Ningjiaocheng is located in the traffic artery of Liangzhou, which can reach Dahuangcheng in the north and Chang'an in the south. Every time Jizhou calls soldiers, horses, grain and grass must pass through here.

Probably because of this, the Taishou of Ningjiao City is much richer than the one in Salt Lake City. But several private courtyards in his own house are enough to fit Xu Han's thousands of people.

As for how much people's fat and ointment the Taishou Lord has collected by relying on the favorable time and place, you can see one or two.

However, Xu Han didn't have the mind to pursue this Taishou now.

After dinner, the group sat in the courtyard.

"The government army has made arrangements to stay in several courtyards of the city lord. A middle-aged man with a full beard walked up to Xu Han and said so.

This middle-aged man is called Hou Ling, and he is now the commander of the Thousand Heavens Ce Mansion Army. He is loyal, although he is sometimes very aggressive, but he is thick and fine, and he is a good hand at governing the army.

"Well, hard work general. Xu Han, who was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, nodded.

The other party understood, so he stepped back and retreated.

At this time, Xu Han turned his eyes to look at the middle-aged man in a red robe on the side, "Mr. Guan, how is Ziyu's injury?"

This middle-aged man's name is Guan Ruhong, one of the red-robed ministers who came here with Mr. Lu, who is good at medical skills, and today is the fainting Fang Ziyu who was taken care of by him.

Hearing this, Guan Ruhong hurriedly threw up her hand and said respectfully: "It's just that I was frightened and has woken up, although my state is still a little bad, but I don't have to worry about my life." ”

"Well, it's hard sir, too. Xu Han frowned and nodded.

"It's all because I'm abrupt today, and I ask Brother Xu not to blame. Yue Chengpeng said at that time, although his temperament was jumpy, he was by no means a barbaric person, thinking about everything that happened today, he felt a little guilty in his heart.

When Xu Han heard this, he smiled at Yue Chengpeng. "It has happened, if Brother Yue doesn't say it, sooner or later someone will say it, and Brother Yue doesn't have to blame himself. Xu Han said with relief. Then the look on his face was straight, and he asked again: "Since Brother Yue escaped from Linglong Pavilion, can you tell me about the situation that night?"

Yue Chengpeng also put away his cynical appearance at that time, and calmly told the story of the incident one by one.

After listening to his story, Xu Han and the others' brows suddenly furrowed.

Although he had expected this matter before leaving, when it really happened, Xu Han was still a little caught off guard.

He had the heart to inquire about Song Yueming's situation, but Yue Chengpeng and the others were thinking about running for their lives at that time, so naturally they didn't have time to pay attention to these, Xu Han's heart sank, he knew Song Yueming's temperament too well, if this was the case, I am afraid that Song Yueming would be more and less auspicious now...

......

In the dead of night, the crowd dispersed.

Ye Hongjian saw that Xu Han was not depressed, so he pulled the other party out of the courtyard door, saying that he wanted to go out for a walk.

At this time, it was already late at night, and the businesses on the streets of Ningjiao City had already closed, and there were only a few pedestrians in a hurry.

Xu Han knew that she wanted to extricate herself, so she simply agreed.

"Are you worried about Song Yueming?" Walking on the almost empty street, Ye Hongjian suddenly asked aloud.

"Hmm. Xu Han nodded calmly, he had nothing to hide from Ye Hongjian.

"Jiren has his own natural appearance, you are useless to worry about him, besides, Yue Chengpeng also said that he didn't see Song Yueming, and it was not his turn to deal with Si Bai if he wanted to..."Ye Hongjian comforted, but after saying that, he also felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched, and his voice suddenly became a little smaller.

Xu Han knew that she had good intentions, but he couldn't bear to debunk it, he smiled bitterly: "After all, it is Brother Song's own choice, life and death are his own path." ”

At the end, he paused again and added, "Everyone should have their own way..."

Hearing this, Ye Hongjian glanced at the young man sideways, and saw that the slightly relaxed look on his face did not seem to be fake, and the girl's heart was a little relieved. She suddenly asked, "What about your path?"

Xu Han was stunned when he heard this, and a rare look of confusion appeared on his face.

"I don't know. He shook his head.

"The young master of the dignified Tiance Mansion can even say that he doesn't know?" Ye Hongjian's eyes widened, and his face was surprised.

Xu Han knew that she was deliberately teasing, and said disapprovingly: "That's what the old man left me, such a big stall, I don't have such ambitions." If he hadn't died, who would have gotten me? ”

"However, he is my master after all, and he has a life-saving grace for me, so since he wants me to do it, I will give it a try. ”

"It's hard to say. Ye Hongjian pursed her lips, obviously extremely disdainful of Xu Han's cheap and obedient attitude.

"It's not embarrassing, of course I know that the position of the head of Tiance Mansion is a great benefit, I'm just..." Xu Han paused when he said this, and then said again: "It's just that sometimes I envy Brother Song, there are things that can be lived and died for." ”

"And I seem to have been dragged by something unseen, passively living... I don't like that..."

Ye Hongjian heard that Xu Han's heart was depressed, and she also put away the meaning of teasing, and the expression on her face was correct, "Actually, you also have a choice, you can escape from Linglong Pavilion, and you don't have to be the master of Tiance Mansion..."

But Xu Han looked straight at Ye Hongjian's eyes at that time, and said softly: "No, I don't have a choice." ”

Ye Hongjian was stunned for a moment, she heard what Xu Han was referring to, and her face suddenly flushed.

She stomped her foot, turned her head shyly, and ignored Xu Han.

Seeing this, Xu Han smiled slightly, and said: "Actually, it's not just that, what happened in the Linglong Pavilion made me suddenly understand a truth, if people want to live according to their own hearts, they have to be strong enough, the reason why I am always arranged, always pulled, is because I am too weak." Therefore, I want to become the lord of Tiance Mansion, and I want to have my own power. ”

When he said this, the momentum around the young man seemed to change a little.

What is the difference, Ye Hongjian said that he was not real, but he felt that he finally seemed to have a little bit of the appearance of the lord of Tiance Mansion.

Such a change made the girl's heart happy, and she looked sideways at Xu Han, and a faint smile appeared between her eyebrows.

......

The two of them walked for a long time, and the time was almost up, and the two were planning to return to the mansion to rest, after all, they would continue to hurry tomorrow.

But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the direction of the city gate, as if someone had clashed with the night watchman.

The two of them looked at each other, and they both turned and walked in the direction of the city gate.

But in the dark night, a group of ragged people huddled together, as if they wanted to enter the city, but were stopped by the soldiers guarding the city. The loud noise alarmed the surrounding residents, and seeing that the situation was a little uncontrollable, the leading officer hurriedly sent several soldiers to the city lord's mansion to ask the Taishou to come and deal with it.

Xu Han also frowned at that time, he keenly noticed that these people seemed to be different from ordinary beggars, although they looked embarrassed, they all carried some bags, and even most of them dragged their families, more like refugees running from somewhere.

Xu Han's mind sank, his toes touched the ground, his body jumped high, and he went to the city, and Ye Hongjian hurriedly followed when he saw this.

The two of them looked up at the city, and the scene in front of them shocked their bodies, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

Outside the city of Naningjiao, densely packed with people, there are tens of thousands of people, all of whom are refugees from nowhere, and as time goes by, more figures in the distance are slowly gathering here...