Fang Ming walked forward unhurriedly, and the saber that was about to hang on hit his legs one by one, making a slight and regular sound.

Those two sisters with strange identities didn't know where to escape, but no matter which direction they went, it was impossible for them to escape Fang Ming's control in the place of Fengmen Pass.

Soon someone rode a fast horse and roared, and he had already leaned over from a distance, and the moment the horse stopped, he immediately turned over, without delay, and said: "The path between the two villages of Ershiling, they can't get out of the ridge before dark." ”

Fang Ming laughed and asked, "How far is it from here?" ”

"Half an hour's journey." The subordinate immediately said.

"That's quite capable of running," Fang Ming nodded and said, "It's a pity, on this snowy day, if you go to the mountains for the night, you don't have to wait until tomorrow morning, and people will stiffen into ice." ”

The subordinate hesitated: "They may ask the villagers in the mountains for help." ”

Fang Ming pursed her lips, put her hands behind her back, leaned over her subordinates, and said with a smile: "Then let's make a bet to see if they will freeze to death inside, or will they take the initiative to ask for help." ”

The man on the opposite side hurriedly bowed his head: "The subordinates don't dare." ”

"What don't you dare to do, Lu Xing, I'm not Kong Shun's little bastard, will I kill you if I lose?" Fang Ming patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just invite me to eat two cakes." ”

Lu Xingyu hesitated and said, "My subordinates don't understand a little. ”

Fang Ming straightened up and snorted in his nose.

"On such a cold day, even if they want to hide, we don't chase after them, and then the night is covered and much safer, why don't they dare to stay with their fellow villagers?"

Fang Ming said: "You treat them as fellow villagers, and she also treats the villagers in the mountains as fellow villagers?" What's more, I deliberately concealed my identity from the beginning, and she thought she had eavesdropped on the news. A person who can eavesdrop is very suspicious of people, and he is timid and cautious in doing things, in such a place, they naturally think that they are being watched everywhere......" Fang Ming's hand unconsciously pressed on the scabbard and rubbed, and said: "I don't know what happened to these two people in Kyoto, like frightened birds." ”

"Belong to check?"

"When you find out when you went, this is the peak gate." Fang Ming waved his hand to signal him to go back, and suddenly stopped and said, "Wait, you come back." ”

"Go back and look at Kong Shun, these two sisters will inevitably fall into my hands."

Lu Xing didn't move this time.

Fang Ming raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing?" ”

"Third Prince Kong," Lu Xing said hesitantly again: "He is sick and weak, his personality is shy and closed, and he has not had a half-official position in recent years, and after the second prince left, his body became worse and worse day by day......"

Fang Ming's eyes narrowed.

"The subordinates want to ask, why does the general want to monitor Kong Sangongzi?"

The atmosphere became inexplicably tense for a while, and Lu Xing sensed that something was wrong in the silence of his boss, and immediately said, "It's the subordinates who are too careful!" The subordinates shouldn't ask these words, it's just that the subordinates have also received the help of the old man of the Kong family, so they were able to enter the mansion today, so they will ......"

"Help." Fang Ming interrupted him and asked, "What help have you received?" ”

"Oh, my subordinates were originally homeless, if they hadn't been helped by the Kong family, they would have starved on the streets."

Fang Ming let out a "hmm" and said, "Indeed, the Kong family has always been kind and benevolent, and the family style is respectable. But since you're an outcast, you're not the only one who has been helped. ”

"Ah," Lu Xing was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, yes, but most of them don't work in the mansion." ”

"And where did they go?"

Lu Xing said: "Some people left Fengmen Pass, probably to the south, and some people did other livelihoods, and I didn't pay much attention to these things. ”

"No wonder, you speak for Kong Shun." Fang Ming said: "But how can this be called surveillance?" His second brother is gone, and his eldest brother is busy with affairs, I just care about him, he is in such poor health, is it a good thing to be involved in these? If you are really worried about him, let him rest and recuperate. ”

Lu Xing nodded yes, then turned around and left.

Fang Ming temporarily let go of Wang Chengnan and Rong Li'er, recruited his henchmen, drank sweet soup and asked, "Let me ask you, what kind of large-scale refugee inflow has been in Fengmen Pass in the past 30 years?" ”

The confidant's name is Liao Jin, he is medium-sized, in a place like Fengmen Pass, especially among men, he is even short, but he is steady, and more importantly, he was brought out by Fang Ming from the Fang family, and he was born to the Fang family, which is credible.

Liao Jin said: "Yes, about two or three years ago, drought and flood occurred in the Central Plains and some areas in the south, and a large number of people were displaced, but ......."

"Huh?"

"There is another theory, that is, these people who ran to the peak gate are actually people who came to take refuge."

Liao Jin said: "Two years ago, Feng Xiwen was pardoned and released from prison, led the army to recruit the rebel King of Xiaojin, and exterminated all the people in the city to which the King of Jin belonged, which led to ....."

"That's not right." Fang Ming raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "Feng Xiwen's main crusade area is Licheng and the surrounding areas, and Fengmen Pass is not far from Licheng's location, how can they come to Fengmen Pass if they flee again?" ”

Liao Jin coughed and said, "Feng Xiwen's way of governing the army has always been ...... After the victory, because the court had objections to his next actions, his troops were temporarily stopped, and at the same time, some stupid people in Beijing stood in line with their self-righteousness and deliberately manipulated Feng Xiwen's army supplies, which caused Feng Xiwen to be angry and indulged some of the soldiers and some of the behaviors that hurt the people. ”

"Mountain bandits." Fang Ming coldly spit out these two words.

She put down the bowl of sweet soup that she had drunk cleanly: "So, do you want to say that the group of displaced people back then actually came here because of Feng Xiwen?" ”

"It's just a speculation at the time, after all, the drought and flood were too widespread, and the people in many areas were displaced.

"That's right, but I don't think it's reasonable for someone in Kyoto to stand in line because of partisan disputes and stumbling on Feng Xiwen. The tripping Fang family is instructed by that woman behind it, but tripping Feng Xiwen, isn't he afraid of being bitten by a mad dog? And the timing is still a bit strange. Fang Ming groaned for a while, and said, "You go and check again, how many homeless people were included in the Confucian Mansion back then, make a list for me." ”

"In addition, Lu Xing, pay attention to him. I don't think there's something right. ”

"Yes."

Fang Ming looked out the window, rubbed his hands, took a breath of mist, and said, "It's getting dark." ”

"Hey, the days are short these days."

"Let's go, let's catch the little birds." Fang Ming grabbed the fluff on the side and draped it: "When we arrive, those two people will be almost frozen." ”

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Even though she has faced many dangerous moments in her life, she has always been able to find a turning point.

Just as the person said to himself at the beginning, as long as she goes down the arrangement, she will definitely be able to see life.

She was numb from the cold, and her whole body was stiff as if she had lost consciousness, but she still tried to clench her other hands and whispered, "Pian'er, Pian'er." ”

Her voice was blurred because of the stiffness of her throat, and she couldn't hear the content clearly, Wang Chengnan felt her tongue and shouted insistently: "Pian'er, Li'er, wake up, don't sleep, don't sleep." ”

Rong Li'er curled up in her arms, and was covered with snow on her head and shoulder, and by this time, even the two people who hugged each other could no longer absorb warmth from each other, and she began to be annoyed, with the last sober consciousness:

Why didn't she ask for help from the people here?

Why didn't she knock on the door of the first house when she saw it and ask for help?

It was because it was not yet dark and she felt unsafe, because she was afraid that there would be pursuers behind her, because she was afraid that the people here would be connected to those who knew their identity.

Or did she trust the words of the person at the beginning too much, and took it for granted that the crisis she had encountered in the past could be overcome as he said, and this time it must be possible?

Now that I think about it carefully, I think about it sentence by sentence, in fact, he also said at the time: No matter what, you will definitely survive in the end.

Yes, she can survive, but Rong Li'er may not.

They walked most of the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but they did not find a person who could cure Rong Li'er's illness.

If they hadn't heard that famous doctors had come here, they wouldn't have walked into the windy and snowy peak gate in such a season.

This year's snow seems to have come very early.

Wang Chengnan suddenly thought.

Thinking out of control is actually a manifestation of the imminent loss of consciousness of a person, at this time, either in a state of confusion and letting the consciousness fall into darkness, or suddenly realizing this and waking up on its own.

What woke Wang Chengnan up was the barking of dogs from far and near.

She tried to open her eyes, but she could not move, and only by her ears could she perceive the barking of the dog getting closer and closer, and rushed in her direction through the cover of the trees.

Come on, come and get me.

Wang Chengnan laughed in his heart.

Sure enough, the turning point of life and death, he was right!

As long as they arrest her, they will definitely save their lives first!

The excitement and the surprise of desperation made the blood on Wang Chengnan's body seem to be hot again, and she quickly woke up.

One hand pressed Wang Chengnan's forehead, and slowly turned her head to face himself, so Wang Chengnan saw the owner of this hand.

She first saw the boots in front of her, under the light of the lamp, reflecting the light of the leather soaked in snow, Wang Chengnan was a hunter girl, and also ran a leather shop, but in this way, she could recognize that this was definitely a good material.

With the strength of the owner of the hand, her gaze moved up with the lifting of her head, and she saw the face of the woman during the day.

Sure enough, it was you, Wang Chengnan moved his lips and said almost silently.

Fang Ming bent her eyes and laughed: "Guess what, how long can you last this girl?" ”

The smugness in Wang Chengnan's eyes dissipated in an instant, and he was immediately filled with panic and worry, Fang Ming let go of her, clapped his hands, and said, "Then, you have decided that you are willing to go back with me, and you know everything about me." It's still with me, until she loses her breath, until I don't have the patience, and then I'll take you back. ”

This is a clear and good takeover, Wang Chengnan did not hesitate at all, and immediately raised his head and said to go back with her.

Fang Ming waved his hand: "It's so smart, take it away." ”

The white mist she exhaled when she spoke suddenly dissipated in the wind, Fang Ming lowered her eyes, waiting for the carriage that would follow after they were carried on, and suddenly said, "Liao Jin." ”

"Yes."

"I suddenly remembered one thing, you go and verify it." Fang Ming looked at the blurred snow on the ground and said, "Go and see if that person named Lu Xing has a cyan meridian on his body." ”