19. Expedition
"Senior brother, they have to cross the Xiaoxiang Jiangxi and go around a big circle to get to Jinling, or they still take the land route, and the speed can't be fast. You have traveled all the way from the Yellow River to the sea, and you have passed by water, and it is estimated that you are still about the same as them. β
In the Luoyang Lei Mansion, Qingqing and Xuanyu were helping Lei Shiyin prepare various things for the long journey.
Both of them have walked outside, and Lei Shiyin grew up in Luoyang since she was a child, and Lei Yelang monk is well protected, so she has no experience of going out alone at all, but this time, she wants to take the elite of the Heluo Gang to Jinling to help the righteous path.
The lack of eyes on the battlefield is really worrying.
"Why don't you go?"
Qingqing grabbed Lei Shiyin's hand, and she dissuaded:
"Although you are the leader of the Heluo Gang, you are a woman after all, and you are only fifteen years old, even if you don't go, your fellow people in the rivers and lakes can understand, let Uncle Mu and them go on your behalf."
"Or you promote a deputy gang leader!"
The little witch also came up with an idea next to her, she had a blue toad and a blue moon on her head, and said to Lei Shiyin in the croaking of frogs:
"Anyway, the two deputy gang leaders of your Heluo Gang are still vacant, promote the last one, let him go to Jinling on behalf of your Heluo Gang, I see that your Zhao steward has martial arts, and he is also loyal to you, and he is also the old man of the Heluo Gang."
Let him go for you, and he will certainly be willing. β
Hearing her best friend's suggestion, Lei Shiyin shook her head, and the girl in a black dress stood up and walked a few steps in the room, she said:
"There is danger, there must be, but it is also dangerous for me to stay in Luoyang, if the Holy Fire Sect takes advantage of Brother Shen Qiu's brother and they are all gone, and rushes to take them away, it is useless for me to stay in Luoyang.
On the contrary, I stayed in Jinling, with the support of decent seniors, even if the old man Peach Blossom came in person, I was not afraid.
What's more, this expedition is to 'collect your heart'. β
Lei Shiyin had a lot of ideas, and she said slowly:
"Daddy left the Heluo Gang to me, even if there are loyal helpers and seven elders to assist, but my prestige is still not enough to convince the people, this time I go to Jinling, I can subdue the hearts of the gang.
Second, it can consolidate the prestige of our Heluo Gang in the rivers and lakes.
Third, the entire Luoyang City, and Beikou have a deep hatred, we represent the people of Luoyang, go to the war, as long as we win, when my Heluo Gang returns to Luoyang, we can still win the hearts of the people. β
She turned her head and said to Qingqing and Lei Shiyin with a smile:
"Don't worry, I've made up my mind. In the future, the Heluo Gang will go through ups and downs, how can I sit in the back and watch the gang work hard? However, what Xiao Xuanyu said has a point.
The matter of this deputy leader should indeed be decided. β
"Yes."
Xuanyu raised his head and said conclusively:
"Under my master's command, there are also many Gu master leaders, and the master doesn't do anything on weekdays, except for hanging out and taking a bath and making Gu, but the power of Miao Jiang is expanding year by year, and everyone says that Master is the wisest witch in history.
You should follow my master's example, leave everything to the people below to do, and do what you like. β
"But this candidate is a little tangled."
Lei Shiyin said:
"I also asked Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao said that he was a servant of the Lei family, and it was inappropriate to ascend to the position of deputy gang leader.
Others are not of great use, or they have been in the gang for a short time and cannot serve the public. β
"Senior brother is the most suitable."
Qingqing gave advice:
"The martial arts are high and prestigious, but he doesn't want to be bound, he just wants to be a gang to worship, Lei Ye's descendants are basically killed in the White Horse Temple with him, and it is really difficult to choose the right person for a while.
However, you don't have to be in a hurry. β
Qingqing blinked and said:
"Anyway, I have to go to Jinling to fight, and when the war is over, I will choose someone who can obey and trust."
"Well, then this time, please go with all the elders except Uncle Li and Sister Yaoqin."
Lei Shiyin's fingers moved, and she said:
"Whoever performs the best will be the deputy leader."
After saying this, Qingqing looked at Lei Shiyin again, and she whispered:
"Shiyin, tell me honestly, you have to go to Jinling this time, in addition to the three reasons you said just now, are you still thinking in your heart that you want to avenge Lei Ye and Uncle Lang?
We are best friends, and you can't hide what you're thinking these days. β
The smile on Lei Shiyin's face dissipated a little, and she became more interested, she looked back at the tablets of Lei Ye and Lang Seng in the room, and said:
"Yes!
I have to go to Jinling, I have to watch those demons being defeated, watching them burned alive... Otherwise, my heart will be disturbed, and I will not be able to let go of this revenge until I take revenge.
I can't get out of the shadow in my heart, I can't look forward. β
Listening to Lei Shiyin's voice full of hatred, Qingqing and Xuanyu glanced at each other, and they both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
This kind of thing can't be persuaded at all.
Daddy, uncle died in front of him, as Lei Shiyin's friends, can they still persuade Lei Shiyin to say, it's nothing, look away and calm down?
Impossible.
That kind of pain and hatred, the two of them, also feel the same.
"Alas"
Qingqing sighed, she stepped forward, held Lei Shiyin's hand, and said:
"Then you must be careful, we are in Luoyang, waiting for you to come back safely."
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The Heluo Gang will go out tomorrow, and many family members are saying goodbye to Luoyang City this night.
In Li Fuzhong, Li Yijian was supporting Hanxiang and walking in the courtyard, Hanxiang had been pregnant for more than four months, and her originally flat abdomen was also bulging, making it difficult to walk.
"The concubine asked Uncle Yaowang to see it yesterday, and he said that most of this child may be a boy."
Hanxiang was wearing a wide robe, one hand on her abdomen, and her face without powder was full of satisfied and happy smiles, she raised her head, looked at Li Yijian, and saw that there was an indelible worry on her husband's face.
She said:
"Husband, don't worry, since you have joined the Heluo Gang and are the elders of the gang, you can't shirk going to Jinling."
"I'm determined not to go anywhere."
Li Yijian also had a beard, he held his wife and said softly:
"I thought that after the hero meeting, there would be no more my name in the rivers and lakes, but unexpectedly, the world made people, and by mistake, I joined the Heluo Gang, and I blamed me for being greedy for power.
If you had shirked that day, you would not have the worries of today. You are like this now, how can I leave you behind and go to the rivers and lakes again? β
Hearing Li Yijian's words, Hanxiang covered her mouth and chuckled.
She stopped on the side of the road and rested her head on her husband's arms.
The young lady of the Li family, who was born as a servant, closed her eyes and listened to Li Yijian's heartbeat, she said:
"Husband, this is lying.
If Fujun really doesn't want to go to the rivers and lakes, why do you practice the martial arts that the strange people in the rivers and lakes give to your husband every day?
I still get up secretly to practice at night, don't you think I can't feel it?
My husband is a hero, I grew up with my husband since I was a child, what my husband thinks in his heart, I know it clearly, although there is a family drag, but my husband wants to give up the dream of being a hero, I am afraid that it is also painful in my heart.
I want to stay with my husband until I am old, but I don't want to see my husband suffer every day, how can I stop my husband's idea of doing a great career?
I don't want to be a burden to you, husband. β
Hanxiang let out a sigh of relief, reached out to hold Li Yijian's waist, and said:
"If I want to go to the rivers and lakes, let's go.
Just take care of yourself, remember that there are still concubines in the family, and there are husbands' unborn sons. I also have to tell Xiaohu and Xiaosheng to take care of my husband more.
Husband, go to Jinling. β
She raised her head, with tears in her eyes, and said to Li Yijian:
"How can a good man like Fujun waste time at home?
The Ming Hong knife that my husband loves, I have wiped it clean for my husband, so I took the knife and went to the rivers and lakes to earn a great reputation, just like the Shen Qiu hero that my husband admired.
When I get tired of it, I will be able to stay with my husband for a long time. β
Li Yijian listened to his wife's words, looked at his wife's unpretentious expression, he half-knelt down and put his head on his wife's abdomen, wanting to listen to the fetal movements of his child.
He closed his eyes and said:
"When I heard what Brother Shen Qiu said that day, I felt that I had failed you, and when I returned from Jinling this time, I would take you as my wife. I, Li Yijian, have you in this life, what more can I ask for? β
At the entrance of the garden, Zhang Xiaohu and Yi Sheng leaned against the wall, watching the eldest brother and sister-in-law talking, the two shared a pot of good wine, and their eyes were full of gentleness and blessings.
If you are as good as your eldest brother and sister-in-law, it is probably happiness?
"Xiaosheng, you say, in the future, can we marry a good wife like my sister-in-law?"
Zhang Xiaohu took a sip of wine and threw the flask to Yi Sheng.
The technique was precise, swift, and had a true qi push, so that the wine jug fell steadily into Yi Sheng's hands, who shrugged his shoulders, raised the wine jug, and drank the wine in the jug.
He grinned, smiled, and said to Zhang Xiaohu:
"You want to be beautiful, such as the two of us who are rough men, it would be good to have a mother-in-law to take care of you in the future. What else do you want to be like a flower? β
"No, I'm serious."
Zhang Xiaohu looked left and right, and secretly lowered his voice and said:
"Young Master Zhang Lan, you know, right? is Brother Shen's companion, who was the young master of the Demon Sect before. Before he left Luoyang a few days ago, he came to me and said that he wanted to introduce me to a good family business. β
"Huh?"
Yi Sheng said in a strange tone:
"He's looking for you too?
I thought he was only looking for me, and I went to see the four girls, indeed... Ahem, anyway, I have taken a fancy to Autumn Leaves, and I also told Zhang Lan Gongzi that you are not allowed to rob me! β
"Ah, that's fine."
Zhang Xiaohu smiled and waved his hand, he said:
"I talked to Dongxue and said a few words to her, but she didn't dislike me for being a rough man. When I came back from Jinling this time, I was going to prepare for marriage, tie the knot with that good girl, and give birth to a fat boy, which can be regarded as a continuation of my Zhang family's bloodline. β
He looked at the starry sky and said:
"Alas, in this way, my father's spirit in heaven can rest in peace."
"Yes, if he sees me married, my father will rest in peace."
Yi Sheng also sighed, his eyes rolled, and said to Zhang Xiaohu:
"Since we are going to get married, let's just get together. ζζΊη«― δΈη§θ¨δ½γβm.\B\iq\u\g\\o\mγ provides you with wonderful \ novel reading.
The two of us brothers, Autumn Leaves and Dongxue are also sisters, this is a match made in heaven, when the time comes, please Brother Shen, the head of the Shiyin Dragon, and help the middle brothers to come to have fun, it is also a good thing. β
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"Huh"
The same night, the same time, the same city.
Liu Zhuoran carried a sword, his steps were as light as a wild goose, and he fell from the dark night and landed in the courtyard.
When he landed, he didn't make a sound, like a ghost.
He stood in this quiet little courtyard, looked left and right, there was no candle flame in the courtyard wing, it was dark, he took a few steps forward, as if he wanted to go up and knock on the door.
But when he stretched out his hand, he was about to land on the door, but suddenly he retracted it.
Liu Zhuoran, who was dismantled and had no trace of the human temperament in the Xianmen, his handsome face was a little tangled, and his eyes were full of hesitation, he didn't even know what he wanted to do when he came here tonight.
But in the past few months, the doubts in my heart have not dissipated, but have become worse day by day.
He had to make a trip.
Otherwise, the heart is uneasy.
The night breeze blew through the house, the bitter bamboo was rustling, and a few strands of bamboo leaves fell from the wind, Liu Zhuoran maintained a blank posture until after a few breaths, he remembered that day, Shen Qiu's admonition to him, so he pursed his lips and turned to leave.
Tonight, he didn't come with a promise.
Now he's doing something dangerous.
The slightest carelessness is the end of being shattered, and there is no way to give any promise to the women living in the hospital.
"It's all here, what are you doing outside?"
Just as Liu Zhuoran was about to leave, there was a fire behind him, and when the candle was lit, Xiuhe stiffened his movements and pushed the door open.
Liu Zhuoran looked back.
At the end of the room, on the edge of the desk, Shen Lan, who was wearing a red dress, was holding a teapot and pouring fragrant tea into the two cups.
She wore half a fox demon mask on her face, probably disturbed when she was asleep, and her hair was a little scattered, less gorgeous than before, and more lazy.
"Where have you been in the past few months?"
Shen Lan didn't look at Liu Zhuoran at the door, she picked up the teacup, sniffed lightly, and asked:
"What do you want to do when you come here tonight and steal into the concubine's boudoir?"
"I just..."
Liu Zhuoran didn't enter the house either, he bowed at the door and said to Shen Lan in the room:
"Come and thank everyone Shen for helping me recover."
"Smack"
A teacup with hot tea flew out of the room and smashed at Liu Zhuoran's feet, the teacup was broken, and the hot tea was spilled everywhere.
"Thanks and done, you can get out."
Shen Lan said coldly:
"Don't come back in the future, if you dare to talk nonsense about that night, the concubine will cut your tongue!"
The atmosphere in the courtyard became awkward and solemn for a while.
The young man who was hiding outside the wall and eavesdropping sighed, these two people are really awkward.
Then he spoke up:
"Why are you still stunned there, everyone is serving tea to send guests, no sword, this is going to Lin'an, the road is far away, it's time to go!"
Liu Zhuoran pursed his lips, didn't care about the fragments of the teacup under his feet, bowed to Shen Lan, bowed to Xiuhe, turned around and flew out of the courtyard wall, and the door in the courtyard was slowly closed.
"You're a dumb wood!"
On the way out of Luoyang, Hua Qing grabbed the folding fan and said to Liu Zhuoran:
"Didn't I tell you?
Don't wait, rush directly into her room, there are some words, only the two of you can say, I'll tell you, I see people very accurately, you really rushed in, maybe you can relive the old dream tonight. β
Hua Qing smiled and patted Liu Zhuoran on the shoulder, and said:
"Next time, take the opportunity and don't hesitate. The two of you have a bad fate, so simply let that demon girl give birth to a child for your Liu family, and completely resolve the grievances with blood relatives, isn't it beautiful? β
Liu Zhuoran did not answer.
He doesn't like to have a say in this kind of thing either.
After the two flew over the city wall of Luoyang, Liu Zhuoran glanced back at the city, and he asked:
"Are you sure that you can find traces over there in Lin'an?"
"I'm not sure either."
Hua Qing whispered:
"But that 'Penglai Immortal' who is suspected of being your master, since he saved the King of Huainan of the Southern Dynasty in Badu, his next actions will inevitably be related to the Southern Dynasty.
We can't find him, so we can only go to Lin'an to wait for the rabbit.
By the way, in the past 20 years, Lin'an has built a lot of civil engineering, and the last time I went to Lin'an, I always felt that those pavilion decorations had a strange taste. β