The Old Land is Bleak and Dangerous (3)
"Keep the sachet for me first." In a hurry, Jiang Tingxue threw it to the woman along with the money bag in her hand, and hurriedly disappeared into the crowd after leaving a sentence. Although there were many passers-by blocking the wood, Jiang Tingxue's watery eyes never moved half a minute from him, and his steps were like the wind.
Jiang Tingxue eagerly bypassed the pedestrians in front of him, seeing that the distance from the target was only a stone's throw away, Mu Jiao seemed to have noticed something, and did not look back, but accelerated his pace, turned left and right, and picked people to drill in the cracks. He deliberately wanted to create obstacles for his enemies, but his enemies didn't accept this. Jiang Tingxue's body was light and flexible, and it was easy to avoid those people, and he still chased after him.
As the distance increased, Jiang Tingxue's desire to catch Mu Jiao became more and more urgent, she took three steps and made two steps, jumped forward, and regardless of everyone's eyes, one hand tightly bound half of Mu Jiao's shoulder.
Mu Jiao was already prepared, and at the moment he felt the pressure on his shoulder, he turned his body around for half a circle, and reflexively palmed it. Although the power of this palm was small, it was enough to break free from the control of Jiang Tingxue's hand.
The sky was gloomy, and the crowd retreated into a noisy circle, surrounding the two people who were fighting in the center, watching the excitement.
Mu Jiao was not Jiang Tingxue's opponent, but after only a few moves, he fell behind and retreated. Her body rose to the air again, the hem of her skirt floating forward like a flower blooming in the air, and a flying leg kicked at the wooden crossing. Mu Jiao's chest ached, his feet were unstable, and he fell to the ground, blood from the corners of his mouth.
Seeing that Mu Jiao was struggling on the ground in embarrassment, Jiang Tingxue only felt that the victory was in hand, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, stomped two steps forward with easy steps, clapped his hands twice, and smiled with a slightly smug expression: "Hmph!" I haven't settled my account with you yet! I dare to appear in front of this girl, my sister's revenge for cutting her wrists has not been avenged, this time you don't want to run away again, if you don't dismantle you, it is really difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart! ”
An evil smirk that was not noticed by Jiang Tingxue hooked up on Mu Jiao's lips, and the hand hidden in his sleeve reached into his pocket. At this moment, Mu Jiao's body jumped up and stood up, and a handful of Gu powder was thrown out by him with all his might, and he rushed towards Jiang Tingxue with the direction of the wind.
Jiang Tingxue looked panicked, took a few steps back, and saw that Gu powder was about to attack, a wide sleeve blocked her in front of her in an instant, and her waist was firmly supported by a hand, and her figure gradually stabilized.
The wide sleeves flicked out with the internal force, and the ink-gray Gu powder was all sent back before it touched the sleeves. Everything happened in an instant, Mu Jiao didn't have time to react, the Gu poison had already entered his body from his mouth and nose, choking him several times, and before the toxin attacked, he turned around and fled in a panic.
When the wide sleeves hung down and Jiang Tingxue was clear, the hasty figure had already squeezed into the crowd and rushed out of the tight circle. He stomped his foot angrily, his eyebrows tightened, and he was about to chase out: "If you want to run, no way!" Stand up for this girl! ”
"This person is insidious and cunning, Miss Jiang must not act rashly again. Now that he has fallen into his own poison and reaped the consequences, he can be regarded as having learned his due lesson. The arm holding the folding fan blocked in front of Jiang Tingxue and stopped her.
Jiang Tingxue noticed the person who had just come to the rescue, looked sideways, her eyebrows stretched instantly, and a smile of surprise spread from the corner of her mouth: "Gu Gongzi, why are you, when did you come to Qiantang?" ”
"I just arrived today. What was the reason for Miss Jiang and that person to make a move? Seeing the excitement of the people disperse one after another, Gu Minluo pointed the folding fan slightly in the direction of Mujiao's distance, and asked casually.
Hearing Gu Minluo mention this, Jiang Tingxue became angry again, frowned, gritted her teeth and said, "I have an enmity with him!" A few months ago, my sister and I were listening to a book in a restaurant, and unfortunately fell for his way, and he was arrested to be a Gu breeder, and my sister almost lost her life because of it. I haven't been looking for him for a few months, but today I ran into him under my nose, and this revenge can't just be forgotten! ”
"The person has fled far away, and the coming day is long, I think it's better to forget it today, if you want to arrest him in the future, there is a chance." Gu Minluo gently shook the folding fan and turned around, walking side by side with Jiang Tingxue, and the pedestrians around him shuttled back and forth, and all kinds of voices were permeated, which was quite lively.
Listening to Gu Minluo's words of relief, Jiang Tingxue shrugged her shoulders and sighed helplessly: "Alas, it can only be like this. It's all because I'm too careless to underestimate the enemy, but this has made me deeply understand what it means to be 'proud soldiers will be defeated'. I really shouldn't have been so carried away, I almost fell for his trick again, and I have to thank Gu Gongzi for making a move. ”
"It's just a gesture, Miss Jiang doesn't have to be polite." Gu Minluo glanced sideways at Jiang Tingxue's face that had been suffocated by the fight just now, and a strange thin curtain of soft light appeared in his eyes.
A momentary memory flashed in Jiang Tingxue's mind, and she opened her eyes, remembering that her money bag was still in the hand of the woman who sold sachets. Although the money is not much, the brocade bag was sewn for her by Ling Xiao himself, and she can't lose it.
That day, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the sachet worn by Lu Jingxing's waist, and felt that it was novel, so he took it off and looked at it twice, and when he asked, he knew that it was from Ling Xiao's hand. I wanted to make fun of Ling Xiao, but at the end I joked that she wanted one too. Originally, she didn't take it seriously, but she didn't know that Ling Xiao really sewed one for her by hand, but it was not a sachet, but a brocade bag.
Ling Xiao originally thought that it would be meaningless if they were all made into sachets, but this was also in line with Jiang Tingxue's intentions, and he liked it very much.
Thinking of this, Jiang Tingxue turned around and pointed to the stall outside the crowd and said to Gu Minluo, "I have something left there." ”
"It's okay, I'll accompany Miss Jiang to get it." Gu Minluo's words mixed with the noise were a little confused, and he couldn't hear the reason when they reached Jiang Tingxue's ears, but his nod made Jiang Tingxue understand what he meant.
There were a few men and women in front of the stall who were picking out sachets, Jiang Tingxue was reluctant to squeeze with them, and only approached after the people left one after another, and stretched out his hand: "Auntie, I'll take the brocade bag and sachet." ”
"Here you go, girl." The woman took out something from the dark compartment of the stall, Jiang Tingxue almost didn't stare at her eyes, stared at a handful of money and things handed over to her like this, in addition to her original broken silver and knife coins, there was also an extra gold ingot the size of a thumb for no reason, but the brocade bag was missing.
At this time, her whole head was filled with shock, and she stared at the woman's face in a daze, and only came back to her senses for a while: "Where is my money bag?" ”
"Yes, it was bought by two sons with this ingot of gold." The woman looked at Jiang Tingxue's slightly gloomy expression, and her heart was a little empty.
"What?! You sold my money bag? ......" After Jiang Tingxue heard this, she was not only shocked, but also angry in her heart, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was a woman, she would have to throw a punch to relieve her anger, and at this time, she couldn't care about the demeanor that everyone should have.
Gu Minluo squinted his eyes and glanced at the ingot of gold, his eyes filled with a faint curiosity, and he sighed with a smile: "Miss Jiang, what kind of money bag is worth a piece of gold?" You've earned it. ”
"Gu Gongzi, don't make fun. What my sister gave me was just an ordinary brocade bag, which was of little value to other people, but it meant something special to me. After Jiang Tingxue explained to Gu Minluo, she turned her head to the woman behind the stall again: "What the hell is going on?" Make it clear. ”
"Girl, as soon as you walked ahead, a son came, and I didn't have time to put the money in place, but his eyes had already noticed, and he wanted to take a look, and then called another son. After the boy looked at it carefully, his face was unknown, but he eagerly asked me about the origin of the money bag, I said it truthfully, he was going to look for it, and was stopped by the son who arrived first, saying that the vast crowd may not be able to find, and then forcibly bought the brocade bag. The woman's face was embarrassed.
The more Jiang Tingxue listened, the more puzzled she became, she really didn't know what the two big men wanted her money bags for. As her anger at the woman faded, she asked, "Where did the two go from?" ”
"By the way, girl, they left a message saying that they would be waiting for you in the private room of the 'Next Shore Building'." The woman was nervous just now and forgot about this important matter, if it weren't for Jiang Tingxue asking where the two of them were, I don't know when she would remember.
Jiang Tingxue no longer bothered with the woman, the top priority was to find the one to ask clearly, and get back his precious things. She casually stuffed a handful of broken silver into her sleeve, glanced at Gu Minluo, and said in a somewhat guilty tone: "I'm really sorry, I met again today, I haven't repaid you for saving your life last time, but this has encountered a lot of troubles, my family lives in Dongjiang Mansion in the city, and if you have something, just come to me." We'll do it another day, and we'll see you later. ”
"If Miss Jiang doesn't mind, why don't I go with you." Hearing the woman say this, Gu Minluo felt more and more that this matter was strange, and he was a little uneasy about Jiang Tingxue going alone.
Jiang Tingxue nodded and thanked: "Then there is Lao Gu Gongzi." ”
"Don't bother. It's a day of idleness. Behind Gu Minluo's hand, he turned around with Jiang Tingxue and walked in the direction of the building on the other bank.
There are still two streets away from the place where they are now, and there is one of the best luxury restaurants in Qiantang City, which mainly gathers dignitaries and dignitaries in the city on weekdays, and has heads and faces.
In order to quickly solve the doubts in their hearts, the two people walking through the crowd quickened their pace. At the same time, Jiang Tingxue did not forget to ask Gu Minluo about some of the situation: "Gu Gongzi, last time I said goodbye in a hurry, can the matter be resolved?" ”
Gu Minluo's face was always warm, and he bowed slightly: "Miss Laojiang is worried, now there is nothing to do at home, otherwise I would not appear here." ”
"That Gu Gongzi came to Qiantang today, but there is something important?" Jiang Tingxue guessed. It's the Dragon Boat Festival, if there is nothing important, how can you leave home? Shouldn't you keep your family to have a happy holiday?
Gu Minluo did not deny it, and said it lightly: "There are some things that need to be dealt with, but they are not big things." ”