Twelfth winter of the calendar year.

The snow was heavy, and the year was closed, but the number of vendors on the road increased, and the guards at the city gates were more careful.

Outside the city of Suzhou, thin blood stains fell to the ground and pointed straight into the mountains.

It has been snowing for several days, and if someone steps on the road, you should be careful of falling.

The sharp sword that broke through the air made the young man who had been walking constantly have to avoid it, his strength subsided, he was too seriously injured, and there were pursuers behind him.

He had made a decision in his heart, and stood by the tree beside him, the blood on his arm kept dripping down his arm, and then dripped down the sword body on the snow, and stopped fleeing for his life.

He looked like he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but the murderous aura in his eyes still made the six people chasing behind him awe and awe, and the six people surrounded him, and the masked man led by him stopped and said, "The son of the world is very skilled." ”

From Yancheng to Mobei, and then chased all the way to Suzhou, eight days and seven nights, hundreds of masters rounded up, but there was still no one to help, so he had to die here today.

"Up." At the sound of an order, the six people were like wolves and tigers, and they raised their knives.

There were people fighting in the deep forest, and those who had long since exhausted their physical strength were unable to raise their swords after avoiding the fatal blow.

The man in black obviously knew that he was already a crossbow with a strong bow at this moment, and said in a deep voice, "Let's get on the road!" ”

The tip of the sword is in front of you.

The boy was covered in wounds, watching the sword get closer and closer, the sharp blade carrying a deadly killing intent.

He wanted to do something, but he couldn't move, he didn't close his eyes for eight days and seven nights, this moment is the limit, maybe it's really heaven that is going to kill him.

He finally accepted his fate and closed his eyes, this deep mountain and old forest, desolate suburbs, there are wild beasts all year round, he died here, but there are really no bones.

The sword intent is cold, and the sky is also cold, but it is not colder than the heart that is blocked in the next second.

The person who should have stabbed a sword into his throat was still alive and not dead in the next second, and the man in black led by him had already taken a few steps back and looked behind him vigilantly.

The boy also opened his eyes.

Not far behind the man in black, a girl with a hat was walking slowly with a basket on her back.

She is not dressed richly, she looks like a medicine picker, but there is a pine nut left in her hand, it is it that really knocked him away with his sword just now, and this snow is falling, where will there be farmers who choose to come out to collect medicine at this time?

The man in black had already raised the knife in his hand.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and it seems that there is no stopping at all.

In a cave.

The boy who should have died woke up leisurely for a moment, the girl was tinkering with herbs, heard the movement behind him, turned around, and he saw her face clearly.

The young man held his breath and half leaned to the side, "The girl is very gracious, I can't repay it, but I have orders, and I will not give up." ”

The girl let himself move, put the herbs in her handkerchief, and said, "I saved your life." ”

"Girl, please."

"When you were unconscious just now, I thought about it, I don't want money, I don't want ......power," she turned to look at him, "then promise you to me." ”

The boy was silent for a moment, but the silence didn't last long, he nodded, his face flushed a little, "Okay." ”

The girl didn't care about his changes, and when she heard him agree, she immediately asked, "Do you write a marriage letter?" ”

"Nature."

This year, he was sixteen and she was fourteen.

In the past 12 years, the Marquis of Nanyang and the barbarians fought a decisive battle in the border land, there were spies in the army, the soldiers of the two battalions died on the battlefield, Nanyang Hou was surrounded, the prince led people into the barbarian camp at night, killed the enemy marshal, and returned victorious.

In the summer of the fifteenth year of the past year, the Marquis of Nanyang was seriously ill, and the barbarian army of 100,000 troops came to attack.

The court rewarded the marquis, gave the marquis as the king, divided the seven cities, six counties and five states in the south, and was the land under the jurisdiction of the king of Nanyang.

In the autumn of the eighteenth year of the calendar year, the barbarians sued for peace and offered the princess and relatives.

"It's the Queen Mother's 80th birthday soon, and this time the barbarians are suing for peace, the palace will definitely be overjoyed."

In Yancheng, in a pawnshop, the owner was muttering, but it was not muttering, there was a person on the side who heard his words, the woman was packing up the books, and she just smiled when she heard him, "Uncle Gu, you still have time to worry about your pawnshop." ”

"It's time to eat." Inside the house, Aunt Gu shouted, "Don't come in and eat yet." ”

Both of them looked at each other and smiled, and let go of the work in their hands.

On the third day, a family came to the door, saying that the Gu family pawnshop was a big bully, and when the objects that were originally pressed here were redeemed, one thousand taels became three thousand taels, and the two sides had a dispute, which attracted the government.

Gu family, it's a mess.

Uncle Gu was escorted away on the spot, and when she heard the news, Miss Gu was picking up a new batch of fabrics, "Escort away on the spot?" ”

"Yes, my aunt is crying at home, miss, what should I do?"

"Let's go."

On the way, Qing'er told her about the matter.

Originally, the price of the redeemed object was said to be 1,300 taels within a month, but when the man came to redeem this morning, he refused to pay the silver taels, and he messed around in the Gu family's pawnshop and finally reported to the official, and the officers and soldiers actually found a royal jade pendant in the pawnshop.

After listening to Qing'er's words, Gu Rong knew that someone was deliberately framing her.

As soon as she entered the house, Aunt Gu cried and pounced, "Rong'er, what should I do?" ”

Listening to her aunt tell her the ins and outs again, she comforted her first, "Don't worry, auntie, I'll go to the yamen to see the situation first." After that, he took his maid ring and went out again.

There are not many people in the yamen, Uncle Gu was temporarily detained in prison, and tomorrow she went to court, she took the silver to get through the errand service, and finally entered the prison to see Uncle Gu as she wished.

"Uncle Gu."

"What's wrong with your aunt?"

Miss Gu nodded, "Auntie is fine, but she was a little frightened, but it was you who suffered." ”

"I didn't expect the Li family to be so despicable and not hesitate to use such means to harm people." Uncle Gu was indignant and spun.

Gu Rong felt sad in her heart, knowing that she had affected Uncle Gu, "It's Rong'er who is not good, and it has affected Uncle Gu." ”

Last month, the Li family came to propose marriage, and wanted to marry Gu Rong as the fifth concubine, Gu Ping was angry, the Li family saw that they couldn't get married, and turned their faces on the spot, and the two families quarreled in the pawnshop, and finally Uncle Gu angrily blasted the Li family out.

"What words! You are my niece, my relative, his son like the Li family, dare to miss my niece, hum......"

Gu Rong knew that he was angry about this matter, and hurriedly said, "Uncle Gu, don't worry, I'll figure out a way." ”

"You don't have to think of a way, even if I Gu Ping admits this matter, the Queen Mother's birthday will definitely be amnesty for the world, and I will be able to go out at that time." He paused, but looked at her worriedly, "I'm just worried about them, the drunkard doesn't mean to drink......" There are now two weak women in the pawnshop, if the Li family takes advantage of his absence to have some bad intentions, how can this be good.

Gu Rong comforted, "Uncle Gu, don't worry, I will protect myself." ”

After another conversation, the official came to urge people, and Gu Rong had to tell Gu Ping to take care and leave the cell.

Gu Rong didn't go to the trial on the second day, but Aunt Gu went, the autumn rain got down in the middle of the night, and it was still dripping in the morning, when the carriage stopped, there was a chauffeur who lifted the curtain, "Miss Gu, it's here, please get off." ”

Gu Rong got out of the car, was led onto the boat, opened the boat door, Li Tengdong was drinking tea, seeing her coming, he smiled on his face, and went to close the door in person, "Miss Gu is here, please sit down." "This Gu Rong is indeed quiet and elegant that others don't have, he took so much pain, isn't he just waiting for her to come and beg him obediently.

Before she could speak, she heard a muffled sound, and Li Tengdong had already fallen to the ground, his throat was pierced by a dagger, and he was killed on the spot.

Immediately, someone outside the ship shouted, "Search this ship for me." ”

The change was only born in an instant, and Gu Rong couldn't help but be frightened, but she still couldn't help but scream.

The person hidden in the boat walked out of the darkness, there was still a dagger left in his hand, the two of them were facing each other, a pair of sharp eyes showed a compelling cold light, the silver flying eagle mask covered half of his face, he stared at the colorless Gu Rong, "Do you know how to do it?" ”

She nodded, then screamed and fell to the ground.

Someone flew onto the ship, heard the movement inside the ship, and couldn't help but shout, "What movement? ”

The door of the boat was broken in, and Miss Gu, who was shrunk on one foot and shivering, was trembling with fright, and pointed to the window, "Kill...... People ......"

The man was dressed in a dark black robe, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but gather his hands and "chase ...... me"

A servant came forward and found Li Tengdong who was dead on the spot, his legs were weak in fright, and he knelt down on the spot, "Ah, young master......"

There was chaos in the ship, and someone hurriedly reported to the officer.

Li Tengdong died, the boat family and a cadre were all taken to the county office, and the shopkeeper of the Li family had just broken up a lawsuit, and he hurried here before he got home.

Seeing that the only seedling was present at the moment, like a thunderbolt from the sky, his eyes were black, and he fainted, his son ......

The interrogation was very fast, and Master Li woke up quickly, "Master Guan, you have to be the master of the grass people, Gu Rong is vicious, and asked my son for a tryst, but because I sued her uncle before, I had a bad intention to kill my son, and the official master saw it!" ”

happened to interrogate Miss Gu, and she was kneeling on the ground at the moment, "My lord clearly saw that Li Tengdong asked me today, and I asked him because of my uncle's business, so I naturally went to the appointment, but as soon as I entered the door, someone killed him, and when I was about to kill me, someone outside the boat shouted to search the boat, and the person hurriedly fled, and the little woman escaped." ”

The two went to court and what they said was reasonable.

The results of the post-mortem examination have not yet been released.

Shopkeeper Li now just wants to cut Gu Rong with a thousand knives to vent the hatred in his heart, "The woman is a femme fatale, it's not that the family doesn't enter the door, Gu Ping is not right, and his niece is crooked!" ”

"What Shopkeeper Li said is not right, my uncle was deceived and imprisoned, and now he has been sentenced, but now I am innocent, why do you say this?" She said slowly, "Li Tengdong already has a four-room concubine, and I, Gu Rong, am arrogant and don't want to marry your family, which offends you, so do you want to splash this dirty water at will?" ”

"Clever tongue, Gu Rong, you give back my son's life!" There was fire in the eyes of the shopkeeper Li, if it wasn't for the court at the moment, he would definitely skin her and beat her to death.

"Shopkeeper Li!" Gu Rong's voice was a little cold, and she waved her hands, "Shen Yan, before the adult is convicted, you judge that I killed your son, so don't you want to convict me beyond the adult?" ”

Shopkeeper Li was almost mad, this girl looks weak, but her mouth is so powerful!

"Shopkeeper Li!"

"The villain doesn't dare, but the adult sees it."

The two of them who were in opposition to each other were quiet, but the people pointing behind them still couldn't keep their mouths, and the matter of the Gu family's girl's tryst was afraid that it would spread in the shops in Yancheng.

This Lord Li is in charge of the affairs of Beijing, so naturally he will not investigate nothing, and temporarily take care of Gu Rong, he sent a group of people to the place where the crime occurred, and naturally also went to check the group that arrested people.

The person who went to verify it soon returned.

"Your Excellency!" The confidant master frowned, and whispered in his ear, "It's Tianji Pavilion that captures people, we don't dare to ask." ”

When Lord Li heard about Tianji Pavilion, he was also panicked and waved his hand.

It's better not to provoke, he cleared his throat, "Shopkeeper Li, for your son's death, this official will definitely track down the real culprit, but you accused Gu Rong of murder, the evidence is insufficient, this official will give you an explanation for this matter, as for Gu Rong, go home." ”

Shopkeeper Li couldn't believe it, and said hurriedly, "My lord! ”

Gu Rong had already kowtowed respectfully, "Your Excellency is wise." ”