Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Sword Servant
Sword Intent?Fifth Tingyun chewed on the two words that popped out of Zhao San'er's mouth, but he didn't know what they were. After thinking hard to no avail, he had to temporarily attribute the "credit" to the magic of "Seven Styles of Leaving the Sword". While thinking, he planned to try it out in the coming days to see if he could recreate the sword.
"Young Master, are you awake?"
Fifth, when Tingyun was thinking, Bai Jie walked in from outside the cave.
He nodded.
Bai Jie's face was happy, and he hurriedly said: "Young master, you wait, I'll go and make a basin of water for you to wash your face." ”
With that, she ran out.
Fifth, although Tingyun had been served like this before, but now it was different from the past, where would he let Bai Jie serve him? He knew very well that he was not, and could not be the young master in other people's mouths. He got out of bed and walked out.
When he got out of the cave, he found that it was a small natural cave, with a door at the entrance and a window on the other side, similar to the caves in some places. Living in this kind of place, although simple, but warm in winter and cool in summer, is actually quite comfortable.
"Young Master, come and sit down. ”
Bai Yibing was roasting a hare in the yard, and when he saw the fifth hearing of the clouds coming out, he quickly stood up on a wooden crutch.
Seeing that Bai Yibing was limping, the fifth hearing cloud hurriedly went over and grabbed it, and asked, "Uncle Bai, your legs?"
"Oh, it's old, it's useless. I was kicked twice by those bastards and was broken. ”
The fifth Tingyun's eyes froze, the Zhao family's hands were really black enough! Supporting Bai Yibing, the two sat down together, and the fifth Tingyun looked at the fire, thinking about things in his heart, so he didn't speak.
Bai Yibing looked at the face of the fifth Tingyun, and thought that he was worried about the people of the family, so he hurriedly relieved: "Young master, don't think about it, Zhao Dengke is probably blind when he says that, he just wants to attack the young master and insult the young master." ”
"Huh?" the fifth heard the cloud come to his senses.
"How could Zhao Dengke know about the affairs in the Criminal Department? He must have deliberately made it up to make the young master sad. Bai Yibing thought that the fifth Tingyun hadn't heard it, so he added.
That's right! Fifth Tingyun slapped his thigh, Bai Yibing's two words reminded him, how could Zhao Dengke know the situation of the Fifth Clan in the Criminal Department? Looking at Zhao Dengke's proud appearance at that time, those words didn't look like they were made up randomly, that is to say, he really had a way to understand the inside of the Criminal Department?
"No, maybe the Zhao family will not be able to get out of the matter of the Fifth Clan being framed!" Fifth Tingyun suddenly had a bold idea, he had always regarded the Criminal Department as his main enemy before. But after thinking about it these days, he has never been able to figure it out, even if the Criminal Department has the intention to frame the Fifth Clan, even if the Criminal Department has the tacit approval of some people, if there is not enough evidence, how can they convince the entire court? There is not only the Criminal Department in the court, but even the Criminal Department is not united.
If you want to stop all the mouths, then the matter of the Fifth Race must be conclusive!
Moreover, the predecessor of the Fifth Clan was the founding father, and no matter how he was tolerated by the royal family, if he wanted to move the Fifth Clan, he would have to bear huge criticism. As for many high-ranking officials at the patriarchal level in the court, they will jump out and be the first to object, because none of them dares to guarantee who will be next after the fifth clan.
Despite such great resistance, the Criminal Department still moved the Fifth Clan, and there was no opposition in the court.
Then it can only show that the framing of the Fifth Clan is completely dense and unobstructed.
In this way, there is absolutely no doubt about the wide implication and detailed layout of this bureau against the Fifth Clan.
Therefore, the Zhao family, as the second largest family in the same city as the fifth clan, has always wanted to replace the fifth clan, so the Zhao family is likely to be a part of the layout of the criminal department. With the Zhao family's knowledge of the Fifth Clan, it may still be a crucial link.
All of the above are all inferred from the Fifth Tingyun's thinking and judgment combined with his thinking and judgment all along, plus he was inspired by Bai Yibing just now. And, about this inference, he also thought of a piece of evidence, that is, Zhao Dengke had said a sentence yesterday.
"Your dad can't play with my dad, you can't play with me......" The fifth Tingyun recalled this sentence, and at this time he felt that this sentence was not simple. When Zhao Dengke said this at that time, the smug expression, the fierce eyes, and the gritted teeth couldn't forget it.
"It's obviously unrealistic to start with the Criminal Department, maybe you can gain something from starting the investigation with the Zhao family. The thoughts crossed his mind and he made a decision. Regardless of the fact that he has been running around for other things lately, in fact, he has never forgotten to investigate the affairs of the Fifth Clan.
"Young Master!
Bai Yibing originally wanted to comfort the fifth Tingyun, but he didn't expect that the fifth Tingyun would be even more dazed after hearing it, his brows were sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He just wanted to push the fifth Tingyun and shouted repeatedly.
"Ahh
"Young master, don't think too much, Zhao Dengke's bastard doesn't have any good words in his mouth. Bai Yibing snorted and comforted again.
The fifth Tingyun nodded, although he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, he would not tell Bai Yibing that the affairs of the fifth clan were his own business, and he didn't want to involve more people to come in.
"Young master, come and wash your face. ”
At this time, Bai Jie came over with this wooden basin, there was probably a stream nearby, and she filled a basin full of water. When she came closer, she put down the wooden basin, took a somewhat blackened towel and soaked it, then wrung it out again, and said embarrassedly: "Young master, don't dislike it, our family only has this condition......"
"No, it won't. The fifth heard Yun shake his head and said, then took the towel and wiped his face. Although Bai Jie wanted to grab a towel to wipe his face for him several times, he avoided him.
"Come, Jie'er. ”
When the fifth Tingyun finished wiping his face, Bai Yibing pulled Bai Jie over, and the two knelt down together.
"Uncle, what are you doing here?"
Fifth, Tingyun hurriedly threw away the towel and sat down to help the two of them.
But Bai Yibing stopped the fifth hearing cloud and said: "The master took in our grandfather and grandson back then, it is already a great favor, and the ant villain is really unrecompensable. Yesterday, the young master tried his best to rescue and let Jie'er escape from the tiger's mouth, this kindness, I don't know what I can do for the young master, old man. ”
Saying that Bai Yibing was about to bow down, the fifth hearing Yun was willing to accept his bow, he quickly held Bai Yibing's arms and said, "Uncle, even if there is no such thing as Jie'er, Zhao Dengke and I are enemies and have to fight." The grievances between the Zhao family and the Fifth Clan have been going on for a long time, and I know this better than me. ”
"That being said, but ......"
Before Bai Yibing finished speaking, the fifth Tingyun directly interrupted and said, "It's nothing, but, if I fall into trouble in the deep mountains, won't you sacrifice your life to save me, uncle?"
"That's different, the young master is a young master, and the old man is just a minion. ”
"There's no young master, I'm no longer a young master, uncle, please get up quickly. Fifth Tingyun began to exert force, wanting to hold up Bai Yibing.
But Bai Yibing still couldn't afford it, and continued: "The kindness of the old man and the young master, the old man is weak, so he can only keep it in mind. However, the old man still has one more thing to ask the young master, hoping that the young master can agree. ”
"Uncle, you say. ”
"Granddaughter Jie'er is the only seedling in our Bai family, her father and mother died early, and she was born with a hard life. Bai Yibing stroked Bai Jie's head and pleaded, "Seeing that she is about to grow up, but in today's world, I can't even feed the old man, let alone protect her." Therefore, please also ask the young master to take care of Jie'er for the sake of the old slave and be a maid and swordsman. ”
Speaking of which, Bai Yibing is just changing his law to repay the kindness of the Fifth Clan.
Of course, it is also true that he can't protect Bai Jie, Bai Jie is not bad, as a woman, if her family background is not good, she will definitely not be the last one to rob like Zhao Dengke. But, you can't protect it, and I can't protect it, the fifth hearing Yun sighed, and replied: "Uncle Bai, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that you have seen it, now I still need to go into the mountains to hunt in my own life, and the Criminal Department is also wanted by the Criminal Department, so I can't be sure that I will die one day." Xiaojie, she will only suffer more if she follows me!"
"That's better than following the old man and waiting for me to die in the mountains......" Bai Yibing touched his legs, it seems that Zhao Dengke's arrival this time really scared him.
"Grandpa~" Tears welled up in Bai Jie's eyes, and he didn't know if he was affected by Bai Yibing's negative emotions, or because the fifth Tingyun refused to accept her as a sword maid.
"Uncle, you get up first. ”
This time, the fifth Tingyun ignored Bai Yibing's resistance and forcibly helped him to sit up.
"Pity my daughter. Bai Yibing smoothed his long white hair and wiped his white tears. Bai Jie squatted on the side, holding Bai Yibing's arm, and called his grandfather vigorously.
After seeing this scene, Tingyun felt sad for a while, and almost relented and agreed. But as he himself said, he can't even guarantee his basic life and safety now, how can he let Bai Jie follow him?
"Uncle Bai, Zhao Dengke won't give up, why don't you go to my hut for refuge during this time, and then come back after ten days and half a month?"
Bai Yibing knew that the fifth hearing Yun was thinking, so naturally it was not easy to ask again and again, so he continued with this topic: "It's okay." ”
Then no one mentioned the matter of "sword maid", as if Bai Yibing had never said it. It's just that in the next few days, he was often stunned, looking at his granddaughter and shaking his head again and again, sighing.
In the afternoon of the same day, Bai Yibing's grandfather and grandson packed their things and followed the fifth Tingyun to the other side of the mountain. The thatched hut of the fifth listening cloud is selected on a flat land in the middle of the slope, next to the house is a gurgling stream flowing down from the top of the mountain, and in front of the house is a dense forest, the forest is connected with a steep slope, and it is difficult for ordinary beasts to come up here.
Originally, the fifth Tingyun just built a grass hut at random for temporary shelter, and he couldn't stay long outside Nanshu Mountain anyway. Unexpectedly, there are two more people now, and it is crowded and unsafe to live in a grass hut, so the three of them help each other, take local materials, and cut a lot of thick logs. In addition to hunting, Bai Yibing is also a carpenter, so he built a small cabin.
Although it is a small wooden house, it is much larger than the previous thatched hut (grass hut).
At least now it doesn't seem too crowded to accommodate three people.
"That's it!" it was already three days later when the fifth Tingyun laid the last clump of thatch on the roof of the wooden house. There was no way to burn tiles in the mountains, so they had to spread a few more layers of thatch to protect them from the rain. Bai Yibing's grandfather and grandson also reclaimed a piece of wasteland next to the house and transplanted some wild vegetables from the mountains.
Watching Bai Jie follow Bai Yibing to reclaim the land, a sense of warmth suddenly rose in the fifth hearing of the clouds, and he thought of his father, his mother, and his younger brother.
When will we be reunited as a family?!