At this time, it is three o'clock in the afternoon.

A horse-drawn carriage arrived slowly from the north and stopped at the door of the Hu Kee Tavern.

The driver was a young man, who was sent out by Boss Hu.

There was a bearded man sitting next to him, the scar on his face and the pitch-black knife on his back made him extremely majestic, and the whole person was so eye-catching. He turned his head to the person in the carriage: "Sister of the Su family, it's here." Please get off the bus. ”

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and two women came down. The older ones don't apply powder, and their appearance and temperament have another flavor; She was young, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with two braids, tall and youthful, and the beauty mole on her forehead added to her charm.

The three of them are Su Qi, Cui Jiu and Ling'er.

Ling'er helped Su Qi, stood at the door of the tavern, looked around, and said with a smile: "Xin'er, just be the second shopkeeper inside?" ”

Cui Jiu, who was standing next to him, nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Su Qi sighed and said, "The shopkeeper has worked hard. I haven't seen him for two months, and I don't know if he's lost weight. ”

Ling'er smiled: "Mother, Xiaoxin loves to eat so much, can you lose weight?" She thought of Li Xin's chubby appearance, and she was amused.

Cui Jiu said: "The snow is big. Let's go inside. ”

The three of them entered the tavern lobby. Li Xinzheng came out of the kitchen, and when he saw the three of them, he was stunned for a second, and hurriedly ran over, cheering in his mouth: "Mother, why are you here?" Before he finished speaking, he took Su Qi's hand and was overjoyed.

Su Qi was the first person Li Xin crossed over to be kind to him. He was also the one who taught him to read and write. Li Xin has a basic knowledge of modern times, plus he is well-informed, so he can learn twice the result with half the effort. Su Qi has always praised him for being better than the basket.

Su Qi looked at Li Xin lovingly, his fair face was full of smiles, he touched Li Xin's face with his hand, and said gently: "Xin'er, you have lost weight." ”

Ling'er looked at the flesh on Li Xin's face and said, "Mother, where has he lost weight, he is much fatter than when he left." ”

Hearing Ling'er speak, Li Xincai said, "Ninth Uncle, Ling'er, you are here too." ”

Cui Jiu sighed "En".

Ling'er said, "Hmph, you just saw us now." ”

Li Xin smiled: "Your crooked beauty mole is so obvious, I saw it when I came in." ”

Ling'er rolled her eyes and said coquettishly: "Mother, look at him, and make fun of me again." ”

Su Qi said to Li Xin: "Xin'er, your sister Ling is a big girl, don't make fun of her." ”

Li Xin smiled "hehe" and promised "okay". pulled Su Qi, beckoned Cui Jiu and Ling'er to find an empty table and sit down, and said, "Mother, Uncle Jiu, Ling'er, you haven't eaten yet." Wait a minute, I'll arrange for food. ”

Li Xin and the other three sat down and hurriedly ran to the kitchen to prepare the meal.

Seeing Li Xin running to the kitchen, Ling'er smiled and said, "Mother, look at Xiaoxin, he really looks like a shopkeeper." ”

Su Qi said: "Hey, you two, you haven't met, you think about each other every day." As soon as they met, they kept bickering. It's really a rivalry. ”

When Ling'er heard the word "wrongdoer", she blushed, lowered her head, and muttered: "I miss him, mother, you talk nonsense." ”

Su Qi saw Ling'er's appearance and smiled: "Duplicity." ”

In a short time, the table was filled with delicious dishes. The three of them came all the way, the wind and snow were heavy, and they suffered a lot, although there was a carriage, but the snow covered the mountain, the road was really not easy to walk, and some sections of the road still needed to go down and walk.

Smelling the fragrant food, the three of them were really hungry. Cui Jiu ate quickly, Ling'er devoured it, and Su Qi chewed slowly.

After the three of them ate for a while, Li Xin said, "Mother, why are you here?" Heavy snow closes the road, but it's not easy to walk. ”

Ling'er's mouth was stuffed with things, and her voice was a little inaudible: "Mother misses you, I talk about you every day." So here it is. ”

Su Qi put down the bowl and said, "Your ninth uncle received a letter inviting us to come to town, and we came." ”

Li Xin let out an "oh". Thinking of Boss Hu's instructions, he said to the three people: "Boss Hu is waiting for you, I'll tell him." You eat slowly. ”

After a while, Hu Daifeng came down from upstairs and nodded to Cui Jiu: "Brother Cui, it's hard work." ”

Cui Jiu nodded and said to Hu Daifeng: "This is the general's wife." ”

Hu Daifeng hugged Su Qiyi: "Madam, hello!" Great work. ”

Su Qi stood up and saluted back, and his confused gaze turned to Cui Jiu.

Cui Jiudao: "This is Hu Daifeng, and he is also the general's subordinate." ”

Hu Daifeng sat down and said with a smile: "Madam, you eat first, and we will talk upstairs later." ”

The fourth floor of the tavern.

Hu Daifeng, Cui Jiu, Su Qi, and Li Xin sat on the futon. Su Qi took Li Xin's hand for two months apart, so that Su Qi was reluctant to put down his hand. Ling'er was arranged to rest, she was tired for a day or two, let her go to rest, very happy.

Cui Jiu said: "Madam, Xin'er, do you have a lot to ask?" ”

Su Qidao: "Boss Hu, since you are the general's subordinate, you called us today, is there any news of the general?" What Su Qi wanted to know most was whether Li Yao was still alive, and he would think about it a thousand and eight hundred times a day in his heart.

Cui Jiudao: "There is some news that has not been confirmed yet. ”

Li Xin said: "Yes." There are so many questions that I don't know where to start. ”

Cui Jiu said: "Then please Brother Hu, let's talk about it from beginning to end." Xin'er is also an adult, so she can know. ”

Hu Daifeng said: "Okay." ”

Hu Daifeng picked up the teapot and gave everyone a cup, took a sip of tea himself, and then said: "Things started twenty-five years ago. Twenty-five years ago, Chen Guo established the 'Blood Demon Regiment', which carried out unlimited infiltration and destruction of our country, and the border friction between our two countries has been continuous, but the organization of martial arts masters and the destruction of the interior made King Ji furious, and King Ji and General Ba Manzi discussed and decided to set up a blood demon group to organize against Chen State. This is the reason why our dark organization in Pakistan was established, the 'Ghost Shadow Alliance', and most of the people in the court have always opposed the official organization independent of the Six Ministries, for fear that they will not be able to get rid of it. General Ba had to organize it secretly, his identity was sensitive, and there were many things, so he chose General Li Yao Li, who had a huge family, loyalty, and excellent martial arts and resourcefulness. On the surface, General Li is a general in the army, and secretly he is the leader of the Ghost Shadow Alliance. ”

Li Xin said: "My father is so powerful. ”

Hu Daifeng said: "Of course the general is powerful, if he is not powerful, how can General Ba use him." General Lee received orders and began to work on the formation of the Ghost Alliance. It took five years for the organization to begin to bear fruit. Twenty years ago, the ghost officially clashed head-on with the bloody, and I don't know if Madame remembers that when the general first saw you, he left early. ”

Su Qidao: "Of course I remember that I presided over the demonstration conference for the first time at that time. I didn't expect that it had been twenty years since I met the general. Speaking of this, Su Qi was very emotional. The years are ruthless, and when I met Li Yao, twenty years had passed, and my sons were older than I was at that time.

Cui Jiu said: "I came to inform the general that time." ”

Su Qi looked at Cui Jiu: "Is it you?" ”

Cui Jiudao: "Yes." I didn't have any injuries on my face at the time. I didn't grow a beard either. ”

Su Qidao: "No wonder. ”

Hu Daifeng said: "We got the news that in order to hit the economic lifeline of our country, the Blood Demon Group wants to attack the salt well in our Wushan. So we fought back, and this time both sides died heavily, and Cui Jiu's scar was left in this battle. ”