On the shore of Hongze Lake, the earthen embankment and green willows spread out, and the distance looks like a long dragon entrenched on the riverside, just waiting for the thunder and lightning to jump into the blue sky.

Xiao Buyi stared at the terrain here, looked at the gloomy weather, and felt a little depressed in his heart.

Sun Shaofang, Ah Rust, and Zhou Muru stood beside him, and they were also worried. Sun Shaofang asked, "Boss Xiao, do you have to go to the island in the lake to catch the supreme king?" ”

There was a very complicated meaning in Xiao Buyi's eyes, "It's not that I have to go, but God lets me go." ”

Sun Shaofang was puzzled, "Heaven let you go?" Which day? ”

Xiao Buyi didn't answer, just looked at the dark sky, gloomy and boundless, but it never rained, it seemed that only a lightning bolt tore the sky apart, and the accumulated rain or tears slanted down.

He and Yang Yichen teamed up to defeat the Supreme King, perhaps more accurately, the Supreme King was defeated without a fight. Xiao Buyi ordered the counties along the way to find the whereabouts of the Supreme King, but he rushed straight to Hongze Lake.

Of course, he understood that with the Supreme King's elusiveness, how the counties along the way could track his whereabouts, all of which was just a façade.

He went straight to Hongze Lake and met Sun Shaofang and others who had been waiting here for a long time, this trick was much better than tracking. Sun Shaofang saw a group of people coming from the south, looking for a boat into Hongze Lake, and there were guards at the intersections of various places near the lake, and these people have not appeared since they entered the lake.

At present, Xiao Buyi is going to the nameless island in the lake to hunt down the Supreme King, just like when he attacked Wagang, he single-handedly went to capture Zhai Rang.

But the difference is that the last time he caught Zhai Rang, he occupied the geographical advantage, and he was a husband and a man, but this time he went to hunt down the Supreme King, he was not familiar with the Nameless Island, he had a map of the Nameless Island, but it was given by an unknown old farmer, is it worth his desperate bet?

When the brothers saw Xiao Buyi's silence, they were all uneasy, no matter what, they rarely saw Xiao Buyi so solemn. They didn't understand why Xiao Buyi insisted on chasing the Supreme King, this was not his surname. But they all understand one thing, no matter what Xiao Buyi decides to do, they will follow without hesitation.

Xiao Buyi suddenly sighed, "Shaofang, how do I treat you?" ”

Sun Shaofang smiled bitterly: "I don't know how you treat me, but I know that Boss Xiao, you have a clever way to cheat and deceive, even if you jump into the fire pit now, I may follow you to jump." My Sun Shaofang has lived for more than 20 years, and I feel happy to live by your side with Boss Xiao. ”

Xiao Buyi looked at the two brothers again, "Ah Rust, Mu Ru, I remember when I was in Yangzhou, I once asked you about your wishes, Mu Ru just wanted to have food and clothing, Ah Ru wanted to see the world, marry a mother-in-law, and give birth to a bunch of babies......

The two brothers glanced at each other, but they didn't expect Xiao Buyi to remember every word of theirs, and they were all moved.

Ah Rust said: "Boss Xiao, didn't you confess your last words?" If it's dangerous, we can choose not to. You are now the general of the Right Xiaowei, even if you can't catch the Supreme King, it's not a capital crime. Moreover, even if it is a capital crime, we must not sit idly by. ”

He said it clearly, which means that even if Yang Guang blames, they are not afraid, and in this current situation, they may not be able to give Yang Guang his life.

Ah Rust is talking about rebellion, Sun Shaofang was originally a palace guard, and he also showed a look of deep disapproval, obviously in his mind, Xiao Buyi's status is much heavier than Yang Guang.

Zhou Muru said in a deep voice: "Boss Xiao, you asked General Pei to take two thousand soldiers to guard Laojun Mountain and the area around Turtle Mountain, but I am afraid that the Supreme King will escape from there, but I feel that it is inappropriate." Hongze Lake extends in all directions, you can go up from the Huaishui River, and you can go down the river until the East China Sea, General Pei only guards the southern line of Hongze Lake, I am afraid it will ......"

Ah Rust persuaded Xiao Buyi not to arrest it, but Zhou Muru was thinking about how to catch it, but they all looked at Xiao Buyi, thinking that the suggestion was on them, but the decision was on Xiao Buyi.

Xiao Buyi smiled, "What Mu Ru said makes a lot of sense, but I have other plans." You must know that after the peak, it is inevitable that we will be lonely, we have always been winning, but if we lose now, I am afraid that we will even spit out the profits. Fortunately, we are still young, and we still have the capital to turn over......"

Sun Shaofang was puzzled, "Boss Xiao, what are you talking about?" ”

Xiao Buyi patted Sun Shaofang on the shoulder heavily, and said in a deep voice: "I just want to say that from this moment on, our brothers must have the intention of putting down all the glory and starting from scratch, Shaofang, Ah Rust, Mu Ru, I don't know if you can agree." ”

Ah Ru Muru looked at each other, puzzled, but still said: "We have nothing, no matter what, it is better than the previous foundation, Boss Xiao, since you have decided, there must be your reason, and the brothers will only support it." ”

Sun Shaofang stared at Xiao Buyi and said: "Boss Xiao, you are now the right general of the imperial court, the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the servant Shaoqing, and the prestige and glory of the official position are unique for a while, can you let it go?" ”

Xiao Buyi looked at the lake from afar, where the wind blew the lake, full of ripples, rippling like his thoughts.

"I am indeed at the peak of glory now, but after all, I am still not as good as Li Hun and Li Min at the beginning, but what about them? Sometimes, it's not whether you can let go or not, but whether you are reluctant to let go. Willing to give, there is to give up, let go, we can still get something, but if we are obsessed with nostalgia, I am only afraid, nothing! ”

**

The weather was gloomy and gloomy, as if Wei Chigong was in the mood at the moment.

He sat in the mansion, full of opulence and luxury, which he had only seen in his life.

But he didn't like it, this was not what he needed, for the rich merchants, gold, silver and jewelry was a lifelong desire, for the poor scribes, the title of the gold list was a lifelong wish, and for him Wei Chigong, the world's fame was his wish.

He has always been very poor, and sometimes he can't even eat a meal, but he has always had his own principles. Even if he is poor, even if he is poor, he does not do what he does not want to do.

Xiao Buyi's few meals and a box of gold, he will never forget it. But when he knew that Xiao Buyi was famous, he had no idea of running away, he hoped that he could use his martial arts knowledge and ability to fight a piece of the sky.

In the troubled times, it is the time for the man to make meritorious contributions, although Wei Chigong is poor, he is never discouraged, but he has been fighting for several years, and suddenly found that the bandits are more and more, and the general Xue Shixiong is arrogant and arrogant, and everything he does is completely contrary to what he thinks, and he can't help but be disappointed.

When he doubted his choice, the holy decree was so steep that it was the saint who called him, and Xiao Buyi, who he saw two years ago, had not forgotten him.

At that moment, Wei Chigong didn't know what it felt like in his heart, he didn't like to owe favors, but when he was in Mayi, he owed two people favors, one was Xiao Buyi, and the other was Liu Wuzhou......

He rushed to the Tiger Prison from Zhuojun for thousands of miles, and the moment he saw Xiao Buyi, he felt that he had not changed, but he noticed that he had changed a lot.

What has not changed is his sincerity and smile, the respect of poor friends, what has changed is his status, his means and the ambition hidden in his smile...... Xiao Buyi is still the former Xiao Buyi as a friend, and Xiao Buyi is no longer the former Xiao Buyi as a boss.

As soon as Wei Chigong came, he became the deputy head of the camp, and his status was unattainable, which was something he had never thought of, but he didn't want to do it, not because he felt uncomfortable being subservient, but because he had already promised another person.

Liu Wuzhou has never forgotten him, just a few days before the arrival of the holy decree, Liu Wuzhou asked him to have time to rush to Mayi, although Liu Wuzhou didn't say anything, but Wei Chigong already knew his thoughts.

He had been hesitating to give up his hard-earned position to defect to Liu Wuzhou, but when the holy decree came, he decided to go to see Xiao Buyi.

He and Xiao Buyi are friends, once they were friends, and they will always be friends!

But when it came to the Tiger Prison Pass, Wei Chigong felt that Xiao Buyi's talent was far from what he could imagine, and when he broke the tile gang with a light weight, according to the feeling in his heart, Xiao Buyi's future achievements were no worse than Liu Wuzhou's.

This made him hesitate again, followed Xiao Buyi to Xiapi, and said in his heart that this was the last battle for Xiao Buyi, no matter what, he had to go to Liu Wuzhou, the eldest husband, he couldn't lose his trust, he still owed Liu Wuzhou a favor!

The plan to attack the Supreme King was brewing for a long time, and the preparations were sufficient, but the success was so smooth that it was difficult for Wei Chigong to compare, and the famous Supreme King was defeated with one blow, and the bandits fleeing all over the mountains were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. He was originally a cautious person, and he always felt that there must be fraud in this, and he was still beware of the trap of the Supreme King, but Duan Da's good news was frequently reported that he didn't know why. He breathed a sigh of relief after the battle, and felt that everything was over.

But when he turned around victoriously, he realized that the crisis had just begun.

Xiao Buyi's subordinate generals, deputy generals were all invited by Yang Yichen to Xiapicheng to celebrate, the celebration banquet started last night, all night long, drinking and having fun, except for Wei Chigong, all the generals felt that Yang Yichen was really good to General Xiao's subordinates.

This is also understandable, because Xiao Buyi is like Zhongtian, although Yang Yichen is too servant and is still above the servant Shaoqing, but if it is compared to the position of the general, it is still a little worse.

Now that they are Xiao Buyi's subordinates, of course Lord Yang will look at them differently, maybe they can't be sure.

Thinking of the pleasures of the generals, Wei Chigong frowned secretly, and looked up to see that although there was no end to the hall, it was noon again, and he secretly thought to himself, Xiao Buyi has probably arrived at Hongze Lake now, right?

Slowly got up and walked out of the house, only to the door, the two subordinates had already said respectfully: "General Wei Chi, what do you command?" ”

Wei Chigong's expression remained unchanged, "I want to go out for a walk." ”

Although the two of them at the door were dressed as subordinates, they were fierce, with knives at their waists, and they glanced at each other before saying: "General Wei Chi, Lord Yang has an order to meet all the needs of General Wei Chi." General Wei Chi wants to travel, how about his subordinates to accompany him? ”

Wei Chigong's heart trembled slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay." ”

**

Dark clouds gathered from the southwest corner and gradually spread to the entire sky. The surface of Hongze Lake is sparkling, the breeze slowly becomes stronger, and the reeds in the lake are brushing and swaying.

At some point, a light mist had risen on the surface of the lake, and it was hazy. The dark clouds and light mist are entangled together, and although the sky is not yet at night, it is also hazy and miserable, which makes people's hearts stand up.

A light boat had already entered the middle of the lake, and when it was not far from the nameless island, it finally stopped.

The boat lady stroked her hair lightly, frowned, and said, "Young Master Xiao, I ......"

"It's good to be here, thank you boat lady." Xiao Buyi was alone on the boat, and took out a gold ingot with a smile, "I'm tired of you." ”

"Then when are you going to turn around, I'll pick you up here." The boat lady didn't accept the gold, and said with horror: "Young Master Xiao, the island is full of wicked people, you must be careful." ”

"Ming said wait for me at this time, if I don't come, don't wait any longer." Xiao Buyi put the gold on the boat, went to the long shirt, exposed the tight water backing, sorted out the long knife, and finally glanced at the boat lady, and entered the water lightly, like a fish.

The boat lady looked at Xiao Buyi after entering the water, and there was no trace of her, she was worried in her heart, and she waited for a long time before turning the bow of the boat and turning back the same way.

It's just that he didn't sail out for long, and there came another light boat on the opposite side, the boatman was strong, his eyebrows were heavy, his eyes were bright, his nose was straight, but he was also young. On the bow of the boat sat a farmer, his face was wrinkled, his face was sad, and his face was very old.

Although the villagers are old, their waists are straight, their eyes are blazing, and they look into the distance, as if they can pass through the mist.

The boat lady was a little strange at the beginning, and the weather was quite bad in her heart, and it was going to be stormy and rainy, and it was very troublesome to sail. If it weren't for Xiao Gongzi's great kindness, she wouldn't have gone out of the boat, where would she have thought that there would be others here.

Looking at the past, seeing that the villagers were also looking at herself, the boat lady suddenly exclaimed, "Is it Uncle Zhang?" ”

A smile finally appeared on the farmer's face, "Is it Miss Ling'er, I haven't seen her for many years, and she has grown up a lot." ”

The boat lady saluted on the boat, "Uncle Zhang, since you rescued my whole family, Ling'er has not been able to forget Uncle Zhang's great kindness, and now I can see Uncle Zhang, Ling'er is overjoyed." ”

Uncle Zhang's face showed a hint of emotion, and he sighed lightly: "It is also a rare thing to meet the deceased today. Ling'er, after more than ten years, is your family okay? ”

Ling'er's eyes were red, "My parents have passed away, Ling'er married here, took root here, and fished for a living." Uncle Zhang, it's rare to see you, why don't you go back to Ling'er's house, how about Ling'er make a boneless chicken head for you? ”

Uncle Zhang shook his head slowly, "Ling'er, I still have something to do, and I can't go back with you." Go home, it's windy and rough here, be careful. ”

"Uncle Zhang, are you also going to Nameless Island to eliminate evil?" Ling'er suddenly thought of something, "A young man has just passed, and he will probably get rid of evil, are you with him?" You're all good people, good people should be all the way, aren't they? ”

Uncle Zhang's face was even more bitter, and he muttered: "A good person should be all the way? He's not necessarily a good guy, and neither am I. Miss Ling'er, I'm leaving. Shixin, let's go. ”

The young boatman answered, and with a flick of the oars, the boat had swung out, and disappeared in the light mist in an instant.

Uncle Zhang's tone was full of vicissitudes, Miss Ling'er was puzzled, and looked at the direction where Uncle Zhang disappeared, as if he was with Xiao Gongzi all the way, and muttered: "Aren't they all the way?" ”

The lightning flashed and fell in the air, cutting through the light mist and dense clouds, and the four fields were bright, and then it was dark in an instant.

Ling'er's heart tightened, and she heard a rumbling thunder from the sky, and puddles appeared on the surface of the lake, layer upon layer. The rain had been accumulating for a long time, and finally it was falling on my head and face.

The sound of the rain was loud, the wind was tight, and it was comfortable for a while, the boat was bumping and undulating on the lake, Ling'er couldn't care about much, and hurriedly pulled the pulp to the opposite shore, only wishing Xiao Gongzi and Uncle Zhang safe and sound.

She was ingenious, but she didn't know that the turmoil between the two was far more sinister than the turmoil in the lake!

**

There was a rumbling thunder in the sky, raindrops were falling, and pedestrians on the road hurried to their homes, knowing that it was going to rain heavily.

Wei Chigong was walking on the street, and he was already close to the city gate.

He walked unhurriedly, not taking the heavy rain to heart.

The two subordinates followed closely, their faces solemn, but they involuntarily pressed the handle of the knife.

Wei Chigong squinted his eyes, he had already seen the actions of the two, and frowned, this situation was clearly Yang Yichen's subordinates who wanted to put Xiao Buyi under house arrest, Xiao Buyi was famous, as the general of the Wei Mansion, Yang Yichen actually dared to act like this, and it was not rash.

The wind and rain have begun to brew since Xiao Buyi arrived in Xiapi! Xiao Buyi is in danger, but his lieutenant Chi Gong and a group of partial generals and adjutant generals are not necessarily fine.

Yang Yichen left them all in the city, was it just to deal with Brother Xiao?

"General Wei Chi, where are you going?" A subordinate finally couldn't help but ask.

"Out of town." Wei Chigong said softly.

The subordinate shook his head and said: "General Wei Chi, Lord Yang has an order, the bandits have been rampant recently, and I am afraid that there will be annihilation, but now the bandits are peaceful, and the city gate is not open for the time being." ”

Wei Chigong was already about to arrive at the city gate, and found that the city gate was closed, and frowned: "I'm not a bandit." ”

"Of course General Wei Chi is not a bandit, but anyone who does not have Lord Yang's edict can't leave the city." The other said in a deep voice.

"Where is Lord Yang? I'll go see him. Wei Chigong said coldly: "I waited for the elite soldiers of the Weifu to come to the rescue, and they were all camped outside the city, so it doesn't matter if they can't enter the city, can't I even go out of the city?" ”

"Please, General Wei Chi, don't embarrass the villain." The two bowed down, but they were full of strength.

Wei Chigong continued to walk towards the city gate, "Which one is guarding the city gate, let him talk to me." ”

He took a few more steps, and was about to step up to the gate tower, when the soldiers and spears were staggered, and shouted, "Do not go forward." ”

On the tower of the city gate, someone laughed and said, "General Wei Chi, the wind and rain are heavy, what are you doing here?" ”

**

Wei Chigong raised his eyes and looked over, and saw a person standing on the city gate tower, with a proud look on his face that looked higher than the city gate tower, it was Duan Da who was fighting bandits with him.

Duan Dacheng walked down slowly from the gatehouse, followed by more than a dozen soldiers, either armed with spears or holding single knives.

Wei Chigong said in a deep voice: "General Duan, the elite soldiers of the Weifu are stationed outside the city, and the commanders and generals are all in the city, which is unreasonable. As the deputy head of the camp, General Xiao is not here, and I have the responsibility to go back and restrain everyone, and please open the city. ”

Duan Da raised his eyebrows and said: "General Wei Chi, Lord Yang has an order, and without his command, the city cannot be opened." If you want to get out of the city, go find Lord Yang. ”

Wei Chigong frowned and said: "The responsibilities of the soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion are clear, when will the soldiers of the outer mansion be able to manage the people of the inner government?" ”

Duan Da snorted coldly: "General Wei Chi, do you want to break through?" The defenders of the city gate should pay attention, if anyone trespasses on the city gate, they will be killed! ”

As soon as he shouted, a row of soldiers appeared in the battlements of the city gate, and the cold light of the arrows flickered, aiming at Wei Chigong.

Wei Chigong said coldly: "Duan Da, what do you mean by this? ”

"What I mean is, Wei Chigong, go back the way you came, anything is easy to discuss, if you want to go out of the city to save Xiao Buyi, it's delusional!" Duan Da said proudly. It's just that as soon as the words came out, he seemed to know that he had lost his words, and Duan Da had some remorse on his face, and he disappeared in an instant.

Wei Chigong smiled and said, "General Duan, I really don't understand what you mean, go out of the city to save General Xiao?" Why does General Xiao need to use me to save him, besides, as a general and the head of the camp, if there is really danger, it is incumbent on me to save him, and Lord Yang should not stop him. ”

Duan Da waved his hand and said: "Wei Chigong, I don't have time to explain to you, get far away, don't haunt here, I warn you, stay in the city safely, if you want to go out of the city, there is no door!" ”

The more he talked, the more polite he became, obviously not putting Yu Chigong in his eyes, but Wei Chigong was not annoyed, and sighed: "In that case, I'll go back to Lord Yang......"

When Wei Chi Gong turned around, Duan Da had already laughed and scolded: "What General Wei Chi, I think the turtle is still ......."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Chigong had already flashed back, and the knife arrived, and it was against Duan Da's neck.

The two subordinates were startled, and quickly stepped forward, and before they could make a move, Yu Chigong had already raised his legs and kicked out, and the two of them flew out, falling into the dust, and couldn't get up.

Wei Chigong still looked at Duan Da, and there was already an indescribable coldness in his smile, "What's wrong with General Xiao?" ”

The sword light was cold, Duan Da was resisted by Wei Chi Gong, and his teeth trembled, "General Wei Chi, there is something to discuss." ”

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly hurried, and a team of men and horses galloped like a storm, which made people frightened. Wei Chi Gong frowned slightly, seeing that the person who came at the head was Yang Yichen, he knew that it was not good, so he wanted to rush to the city gate tower, and a person had already stood up on the city gate tower, his face was sallow, and he said in a deep voice: "General Wei Chi, Qin Shubao is here, please put down General Duan!" ”

Wei Chigong was secretly frightened, looked up, and saw that the man was in old clothes and wearing a felt hat, although he was sick, he was not angry and arrogant! Secretly thinking about Zhang Xutuo's three generals, Luo Shixin, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yanjin, I heard that they are all brave and incoherent, they have not always been in Qi County, when did they come to Xiapi?

He knew that Qin Shubao had a great reputation and strong martial arts, and it was easy for him to capture Duan Da by surprise, but it was really difficult to rush through Qin Shubao's pass, Duan Da was also considered a general, and since Wei Chi Gong had captured it, of course he refused to let it go.

After hesitating, Yang Yichen had already led the troops to gallop, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers cheered, turned over and dismounted, and blocked Yang Yichen densely with shields, which also cut off Wei Chigong's retreat.

The shield hand was followed by the archer, bending the bow and arrows, the knife and axe hands, and the pikemen stood in a row, and for a time the swords and axes were cold, and the spears were numerous, and the target was only Wei Chigong.

Wei Chi Gong secretly felt cold, there were Yang Yichen's soldiers in front, and Qin Shubao led people to guard the city gate, he wanted to go out of the city, and he was more powerful than ascending to the sky. Taking a long breath, Wei Chigong frowned and said, "Lord Yang, why are you doing this?" ”

Yang Yichen sighed and said: "General Wei Chi, I should ask you this, I treat you well, why did you capture Duan Da?" ”

Wei Chigong sneered: "Lord Yang, you are so good at entertaining us and others, but what is the reason for putting us under house arrest in the city and not letting me out of the city?" We are waiting to follow General Xiao to quell the rebellion, you do this, but you can't do it? ”

Yang Yichen smiled and said, "I'm just afraid that it is General Wei Chi who wants to rebel." He stretched out his hand, unfolded the holy decree, and read it aloud: "There is a holy decree, and Xiao Buyi has been checked and it is a heavenly opportunity, but it is really the remnants of the Taiping Dao, and the mastermind of the Luoshui attack!" committed rebellion and sinister intentions, and specially ordered General Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen to arrest and kill. If the remnants do not resist, they will be exempted from accountability, and if they resist, they will be killed! ”

After receiving the holy decree, Yang Yichen said in a deep voice: "Wei Chigong, the holy decree has been clearly stated, the holy lord is gracious, this time only Xiao Buyi was killed, and the rest of the people will not be investigated." The old man invited you into the city, it is really a heart of love, please put down your blade and capture it. The old man used Xiang Shang's head as a guarantee, and he absolutely let General Wei Chi be fine. ”

"What if I don't tie my hands?" Wei Chigong took a long breath, his figure fluttered, and he had already rushed towards the city gatehouse.

"Shoot the arrows!"

"Shoot the arrows!"

Two broken drinks came out at the same time, respectively from the mouths of Yang Yichen and Qin Shubao.

Long arrows shot in the air, like dense rain, Duan Da screamed, he had been shot like a hedgehog. Wei Chigong used Duan Da to block the arrow, but he didn't expect that Yang Yichen would not throw a mouse bogey, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Stop!" Yang Yichen waved his hand again, the soldier stopped firing arrows, and Yang Yichen said in a deep voice: "Wei Chigong, the old man cherishes his talents, and gives you one last chance, just capture it, and don't hurt your surname!" ”

The heavy rain poured down, washing the world and the earth, Wei Chigong's face was gloomy, holding a long knife in his hand, the rain slid down his cheeks like beads, the knife light was cold, and his heart was colder than a knife!

(To be continued)