In the twenty-second section, Wu Ming waved his hand to stop Zhu Huai from continuing to blame Zhu Xiaolong. said: "I wish my lord, don't blame Xiaolong, I want to stay here." The kid still has some personal matters tonight, so let's start if I wish you all the best of you. Zhu Huai was stunned, stretched out his right hand, made a gesture of please, and said, "Lord Wu, please here." ”

Under the leadership of Zhu Huai, the four of them turned into a hall, and when they walked in. I saw that there were already a lot of people standing inside, and there was still a table of people sitting in the corner. The hall was brightly lit, and when I looked at it, I immediately saw it clearly. Dao Yun was crooked to the side, snoring loudly. When there was a conflict at the banquet just now, I didn't see him come out to stop him, I just didn't know if he was really drunk or fake.

Zhu Yuqing was actually there, she sat opposite Daoyun, looked out frequently, and when she saw Wu Ming and others coming in, her face turned red, and she hurriedly turned her head away, pretending to listen carefully. It was an old man who was talking to her. The old man had gray temples and a bald middle of his head, like a small court, surrounded by a few thin hairs, and his face was round. He looked at Zhu Yuqing's eyes with great love. Wu Ming remembered clearly that this old man did not appear at the Chinese New Year's Eve party just now, and he didn't know who it was.

Zhu Huai took Wu Ming and the others and walked over, and greeted him from afar: "Brother Sun, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." ”

When the old man surnamed Sun saw Zhu Huai and the others coming in, he quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, you Zhu Fat, now that you are busy, you will leave your old friend aside, and you will have to punish yourself for three cups." As he spoke, his eyes rolled and fell on Wu Ming, and he said, "Presumably, this is the new commander of the Guards Battalion, Lord Wu." ”

He said it casually, but Wu Ming was stunned and didn't know how to speak. Zhu Huai smiled, pulled Wu Ming affectionately, and said, "Lord Wu, this is Sun Yunlong, the governor of Qingyang Province, Sun Guangtou. ”

He said it very casually, but Wu Ming was extremely surprised, and couldn't help but look at the other party a few more times. Qingyang Province is bordered by Longwang in the north and Queensland in the south across the river. Geographically, it is exactly at the center of the vortex of two hostile political groups in the north and south. However, nominally, Qingyang still falls under the jurisdiction of Li Tie, the four northern provinces. Sun Yunlong, as a provincial governor, appeared in the inner courtyard of Zhuhuai late at night, which is worth scrutinizing.

Li Tie released Sima Shang in Nanyang, the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, and made Zhu Huai's five provinces south of the Yangtze River a miasma. Zhu Huai is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he must have his own plans. Looking at the casual appearance of Sun Yunlong and Zhu Huai, it should be that the personal relationship between the two is excellent. I just don't know, what is the other party doing secretly in Nanning at this juncture, is it really just that the two have a good personal relationship? When he said this, Wu Ming himself didn't believe it.

However, no matter what Sun Yunlong's purpose is, it is definitely inconvenient to appear in public, no wonder he didn't see him at the Chinese New Year's Eve party just now. He turned in his heart, but he hugged a fist in his hand, and saluted: "It turned out to be Sun Dudu, the kid is polite." Sun Yunlong hurriedly walked a few steps, supported Wu Ming and said: "Wu is the leader of the people, why bother to be so polite, you can kill the old man." ”

The commander of the guards, in terms of rank, is an official position from the fourth grade, and the governor of a province is the fourth grade. But the position of commander is too special. The warriors of the guard battalion have the right not to kneel when they see the Son of Heaven, which shows the detachment of their commanding position, Sun Yunlong said so, but there is a certain reason.

Zhu Huai smiled on the side: "Okay, Yunlong, you and I are old friends, and Lord Wu is now Xiaolong's master." Neither of you are outsiders, so don't be so rusty. He said this lightly, and it sounded like there was a language problem, but under the careful taste, there was a lot of article inside.

Wu Ming thought privately, "It seems that Zhu Huai asked Zhu Xiaolong to worship himself as a teacher, and he really wanted to tie himself to his chariot." He was thinking about it when Dao Yun suddenly yawned and woke up, looking around with a pair of hazy drunken eyes. After a long time, he said blankly: "What, is the banquet over?" ”

Zhu Huai said: "Exactly, Master Daoyun, you are really coincidental, since you have woken up, today Xiaolong apprenticeship, please be a witness." ”

There are three steps required for a martial artist to apprentice, the first is that the disciple presents a sticker to the teacher and sends a sticker ceremony.

The second is to perform three prostrations and nine bows under the witness of two respected elders, and offer tea.

Finally, the master needs to give a gift in return to show his recognition of the apprentice, so that the gift of apprenticeship can be achieved.

The two respected old men have ready-made, and Dao Yun is naturally one. Sun Yunlong, as a provincial governor, although his status is quite different from Daoyun, but as a witness, it is more than enough.

The ceremony of apprenticeship went very smoothly, and in the loud shouting of the master of ceremonies, the procedure was completed after a while. It's just that Zhu Xiaolong's apprenticeship ceremony is very strange, just a small cloth bag, which looks more like a sachet. Although Wu Ming was a little puzzled in his heart, he didn't take this thing seriously, he took it over, didn't look at it, and put it in his arms.

When Wu Ming returned the salute, he touched his arms and couldn't help but be embarrassed. He had just changed his clothes today, and the bright silver spear he had prepared for Zhu Xiaolong fell at home. Fortunately, he also had a dagger in his leather bag, which was very sharp, and it was the dagger he used when he attacked Xinhe City at night during the Southern Expedition and stole Zhao Fei's head. It's not shabby to take a return gift, so it's fooled.

Although this dagger is sharp and looks cold and shining, it is only a fine iron dagger. Zhu Xiaolong stretched out his hand to take it, and was a little unimpressed at first. Dao Yun's eyes lit up, and he took a step forward and said: "This dagger is extremely sharp, obviously it is soaked in blood, and it is something that Lord Wu carries with him, right?" ”

What he said was very mysterious, and Wu Ming didn't know how Dao Yun could see it. I had to nod and replied, "Yes, the kid carries it with him, and this thing has saved my life several times." ”

Before his words fell, Zhu Xiaolong hurriedly put away the dagger happily, hid it on his chest, and then shook his hand and said, "Master, can you tell me about this dagger?" Wu Ming was entangled by him and had no choice, so in the end he had to pick out some of the rank matters of the Southern Expedition and tell him, of course, the part of the battle for the head of the Xinhe people was also introduced the most.

From the time Wu Ming met He Yi after waking up from a coma, to the end when he snatched back the head and returned to the camp. probably remembered He Yi again, Wu Ming spoke with emotion, and it can be regarded as emotional. Several people were also embarrassed when they heard it. After finishing speaking, Wu Ming didn't know what it was like, Zhu Xiaolong looked at the roof and muttered: "It's really thrilling, master, you must take me there next time you go on an expedition." ”

Wu Ming smiled bitterly, looked up, and saw Zhu Yuqing standing behind Zhu Xiaolong, looking at himself with a pair of big eyes, as if he wanted to say something, seeing Wu Ming looking at her, he lowered his head a little panicked.

When I came out of the Governor's Palace, it was already late. A man rode on the street, and the sound of hooves was crisp, especially harsh in the dark night. A waning moon hangs in the sky, making people feel a little more desolate. In the distance, there was the sound of the husband's watch, and it was already four watches. He suddenly remembered that at the Chinese New Year's Eve party, Lin Yinghuan handed him a small note. Thinking of this, he hurriedly took out the note from his arms, then spread it out, and by the dim moonlight, he saw a few words written on it: "Tonight, when you see the post house, be careful." ”

Lin Yinghuan is a civil servant and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites. Naturally, he writes well. But the above words are extremely scribbled, obviously scribbled. His heart tightened, he clenched the note, and then grabbed the reins of his horse fiercely and headed towards the inn.

The post house in Nanning is in the west of the city, and Wu Ming is in a hurry all the way, and it will not be long enough. When there were still two streets apart, Wu Ming dismounted. Lin Yinghuan has no personal freedom now, and he wants to find him to find out about the situation, if he goes with great fanfare, it will definitely be hopeless. I can't say it, I only have to be a gentleman on the beam once.

The walls of the post house are nearly four meters high, but for Wu Ming, it is naturally easy to jump over such walls. He ghostly touched the wall, and gently lifted his breath, and the person suddenly swayed like a light floc in the night wind. It has fallen lightly on the wall of the post house. The night breeze was blowing, and his body was as light as a swallow, and even if there was any noise, he would definitely be annihilated in it.

Since the eighth stage, except for the time when he waded through the water with Liao Gang on his back, he had hardly used light body kung fu. At this time, I only felt that my light body kung fu seemed to have advanced a layer compared to before, and I couldn't help but feel a little proud in my heart.

The inn has a total of four floors, which is a tall building for the surrounding houses. On the top of the building, it is paved with green tiles commonly used in the south of the Yangtze River, which are not smooth, and if you step on it, you don't have to worry about falling. However, there are a lot of gaps in this kind of tile, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will make a movement. Even if Wu Ming was highly skilled, he had to be cautious, walking on the tile with a breath of true qi, and he didn't dare to relax his duties at all.

When Lin Yinghuan was leaving, he once reminded Wu Ming: "...... The wind is clear and clear, it should be a good day to admire the moon, push the window to look at the moon, and have some taste. He said so, he should have been waiting for himself by a window, but Wu Ming wandered on the roof of the post house several times, and he didn't see anyone at the window. I don't know what floor this Lin Yinghuan lives on and where he lives.

I knew that I should have asked Zhu Huai about Lin Yinghuan's specific address, but looking at Zhu Huai's appearance, it is estimated that he does not know Lin Yinghuan's detailed floor. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the way he came. But there was a wave of uneasiness in my heart. I always feel like there's someone hiding behind my ass, spying on myself. But the back is empty. Since the eighth stage, he has been deaf and clear, within a radius of a few zhang, even if the dead leaves fall to the ground and the insects line the bricks, he can see clearly and clearly. He looked back now and saw nothing.

Be a thief, right? It seems that to be a gentleman on the beam, you have to have a strong heart, and he is not without self-deprecation in his heart.