Upstairs outside the heavens, there was a deathly silence.

Luo Shixin just looked at the leather bag on the table, like wood.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant slipped out early to find someone, and Luo Shixin didn't care, but the corners of his mouth were more ridiculed.

I don't know how long it took, but in the distance of the long street, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves. The horses came so fast that when they rang at the end of the long street, they were downstairs in an instant.

Immediately there was a person, long and jade, heroic, but he looked up and looked up.

The guy in the restaurant had already stretched out his finger, and the man immediately jumped up and reached out to grab the railing of the restaurant. The figure swirled like a swallow and landed gently upstairs.

A group of people watching the excitement cheered loudly, feeling that the person was like a general. The man was also smug when he stood upstairs, his eyes fell on Luo Shixin's body, and he frowned.

Taking two steps forward, there was a 'pop' sound, and he reached out and slapped on the table, and when he retracted his hand, he left a token on the table.

The color of the token is light silver, there is a fire word written on it, but the background is a river, the trees are dense, the texture is unusually clear, lifelike, although the token is small, but the pattern on it is very complex, and there are two small words at the bottom of the token, but it is peaceful!

The man looked arrogant, ignored Luo Shixin, and did not say a word.

From beginning to end, Luo Shixin didn't even look up at the man, but his gaze fell from the skin to the token.

The man was waiting for Luo Shixin to speak, but when he saw that he was even more arrogant than himself, anger surged up in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Whoever is a friend, that is, entering the immortal outside the sky, that is, seeing the Taiping Order, you should know the rules." ”

Luo Shixin reached out and picked up the leather bag, but with a sweep, the sound of the token 'dang' fell to the ground.

The man's face changed greatly, he took a long breath, Huo Ran drew his knife, and cut off his head.

Luo Shixin stretched out his hand to shake open the skin, revealing a short stick, but he knocked it, and with a 'dangchang' sound, the man's single knife had become two.

The man couldn't help but be shocked, but he was afraid that Luo Shixin would take advantage of the gap to attack, so he hurriedly retreated, and knocked over a table in a panic, Luo Shixin put down the short stick and said coldly: "Call Xu Yuanlang to come." ”

That person was not bad at being conceited, and it could be seen that Luo Shixin defeated himself with a heavy weight, and it was rare to shoot quickly, but he did not change his arrogance, "Father, can you see him if you want to?" Since you are in charge of Longmen, you should know the rules of Taiping, and you will not issue tokens......"

Luo Shixin sneered: "Taiping is four and eight gates, you are just a person in the ninth stream of the Fire Gate, what qualifications do you have to let the people of the gate show the token?" ”

The man was a little stunned when he heard the four gates, and when he heard the person who was in the gate, he restrained his crazy face and said in disbelief: "You said you are a person in the gate?" Are you...... What my dad said...... Roshison? Why did you only get there today...... My dad has been waiting for you all along! ”

Luo Shixin snorted coldly, but did not reply. The man was a little embarrassed, and arched his hand and said: "General Luo, my name is Xu Chang, and my father is Xu Yuanlang...... Seeing Luo Shixinli, he ignored it, and the man hated it in his heart, picked up the token, but still said respectfully: "I'll go and invite my father!" ”

This time, however, he walked down the stairs, ran out of the building, and galloped away.

Luo Shixin still sat there, but no one in the entire restaurant dared to talk anymore.

Xu Yuanlang is based in Dongping in the north and Lang evil in the south, and here he is a character who stomps his feet and trembles on the ground, and it is natural for his son Xu Chang to be arrogant. But this person is not good-looking, and he is even more arrogant than Xu Chang, so how can they not be afraid.

Xu Chang walked the time of the meal, and the rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded from the long street, as tight as a dense drum, and more than a dozen horsemen rushed in this direction, the momentum was shocking, and it was unique for a while.

Even if you look at the excitement and scatter it cleanly, just for fear of hurting the innocent, dozens of rides to the restaurant, abruptly stopped, the movements are neat, the skills are extremely energetic and neat, and the equestrian skills are also exquisite.

More than a dozen people turned over and dismounted, Xu Chang stretched out his hand and pointed upstairs, and went first. He was followed by a man, with a bearded face, waving his hand to let everyone wait downstairs, and he and Xu Chang went upstairs.

When the man saw Luo Shixin, his eyes lit up, and he asked with joy: "Your Excellency is General Luo?" ”

He walked in front of Luo Shixin, first gave a deep salute, and reached out to take out a token, the style is no different from Xu Chang, but the color is light gold, but the background of the pattern is a vast ocean, and the word 'will' is written in the middle, and the word Taiping is also written at the bottom of the token.

Luo Shixin looked at it for a long time, fell into his arms behind him, took out a token and slowly put it on the table, it was no different from a man.

The man said with joy on his face: "It turns out that Your Excellency is really General Luo, and my person is Xu Yuanlang!" The master said that the general would come to my aid two months ago, and I have been waiting around here all along. It's just that in the past two months, I have been waiting every day, but there is no news from the general, so I have no choice but to attack Dongping first, and then Kelang evil...... In the past few days, Li Mi's subordinates have brought people to attack, grandma is a bear, they captured Xingyang, I really thought it was the overlord of the Central Plains, and no one put it in their eyes...... Lao Tzu let them know that they are nothing more than that! It's to kill Zhang Xutuo, Li Mi thinks he is clever, but if there is no general, you ......"

When he said Zhang Xutuo's three words, he found that Luo Shixin's face had become extremely ugly, and he finally stopped his voice and said, "General Luo, I don't know where you have been in the past few months, but fortunately, it is finally here." With you helping me, why worry about big things? ”

Luo Shixin just looked at the two tokens on the table, and there was sadness on his face.

"I'm no longer a general!"

Xu Yuanlang laughed, "Of course General Luo is not a general of the Sui Dynasty now, but a general of our Taiping Dao!" The number of people who will be the gate is very small, and the people who can be promoted by the master are generals everywhere! ”

When Luo Shixin heard the three words Taiping Dao, his eyelids jumped involuntarily, and he was a little in a trance at that moment.

"General Luo is probably a little tired...... As...... Why don't I help you arrange a place to rest first? Xu Yuanlang finally noticed that Luo Shixin's face was haggard and secretly surprised. Because of their martial arts practitioners, they have always cultivated both internally and externally, and rarely have diseases, but Luo Shixin's appearance looks like a serious illness, I don't know why. But although he looks hearty on the surface and is scheming, he always feels that Luo Shixin is not at the right time, and it is a little different, but he doesn't understand where the specific problem is.

Xu Chang saw Luo Shixin's cold arrogance, and his father said it for a long time, but he seemed to be deaf, and couldn't help but be extremely dissatisfied in his heart, "General Luo...... My dad is talking to you! ”

His voice was a little higher, and Xu Yuanlang hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop, "Chang'er, how can you talk to General Luo like this!" General Luo, please! ”

He made a gesture of please, but Luo Shixin still didn't move, Xu Yuanlang couldn't help but be a little surprised, and forced a smile: "General Luo...... The people who will be the door have always been cultivated by the master, and they should speak with one voice, if you really have any dissatisfaction with me, you can put it forward. If Xu Yuanlang can do it, he will change his ways! ”

His attitude was extremely respectful, and Luo Shixin finally raised his head and said softly: "I don't know who else is the person who will be the gate except you and me?" ”

Xu Yuanlang showed a suspicious look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, I don't hide it from General Luo, even a few months ago, I didn't know that General Luo was also a member of Taiping Dao, let alone that General Luo was actually a member of the Jiangmen. The master said that after Zhang Xutuo died, you should come here, and I only then knew. ”

Luo Shixin said in a deep voice: "So, so far, there are only two people in the Jiangmen, you and me?" ”

Xu Yuanlang smiled and said: "Of course, it's not just the two of us, it's just that the time hasn't come yet, so the master doesn't inform us." General Luo, timing is actually very important, if it weren't for Shizun who arranged you by Zhang Xutuo's side early and defected at the right time, if you can't tell what it will look like today, how can it be Li Mi's turn to be the hero? ”

"I didn't ......" Luo Shixin suddenly snorted, but halfway through the conversation, he let out a long breath, "You are right, the time has not yet come...... The time has not yet come. ”

His face was full of strangeness, and he suddenly said, "Do you know Xiao Buyi?" ”

Xu Yuanlang frowned and said, "You said that you are the right Xiaowei general of the Sui Dynasty?" I heard that in the past three years, this person's fame has risen quickly, which is really rare in the Great Sui, and later he was chased and killed by Zhang Xutuo, and his whereabouts are unknown......"

Luo Shixin was in a trance for a moment, remembering the time when he was in the underground palace.

At that time, his acting was quite realistic, and at that time, General Zhang still had absolute trust in himself!

Sometimes, trust is also a stress.

Thinking of this, Luo Shixin's mouth ached, and he only felt that the sound of moaning came from the heart, but no one heard it.

Xu Yuanlang in front of him became blurred, and Zhang Xutuo's sad face appeared in front of him again.

General Zhang wanted to kill Xiao Buyi, it was a last resort, but how could he imagine that the Taiping Dao that he insisted on destroying for the sake of the Great Sui was by his side? And the person he trusts the most?

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind! At the beginning, Zhang Xutuo looked like a yellow finch, and seemed to have laid a delicate trap, but who knew that the trap was to bury himself!

Who is the praying mantis, who is the yellow finch, and which one understands it? But whether Xiao Buyi is what the Book of Heaven says, or rather, the Book of Heaven there is a prophecy or a trap, Luo Shixin doesn't know!

His expression was in a trance again, and when Xu Chang saw it, he only thought he was arrogant, and couldn't help but feel angry. As the son of Xu Yuanlang, he has always been seen by others, and now he sees that Luo Shixin is about the same age as himself, but his father is respectful to him, how can he not be angry.

Xu Yuanlang could still laugh, "I don't know why General Luo mentioned Xiao Buyi?" He obviously lagged far behind Xiao Buyi in terms of news, and he didn't know that Xiao Buyi now occupied Xiangyang. It seems that he doesn't even know that the border warriors have long held high the banner and rebelled, and the enemy in front of him is one of Wagang, and the other is Dou Jiande in the northeast! How can he take care of a place that is too far away?

Luo Shixin came back to his senses and said softly: "I'm just afraid that he is also a general, and he is the number one general in the hands of Shizun!" ”

Xu Yuanlang's face changed slightly, and he lost his voice: "Really? The people who will be the door are all cultivated by the master, and he is the same as us? ”

His shocked expression didn't seem to be fake, Luo Shixin's eyes kept staring at his expression, and when he saw this, he was confused, and slowly stood up, "I'm leaving." ”

Xu Yuanlang was stunned, "Let's go?" General Luo, where are you going? ”

"No matter where I go, I'm not going to be with you." Luo Shixin said lightly.

Xu Yuanlang was even more surprised, "Luo Shixin, do you dare to listen to the words of the master?" When he said this, his voice was already quite grim, "I'm just afraid that he wants to rebel!" Xu Chang said loudly.

Luo Shixin looked at the two of them and said softly: "I don't want to be opposed, Xu Yuanlang, I am here today, please bother you, if you see the master, just say that after Shixin, he will no longer be a general." ”

Xu Yuanlang's face was quite strange at that moment, not angry, but afraid, mixed with panic, and said in disbelief: "Luo Shixin, what are you talking about?" ”

"As soon as you enter the Taiping Gate, you will be a lifelong Taiping person!" Xu Chang shouted on the side: "Luo Shixin, Taiping is four ways and eight doors, how can you come when you say you come, and you can leave when you say you." It's really funny that you, as a person who is a gatekeeper, have a lot of trust, and you are not as knowledgeable as me. If you dare to leave today and betray the Taiping Dao, I, Xu Chang, will not let you go! ”

As soon as he spoke, he had already leaned forward, stretched out his hand to draw his knife, he forgot that the single knife had been broken, and pulled out the broken knife and slashed it. It's not that he doesn't know that Luo Shixin is strong in martial arts, but his father is by his side, and his martial arts are also high.

Xu Chang's idea was good, but he never dreamed that his father didn't make a move at all.

He slashed out with a broken knife, still a few feet away from Luo Shixin, who had already reached out and grabbed the short stick on the table. His movements were not quick either, and he seemed to be methodical, but before the broken knife struck, he had already raised his arm to stab him.

Xu Chang couldn't help but sneer secretly when he saw him as a sword maker. Unexpectedly, with a 'crash' sound, the short stick suddenly doubled in length, and the tip of the gun popped out at the front end! A little sharper, stab him in the throat!

Xu Chang was startled, knowing that he couldn't dodge, so he screamed and stiffened and didn't move. Xu Yuanlang also shouted: "Keep people under the gun!" ”

The cold mang was on Xu Chang's throat, and he didn't move again, Luo Shixin held a spear, steady as a rock, looked at Xu Chang with his eyes, and said indifferently: "You are this kind of kung fu, this kind of reckless man, you are just a ninth-rate person in the fire gate for a lifetime!" ”

Xu Chang's beads of sweat 'crackled' and fell, Xu Yuanlang was also shocked in his heart, and finally said: "Thank you General Luo's men for their mercy, General Luo is leaving, I will not stop him." General Keluo, you and I are both from the Jiangmen, you should know the consequences of betraying your master......"

Luo Shixin stood with a gun in his hand, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I have been adopted by my master since I was born, raised for fourteen years, and taught me a shocking skill......"

Xu Chang wanted to be sarcastic, but the cold light at the tip of the gun made him feel a cold pimple in his throat, and he didn't dare to say more.

"What the master said, I think it is natural, and I will obey the orders of the master." Luo Shixin's face had a tragic meaning, "In my life, I owe too much to my master!" When I was fourteen, Shizun asked me to join the army to vote for General Zhang, I should have no hesitation, Shizun did not explicitly let me do anything, I have been following General Zhang for six years......"

Xu Yuanlang was silent, and Xu Chang couldn't help but shudder when he saw Luo Shixin's eyes showing the meaning of death.

"After fourteen years with Shizun, I have never doubted a word from Shizun, but after following General Zhang for six years, I know another way of living. I am an upright person, I understand the suffering in this world, and I also understand that there are also words of benevolence and righteousness in this world. General Zhang saved my surname several times, but I had nothing to repay but to follow him to kill the enemy with all my heart. ”

Xu Yuanlang said after a while: "It turns out that General Luo betrayed Shizun for the sake of General Zhang. ”

Luo Shixin smiled, full of ridicule, "Am I betrayal, I don't know." In fact, when I received the order from my master to kill General Zhang, I was shocked and couldn't do anything. Later, Shizun changed his mind and let me lead the soldiers away! I have the grace of my teacher's upbringing, and I can't disobey it, it can be said that I betrayed General Zhang! General Zhang saved my surname several times, but I turned a blind eye to him when he was sent to death, and I was already a despicable person. Luo Shixin first owed the grace of his teacher's upbringing, and then owed General Zhang the grace of knowing and saving his life, which can be said to be ten lives are not enough to repay. But after the master taught me martial arts and made me famous, he made me bear the infamy for the rest of my life, and I feel that I have paid him back everything......"

Xu Yuanlang finally said: "I think General Luo's words are wrong, I want Zhang Xutuo to go east and west, and kill countless rebels, he is really a heinous person in the eyes of the rebels!" General Luo's righteous annihilation of relatives should be admired by everyone. ”

Luo Shixin held a gun in his right hand, but slapped his heart with his left hand, "I want to think so too, but I can't deceive this conscience given by General Zhang!" ”

Xu Yuanlang frowned and was silent, his face was cloudy.

"Although I feel indebted to Shizun, I feel that I owe General Zhang more, and the only thing I can do for General Zhang is to leave Taiping Dao!" Luo Shixin said in a deep voice: "Xu Yuanlang, I came today to tell you this, please tell my true words." ”

With a soft sound, Luo Shixin had already collected the spear and carried the leather bag on his back, as if he had never shot before.

Xu Chang took two steps back, his face was as pale as dirt, but he couldn't say a cruel word anymore.

Xu Yuanlang sighed lightly, "Luo Shixin, are you doing this today, aren't you afraid of the anger of your master?" ”

Luo Shixin snorted coldly, "The master wants to take my martial arts, even if he comes and wants to take my surname, Luo Shixin's brows will not be wrinkled." But I only owe Shizun a favor, if others want to take my surname, first weigh whether they can avoid the spear in my hand! ”

After he said this, he strode downstairs without looking back. Xu Chang hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Dad, although this kid is powerful, we have more than a dozen masters downstairs, so we don't necessarily have to take him!" ”

Xu Yuanlang waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Let him go, as soon as he enters the Taiping Gate, he will be a lifelong Taiping person, and he will be a person in the door, how can he just leave!" ”

**

The people of Taipingmen don't necessarily want to leave, but Zhou Faming, the Shou Zhou of Jiangxia County, already has a plan to slip away.

Jiangxia City may not be able to defend it, but there is no need for him to live and die with the people of Jiangxia City.

Today's bandits are really fierce, even more fierce than the officers and soldiers. Zhou Faming received the news that Yuzhang County had been conquered, and he was a little incredulous, and he also vaguely heard that Baling, Xiangyang, and Yiyang, which were now close to Jiangxia, were all under Xiao Buyi's control, which made him panic.

In fact, the official document wanted by Xiao Buyi was passed from Xiapi all the way to the west, although it was rampant bandits and traffic was cut off, but it finally arrived in Jiangxia. But when he received the wanted document, Zhou Faming treated it as a waste paper, and now everyone protects themselves, who will have nothing to do to arrest Xiao Buyi.

But Xiao Buyi commanded the three counties, and the surrounding counties along the way were either wait-and-see, or worried, or had the heart to cling, Zhou Faming was actually thinking about it. But he didn't look down on Xiao Buyi, and intuitively thought that this person's yellow hair had not retreated, and the milk smell had not dried, how could he become a big deal?

After Xiao Buyi took control of the three counties, he was not in a hurry to expand his power, which made him put aside his worries for the time being, strengthen the city defense, and seek no merit but no fault!

Although there are many bandits now, the urgent official documents are also flying to Yangzhou like snowflakes, but many of them are meat buns and dogs, and there is no return.

Zhou Faming knew that the situation was not good, and he had been planning a way out, but he felt that there was no way out. The north is about to enter Wagang's sphere of influence, but Xiao Buyi is eyeing him when he advances westward...... I heard that Wagang's power has been greatly enhanced, and Xiao Buyi is also very powerful, but in Zhou Faming's eyes, these are just rats, not good objects to rely on, if he follows them, he will only attract ridicule.

Sooner or later, Xiao Buyi and Wagang will come to take Jiangxia, but there is a priority.

But he didn't expect that before these two forces came to attack, the master had already conquered Yuzhang first.

Yuzhang is near the southeast of Jiangxia and is located near the left of Poyang Lake. After the master hurriedly captured Yuzhang, he did not stay, and went straight to take Jiangxia County. The strength prepared by Zhou Faming did not deal with Xiao Buyi and Wagang, and he had a battle with the master first.

Since the bandits conquered Yuzhang, they have taken the equipment and granaries of the official family, and now they are well-equipped and are no longer inferior to the officers and soldiers.

Zhou Faming also sent troops to engage in battle when the bandits came, but after discovering this, he retreated to the city and closed his door.

The bandits surrounded the city on three sides, and surrounded Jiangxia City impenetrable, but fortunately, Jiangxia City stood facing the river on the other side, after all, the bandits could not enclose the Yangtze River, and they did not have the strength to strangle the Yangtze River, which made Zhou Faming not in a hurry to flee for his life.

But even if you run for your life, you have to do it quietly, thinking of this, Zhou Faming sighed and told his cronies to hurry up and prepare.

**

There is a beacon volcano dozens of miles east of Jiangxia City, with continuous mountains and undulating hills in the middle. Feng Volcano is the highest mountain in Jiangxia, and it has always been the commanding height of soldiers to look out for the enemy.

Bandits are rampant, and Zhou Faming is retreating to Jiangxia City, and the role of early warning here has long been weakened, and it can even be said that there are few people.

At the top of the mountain, both of them raised their eyes and looked into the direction of Jiangxia City.

"General Xiao, won't I send troops yet?" Pei Xing stood beside Xiao Buyi and asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Buyi stood on the beacon volcano and muttered for a long time before saying, "The time has not yet come. This beacon volcano was originally the commanding heights near here, and it was quite convenient to observe the dynamics of the enemy army. With our strength, it is not difficult to repel the besieging of Jiangxia City, but the difficulty is that we may not be able to take Jiangxia City! The siege of more than 10,000 bandits is impossible to attack, and we are only thousands of cavalry, and it is even more difficult to attack the city. ”

Pei Xingyan nodded, "General Xiao is right, but if you wait like this, when will it be the opportunity?" Why don't we pretend to be officers and soldiers, follow the method of outwitting Xiangyang City, deceive the city gate of Jiangxia City, join forces with the outside, and then rush in? ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "What is the matter, how can it be any more?" It was a risky move to take Xiangyang City at the beginning, but it was also a last resort, we took Yiyang first, and with Dou Zhong, the anti-bone boy, we could take Xiangyang, but now the situation is somewhat different. First of all, Zhou Faming was full of wariness of us, and secondly, after we captured Baling, we had already sent local county leaders to lobby Zhou Faming, who was in Jiangxia, but it was not successful. Zhou Faming hated us deeply, and only said that he wanted to serve the court, and almost beheaded the county wang who was going to lobby. ”

"This guy doesn't know what to do, when we attack Jiangxia County, the first thing is to cut him!" Pei Xingyan said viciously.

Xiao Buyi laughed, "If we can get General Pei to make a move, Zhou Faming also has a good face." ”

Pei Xingyan also laughed, for a while, the two of them didn't look like they were about to go on an expedition, but they were just going to Jiangxia as guests.

Xiao Buyi kept looking into the distance, and suddenly his eyes flashed, looking down the mountain, Hu Biao ran up the mountain panting, and said loudly: "General Xiao, there is news from Jiangxia City." ”

Pei Xingyan suddenly realized, "General Xiao, it turns out that you have already sent someone to ambush in Jiangxia City?" ”

Xiao Buyi laughed, "Of course, in fact, not only Jiangxia, the place we want to take in Jiangnan has already paved the way, just waiting for us to go to meet it." ”

Stretched out his hand to take the letter handed by Hu Biao, Xiao Buyi just glanced at it, handed it to Pei Xingyan, and said with a smile: "Now the time has finally come, the county guard Zhou Faming is ready to flee for his life, if he goes, Jiangxia City will be in my hands!" ”

(To be continued)