Chapter 4: A Labyrinth in a Labyrinth (Part II)

Li You stood in front of the sign for more than ten minutes, thinking about everything he had experienced since he left the cave, and he always felt that something was wrong. However, for a while, I couldn't understand what was wrong.

Hey, let's go ahead and have a look.

Li You felt that it was meaningless to stay any longer, so he shook his head and began to continue on his way.

What awaits you ahead?

There was still a canyon in front of the woods, and there was still a smoky path between the canyons. At this time, Li You seemed to have discovered the problem.

Not bad!

Although the scene has changed, it seems that he is just spinning in place, and in fact he is not taking a step forward.

Is this the real labyrinth?

If this is the maze itself, then what is the way to crack it?

Li You reflected as he walked, carefully filtering every detail in the first two scenes, and unconsciously passed through the canyon and came to the door of a huge mansion.

What's going on?

Li You raised his eyes and looked, and the words "Wangfu Courtyard" were written on the door number. Ben is in the mountains and forests, why did such a house suddenly appear.

Just when Li You didn't know why, a person walked out of the house, and immediately raised his eyebrows when he saw Li You. "Aren't you Li You, the county magistrate of Shengtang County? How did you get here? ”

Li You was shocked, and after peeking at it, he couldn't help but feel nervous. The person who came turned out to be his boss, Luzhou Assassin Wang Lang. "Lord Wang, the officials are polite." Li You hurriedly saluted.

"That's it, that's it." Wang Lang waved his hand, looking impatient. "You are standing in front of the gate of the official mansion, what are you talking about?"

"Xia Guan came from the direction of the canyon, and unknowingly came here..."

"Nonsense!" What Li You said was indeed the truth, but Wang Lang immediately pulled his face down after hearing it. "The head of a county is so mindless in doing things, what kind of system has he become!"

"The lower officials know the mistakes, and the lower officials know the mistakes." Although Li You still didn't know why, he saw that his boss was angry, and he unconsciously admitted his mistake.

"Well, it's good to know what you're wrong." Wang Lang's face softened a little. "And where are you going?"

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan..."At this time, Li You didn't know how to answer. I wanted to keep going and see if I could find new clues, but I never expected to run into my immediate boss.

"How to manage the politics of a county!" Wang Lang pulled his face down again, and Li You's heart immediately hung again.

"My lord, Xia Guan originally wanted to move forward, but now..." Li You pointed to Wang Lang's mansion and looked at Wang Lang with sincere fear.

"You want to enter my annex?" For some reason, Wang Lang showed a hint of panic.

"The lower officials just want to borrow, just borrow." Although Li You didn't understand why Wang Lang was panicking, he immediately expressed his attitude to Wang Lang.

After hearing this, Wang Lang once again showed a look of displeasure. "Borrowed? Just borrowed? Wang Lang squinted at Li You with a suspicious expression.

"Just borrowed, just borrowed." Li You hurriedly expressed his attitude again. "If it's inconvenient for adults, then the lower officials will do it..."

"No, no, how can it be inconvenient that." At this time, Wang Lang's attitude suddenly changed, showed a smile, and took the initiative to step forward and hold Li You's hand. "This official is also trying to take Li County Ling to visit my courtyard, come, come, please inside."

"Thank you, sir." Li You hurriedly thanked him.

"You're welcome, haha, you're welcome." Wang Lang led Li You and walked into the house.

After entering the courtyard gate, the first thing was an open space, Li You raised his eyes and looked around, and couldn't help but feel envious.

Compared with his official residence, Wang Lang's villa is too magnificent.

The whole house is at least more than 5,000 square meters. A five-storey building in the middle, with streamers and blue tiles, carved railings and jade masonry. There is a lake and a gazebo in front of the building. The lotus flowers and water lilies in the lake are connected, and a passage in the middle leads directly to the gate. There are corridors on both sides of the courtyard, and although they are tactful and tortuous, they can overlook the scenery of the whole courtyard. All corners of the yard are either full of flowers, or green pines and bamboos, or small bridges and flowing water. Ten steps and one scene, one hundred steps and one painting, Li You couldn't help but be stunned.

"Hehe, Li County Order, how is this official's courtyard?" Wang Lang looked at Li You with a smile, with some hint in his eyes, which made Li You a little confused for a while.

"Good! That's great! Li You didn't have time to think about it, and immediately gave a thumbs up.

"If you like it, give it to Li County, haha." After Wang Lang said this, without waiting for Li You to respond, he walked towards the corridor on the left.

"Lord Wang, this is unacceptable." Li You hurriedly followed, and his heart became even more puzzled. Wang Lang, who was still aggressive, suddenly came up with such a sentence.

"Li County Order, come, come." Wang Lang didn't respond to Li You's words, and after Li You got closer, he took Li You's hand and came to a corner of the corridor.

"Li County Order, you look at the lotus, how good it blooms!" Wang Lang pointed to a lotus flower in the lake. Li You followed Wang Lang's hand and looked, and among the green lotus leaves, a lotus flower suddenly emerged and was in full bloom.

"A little red in the blue sea is indeed chic and annoying." Li You hurriedly agreed.

"But ah, if you start early, you will lose early." Wang Lang let go of Li You's hand and said with squinted eyes. "Standing out so much, when it is ready to be released, it has already withered, Li County Order, do you think it is a moment of pride, losing the prosperity of the garden, is it a gain or a loss?"

"Uh..." Wang Lang seemed to mean something, but Li You didn't understand the purpose behind him, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Help! At this moment, the voice of a woman calling for help came from the building in the middle, Li You hurriedly raised his eyes and watched, and vaguely saw a woman who wanted to rush out of the building, but was dragged back by a hand. Li You didn't have time to think about it, turned around and wanted to run back, but his arm was grabbed by Wang Lang.

"Li You! Didn't you say that it was just a way to borrow? At this point, what do you want? Wang Lang's eyes widened, and he looked at Li You viciously, and Li You was stunned for a while.

What to do? Wang Lang is his top boss, and he has words first. However, although she couldn't see it clearly, the woman just now seemed to be disheveled, her face was full of panic, and it was very likely that she had been abused. Do you just ignore it? "My lord, I saw it just now..."

"That's the official's housework, do you want to take care of it too?" Wang Lang's chin was slightly raised, and he squinted at Li You, who suddenly didn't know how to refute. Housework? However, Li You saw fear and despair in the woman's eyes just now, and it didn't look like it was just a housework.

"My lord, just..."

"Hey, Li County Order! Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. Wang Lang changed his face again, revealing a sad face. My son Wang Ba has always been at odds with his wife, so the two occasionally quarrel, and the official is helpless. ”

"Oh, I see." How can a young couple not make trouble, in this way, it should be really a housework. "If it's as the adults say, it's really a lot of heart." After Li You finished speaking, he immediately apologized to Wang Lang with his fists.

"It's okay, it's okay, come, Li County Order, this official will take you to continue your visit to the garden." After Wang Lang finished speaking, he took Li You's hand and continued to walk forward. Although Li You said this, he still had some doubts in his heart, and turned back three times one step at a time, hoping to find some more clues, but Wang Lang left in a hurry, and Li You had to give up.

Crash... Crash... Crash...

At this moment, the sound of chains sounded again, and Li You panicked in his heart, and hurriedly looked back.

Faintly, he seemed to see a huge figure, but before he could see it clearly, he was pulled around the corner by Wang Lang. Li You only felt a stagnation in his chest, and he inexplicably felt a slight sense of self-blame.

What's going on?

Under the guidance of Wang Lang, Li You toured the entire house. Although the scenery is still beautiful, I have long lost the interest in visiting the garden, and I just want to move on quickly.

However, after leaving the front yard, Wang Lang's interest seemed to rise all of a sudden, holding Li You's hand and chatting while walking, every time he went to a good scene, he would stop and exchange a few words with Li You. Although Li You didn't dare to disobey, he became more and more anxious in his heart, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

"What, Li County Order, isn't this mansion to your liking?" Wang Lang seemed to see Li You's dissatisfaction.

"No, no, who wouldn't love such a delicate and elegant house." Li You hurriedly replied. "It's just that the lower officials are really in a hurry, and they can't be distracted, and they are really ashamed of their kindness to adults."

"Hehe, I see." When Wang Lang heard this, he looked at Li You with a smile. "Then I won't bother Li County Order anymore."

"My lord, you are serious, Xiaguan..."

"But Ah Li County Order, what you and I said today, I still hope you will think about it." Wang Lang didn't wait for Li You to finish speaking, and then continued to speak. Li You became more and more confused. What exactly does Wang Lang mean by today's events? Is it a lotus? Is it his housework? Or is it intended to give away the house?

"Come, come, Master Li, I'll take you to the back door." Wang Lang didn't wait for Li You to express his position, took Li You's hand and walked forward, and came to the back door of the house in less than five minutes. "Since Master Li is in a hurry, then I won't force me to stay, so don't pass by." Wang Lang greeted Li You, and Li You hurriedly returned the salute.

"Thank you, sir!"

"Go all the way." After Wang Lang finished speaking, he turned around and left. Li You looked at Wang Lang's back, and didn't know what to do for a while. Did you offend this boss? It doesn't seem to be, and it seems to be. Wang Lang's words are mysterious, and his attitude is also changeable. Could it be that something has really happened in Wang Lang's family?

Crash... Crash... Crash...

The sound of chains sounded again, and Li You felt a burst of inexplicable self-blame in his heart, but when he raised his eyes and looked, he didn't see the huge figure again.

Forget it, it's still important to hurry, and after getting out of the current predicament, let's think about it.

Thinking of this, Li You raised his legs and walked out.

Walking out of Wang Lang's courtyard, Li You thought that he would see mountains and canyons again, but what appeared in front of him was a picture of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Small bridges and streams, cattle and rice fields, farmhouses and bamboos, a calm and peaceful water town scenery.

Li You's mood suddenly relaxed, and the nerves that had been tense finally got a little rest.

After walking for about ten minutes, Li You came to a wharf, and a passenger boat was parked on the wharf.

The passenger ship was more than three meters wide and five meters long, and there was a lantern erected on the bow with a big "Yao" character written on it. Although the boat is not large, it is delicate and elegant, and on the bow of the boat, an old man in his fifties is standing with his hands behind his back, as if waiting for someone.

When the old man saw Li You, he immediately smiled. "Master Li, you have finally arrived, little old man Yao has not been waiting for a long time."

This person turned out to be Yao Buwei, a wealthy man in Shengtang County.

"Yao Yuanwai, are you waiting for me?" Li You looked at Yao Buwei suspiciously.

"That's nature." Yao didn't answer. "You are usually busy with official business, it is rare to have time, little old man is grateful for your hard work for Shengtang County, I am waiting here, I want to take you to take a good tour of the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River."

"Oh?" Li You still doesn't know why, but he has been yearning for the scenery of Jiangnan for a long time. Li Yousheng was born in Chang'an, but he often heard people around him talk about the unique style of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and he wanted to visit it for a long time.

"My lord, get on the boat quickly." Yao Buwei urged at the bow of the boat, Li You looked around, and found that there was no other way to the front, and he really longed for the Jiangnan water town for a long time, so he was unwilling to refuse anymore. "Then thank you Yao Yuanwai for your kindness."

"Your kindness, sir." After getting on the boat, Yao Buwei immediately let Li You into the cabin. Seeing the arrangement in the cabin, Li You immediately frowned and looked at Yao Buwei coldly.

"Yao Yuanwai, what are you doing here?"