The twenty-third section of the adult Xuan is halfway up Fenglin Mountain, to this mysterious place. There is still a long mountain road in the middle. It's April, and most of the trees in the forest have grown new leaves, and the whole Fenglin Mountain is showing a new green. It was noon, and the scorching sun had left its mark in the shade. Old Jin held a long branch in his hand, and kept picking at the old rotten branches and leaves in front of him.

According to him, the branch is protected against snakes and insects. However, they did not see any strange beasts along the way, not even some snakes.

Looking at Hanshui Fortress from the mountain, the majestic fortress has become a model. Even those camp tents have become countless small white packets. After turning over a mountain mouth, Lao Jin, who was walking in front, shouted: "Everyone be careful, the destination is coming." The people looked in the direction of his finger, and they saw a corner of gray eaves faintly visible in the col ahead. The forest was full of trees, and a gust of mountain wind blew, revealing a gray wall.

Needless to say, the destination of this trip is ahead, Adult Xuan.

Tian Hong suddenly trotted a few steps to Wu Ming, and said in a hurry: "My lord, can you say a few words by the way?" ”

Wu Ming stopped and said in surprise: "Brother Tian, when did you twist so much, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

"I think." Tian Hong scratched his scalp, and finally said as if he had made up his mind: "My lord, can we rescue the princess unconsciously, so that Miss Xiaobi doesn't have to take this risk." ”

Wu Ming was stunned, he had been thinking about his mind just now, but he didn't notice anything wrong. At this time, I suddenly remembered that Tian Hong, who has always been known for his loud voice, was surprisingly quiet today. Looking at his appearance, is he in love with Xiaobi? Tian Hong has always been very arrogant, and he seems to be full of care, and even Wu Ming almost forgot that he was a normal person. His eyes widened: "You kid also cares about people?" ”

Tian Hong glanced at Xiao Bi, who was hurrying in front of him, and waved his hand again and again: "My lord, what are you talking about, I'm just mentioning it." Little Princess Binai's maid, how dare I ...... you" he said, his voice gradually lowered, but his face was already flushed.

Wu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart, he had a marriage contract with the princess, according to the customs of this world. Xiaobi also belongs to his own private property, and he denied it so eagerly, mainly because he was afraid that he would be embarrassed. Thinking of this, he sighed and said, "Brother Tian, you don't have to worry so much, if Xiaobi doesn't object, if you can return to Nanning safely this time, I bless you." ”

Tian Hong was suddenly overjoyed, and said with his mouth open: "Really? My lord? ”

Wu Ming nodded and was about to speak. Lao Jin suddenly shouted from the front: "Lord Wu, let's go to the thatched hut in front of us first, and Lao Xie, the cook who picked us up, lives there." ”

Although Fenglin Mountain is on the outskirts of Hanshui City, it is also more than ten miles away from Hanshui. As long as the distance goes, transportation becomes a big problem here. If it is properly stored, the whole grains can be eaten for a few years, but the fresh vegetables and fruits are not, so many small vegetable fields have been opened up near the adult Xuan to plant some fresh vegetables and fruits for temporary backup. Recently, Sun Yunlong completely broke with the north and cut off the supply of vegetables to adult Xuan. These small vegetable patches on the left are even more important.

If you have a vegetable patch, you naturally need to hire someone to take care of it. Naturally, these guards of the Zongren Mansion could not go down to the ground in person, so they had to hire some people in Hanshui at a high price to take care of them. Over time, there have been more huts in the vicinity, forming another major feature here.

Lao Xie was in one of the huts, and there was a fence around the outside of this house. The small wooden door was closed, and such a small thatched hut was very common and inconspicuous near the adult pavilion.

When the few people carefully pushed open the firewood door, they saw an old man and a young woman choosing vegetable leaves in the house. Even though it was broad daylight, the room was still very dark. Wu Ming asked this old Xie several questions, and the young woman next to him answered them on his behalf. He secretly wondered in his heart, Lao Jin seemed to see the doubts in his heart, and explained with a smile: "The adults don't know, Lao Xie's ears are not very good, so every time he sends food in, he must be accompanied by his daughter." And this time to rescue the princess, Sun Dudu's planning was divided into two steps. First of all, I have to wronged Lord Wu and Xiaobi to pretend to be Lao Xie's daughter and son-in-law, and blend into the adult Xuan......"

Before he could say anything, Tian Hong had already jumped out and shouted: "What about us? ”

Lao Jin glanced at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this lord, since the governor has called the two of you, it will definitely be very useful." The first checkpoint of Adult Xuan is extremely strict, and too many people enter at one time, I am afraid that it will arouse suspicion. When Lord Wu and Miss Xiaobi enter inside, I will find someone to bring two more people to blend in in the name of delivering food. When the time comes, everyone will meet in the kitchen inside. ”

Wu Ming groaned: "Kitchen? Where is it done? ”

"Lord Wu, please rest assured, the head chef of Adult Xuan is also a member of Sun Dudu, and he will arrange for the two of them to go to meet the princess in the name of delivering food. When the time comes, let Princess Xiaobi and the princess be replaced, and the custody will be unaware......"

Wu Ming's heart was shocked, Sun Yunlong deserved to have been operating in Qingyang for so many years, and even the head chef here had bought it out. The plan was well thought out. If you do what he tells you, your chances of success are very high. It's just that if he does this, Xiaobi will have to take a big risk, which is also what he doesn't want to see. Thinking of this, he fixed his mind and said: "Okay, there will be Jin Lao in the future, and Xie Lao will take care of it." ”

Tian Hong quarreled again: "Why is it none of our business?" According to me, you can just break through directly, and you will be in trouble. Lao Jin glanced at him, paused and said, "If there is really an accident, please trouble the two adults to create chaos inside." It's just that in this way, Sun Dudu's hard work will be burned. ”

Tian Hong naturally didn't care about Sun Yunlong's life or death, and hummed: "It's pretty much the same." ”

After the discussion, everyone changed into the people's homely clothes that had been prepared long ago. Then Lao Xie took the lead, carrying three loads of vegetables all the way towards Adult Xuan.

Although the name of the adult Xuan is "Xuan", it is more like a mountain villa built on the mountain. The outer courtyard walls are all made of mountain stones, and the two huge iron gates are hung with brass rings the size of a bucket. The whole ground shook as the guards rumbled open the iron gate, and the heaviness of the iron gate was evident. And in the middle of the door, the three big bronze characters of "Adult Xuan" shine with heavy yellow from afar, just like this dying empire. There is a heavy air of decay.

The courtyard wall more than one zhang high hovers along the mountain, like a small Great Wall. The guard pushed open the door, glanced at Lao Xie, waved his hand, and said, "Come in quickly, your vegetables are getting less and less now." This day gnawed on dry food. It's about to fade out of its mouth. Then he patted his head again and muttered, "I forgot about jì, this old guy is deaf, it's really unlucky." After complaining, he swept Wu Ming and Xiaobi again, with a smile in his eyes: "There are quite a lot of vegetables prepared this time, you old man is quite capable." ”

He chattered without checking the three, yawned and let the three in.

Now that the entire Eastern Han Dynasty has collapsed, the Zongren Mansion has also been forced to give in to Li Tie's prestige. The guards also slackened. When Wu Ming stepped into this so-called "heavily guarded" adult Xuan, he still felt a little incredible.

The whole villa is magnificent, and there are still many buildings and rockeries, wings and pavilions. However, most of these buildings have been converted into guarded residences. Occasionally, there are one or two surviving zài there, which are also overgrown with weeds, silently telling of the prosperity of the past. Towering cedar trees stretch out, blocking out the sunlight and setting off the whole villa even more gloomy.

The three of them didn't speak, and hurried all the way with vegetables. Along the way, I met some guards and ignored them. Lao Xie took the two of them all the way to hurry. After a while, he came to a large house, pointed with his finger, and pushed open the door and walked in. The inside of the house was very dark, full of all kinds of baskets and the like, and there was still a hint of the rancid smell of vegetable leaves in the air after a long time. It's probably the utility room where vegetables are usually stacked in the kitchen. Lao Xie pointed to the small stool in the corner and "babbled" for a while, meaning to ask the two of them to sit down first.

As soon as the two of them sat down, he closed the door and walked out.

The room was suddenly so quiet that it was audible to hear a needle dropping, and when there was no sound outside, Wu Mingcai whispered: "Xiaobi, I'll rescue Xiaoling later, you just stay here and don't move." ”

Xiaobi was surprised by these words, she raised her head and said, "Is it possible that my uncle and others will be sure to take the princess all the way out of it?" ”

Wu Ming smiled bitterly and said, "No." ”

"That's it, it's okay to change the princess, it was originally my own volition. Once the princess goes out, at least she will have a lot more influence than my little girl. Uncle is smart, can't you see this clearly? ”

In the darkness, her whole face was as white as a blooming white lotus. Wu Ming was a little dazed, and opened his mouth for a while.

With Wu Ming's temper, he naturally couldn't accept Sun Yunlong's method of exchanging people for people. But Xiaobi's simple words left him speechless. It is true that in terms of influence, once the princess gets out of trouble, the impact on the current situation between the north and the south is too great. Once the only daughter of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty stands on the side of Jiangnan and raises her arms, Li Tie's already small number of popular hearts will probably be lost even more.

Although Sun Yunlong said it well, he was even willing to rescue the princess at the risk of ruining his business for many years, it is estimated that it is also for the sake of this. Wu Ming naturally understood these truths, but he just couldn't get used to these people's attitude of treating ordinary people's lives as if they were a mustard, and thought that he had to follow the steps they arranged step by step. I always don't want to.

Chen Jianfei's first sentence on the homepage of "Seven Explanations of Gunnery" given to him was: "Do big things, don't stick to small things." Mercy on the common people, the first priority for all sentient beings. In the past, Wu Ming was always confused, so he only moved a little bit when he wooed Yang Xiong, but afterwards he also blamed himself in his heart. Looking back now, I finally tasted that little bit of flavor. Chen Jianfei once said frankly to himself when the prince was on the southern expedition: "Benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled, but the determination is insufficient." ”

Could it be that the so-called determination is to kill people like mowing grass like killing Xiahou Fei that day? He thought and couldn't help but laugh bitterly.