great cause, without her as a woman, in Chen Qiankun's heart, she couldn't compare to the great cause after all.

Fang Sushi Shiran saluted Chen Qiankun, turned around and walked outside.

"Stop."

Chen Qiankun shouted, Fang Su immediately stopped, Chen Qiankun's eyes were cold, and he ordered in a deep voice: "I am busy dealing with Li Zhen's affairs now, and there are many Qing troops outside, it is very dangerous, you stay in the village and don't leave, besides, I have already decided on your marriage with Rui'er, and there is still more than a month, make good preparations, and wait to be Rui'er's wife." ”

"Alright, let's get out."

Chen Qiankun waved his hand and motioned for Fang Su to leave.

Fang Su didn't refute and left quietly.

……

Jiugou River, through the mountain range where the Jiuzhong Peak is located, flows into the city of Guangzhou, runs through the whole city, the river water of the Jiugou River is clear, stand by the river and see the fish swimming, many people are washing clothes by the Jiugou River, not only that, the banks of the Jiugou River are verdant and green, and the trees are shady.

In the summer evening, many people spread out and play on the riverbank, quite lively, the sunset gradually sets, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkles down, and the city of Guangzhou shines as if it is sprinkled with a layer of gold dust.

Under the golden light, the bank of the Jiugou River is even more speckled with light, and the scenery is charming.

The majestic wind blows, the skirt is flying, and it is a beautiful scenery.

On the bank of the river, two women were strolling, walking very slowly, enjoying themselves slowly.

The sky is getting darker, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians, but the two are still strolling, these two women are slender, graceful, one of the women has a delicate face, bright eyes, elegant and outstanding temperament, wearing a long skirt of flowers, combing light makeup, strolling on the road, enjoying the coolness of midsummer, this woman is not an ordinary person, it is Li Xiaotong, the old bustard of Huaibi Building.

Next to Li Xiaotong, followed by the personal maid Huan'er.

The two walked slowly one after the other.

Huan'er is not very old, only fifteen years old, and it is the time to be alive.

Along the way, she followed behind Li Xiaotong, chattering non-stop, the sun disappeared, the light was dim under the shade of the trees, Huan'er thought for a while, and said: "Miss, this weather is hot, I'll go to the river to wash my face, and then we'll go back." As he spoke, Huan'er jumped and ran towards the shore not far ahead.

Li Xiaotong walked slowly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

When she was as old as Huan'er, she wasn't as innocent as Huan'er, but unfortunately, the years are urging people to grow old, and she is already twenty-five years old in the blink of an eye.

"Ahh

Suddenly, a scream came, but it was Huan'er's voice.

Li Xiaotong hurriedly ran up and asked, "Huan'er, what's wrong, did you meet a water snake?" ”

"No, no." Huan'er stretched out her hand and pointed to the side, looking terrified.

Li Xiaotong asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"People, people, dead people." Huan'er replied.

Li Xiaotong is used to seeing all kinds of characters, even dead people, but he is not afraid.

She strode down the steps, squatted on the bank of the river, looked carefully, and found that there was really a person, because there was a protruding stone on the bank of the river, blocking the corpse that floated down. As soon as the words fell, I saw a middle-aged man coming out from under the shade of the trees, who was Li Xiaotong's bodyguard Li Lie.

Li Lie has been following Li Xiaotong all the time, and there is no trace of him.

He walked to the shore, looked at the corpse in the water, scooped it up with both hands, and the person in the water was a young man with a sword in his chest, it was Li Zhen.

It was getting dark, and there were no pedestrians on the road.

"Miss, this person still has a sword stuck in his body, it's so scary."

Huan'er's big eyes blinked, and she was a little scared when she hid behind Li Xiaotong, because when Li Lie fished Li Zhen up, Li Zhen's clothes were already red with blood, even if they were washed by the river, they were still bloody, and Li Zhen's face was pale, his eyes were closed, and his lips were purple.

Li Xiaotong asked, "Uncle Li, let's see if there is any salvation." ”

Li Lie stretched out his finger under Li Zhen's nostrils, and immediately said, "If you have gas, you should be able to save life." ”

Li Xiaotong said: "Since you can save him, you can't see death without saving him, Uncle Li, you are good, take him back to Huaibi Tower quietly, clean and treat him, and when he comes to his senses, ask him where he is from, and send him back." ”

Li Lie sighed with emotion: "Miss, this person met you, it is really a blessing from the previous life. ”

Li Xiaotong shook his head and said: "When my father was alive, I often said that I was good and virtuous, although I fell into the dust, I can't forget my father's teachings, Uncle Li, human life is important, you should take him back quickly." ”

Li Lie nodded, turned around and left.

Huan'er and Li Xiaotong returned together, and when they were walking on the road, Huan'er retorted loudly: "Miss, our Huaibi Building is clean and clean, and we don't do the skin and meat business, how can we just fall into the dust, you, you always belittle yourself, you know everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and you have only learned people, no number of men can compare to you." ”

Li Xiaotong smiled, did not reply, and slowly returned to Huaibi Building with Huan'er.