On the way back to the inn, Yang Rong still kept lingering on the small traders and some handicrafts, selling and not selling, but asking questions and asking questions, and scratching his head from time to time, making Zhang Lang shake his head, I really don't understand what kind of psychology women are, they say they are tired, but they shop harder under their feet.

Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, Zhang Lang looked at the two girls who were still not interested at all, and at this time they were fighting with a small trader, foaming at the mouth and bargaining, only to shake their heads with a wry smile. Looking around casually, the street vendors are almost ready to close their stalls, and a few pedestrians are hurrying to and fro, hurrying home. At this time, a sudden incident caught Zhang Lang's attention.

The sound of horses' hooves gradually sounded in the distance, and with the faint sound of undulating screams, stepping through the gray and quiet sky of Wancheng.

Soon, several black, brown, and strong handsome horses, like wind and lightning, rushed past in the rapid whipping and shouting of several people dressed as soldiers.

Among the pedestrians on the street, some of them were quick-eyed, quickly yielded to the streets on both sides, and then became indignant, and cursed the three-character scripture from time to time; The common people, who were a little slow and carried a lot of miscellaneous items, turned pale with fright, like chickens flying and dogs jumping, and they didn't even care about their own things, and even crawled to the side. While frightened, he also scolded.

Originally, this thing was commonplace, and there was nothing strange about it, but there was one of them that aroused Zhang Lang's absolute interest.

It was a young man with a weak crown. The figure is quite thin, and even if you wear a thick cotton jacket, you can't see a little bloated. The sides of the face are deep, there is no sense of flesh, I don't know if it is because of the sky, or the nutrition has been poor, the complexion on the face is yellow, and it looks terminally ill and lifeless, and it keeps coughing.

He also carried a lot of various dried animal skins on his shoulders, including tiger skins, wolf skins, bear skins, and so on, and walked slowly with his head bowed.

This is not the main thing, because in this era, it is normal for the general to not eat good things, and everyone is malnourished, and it is very normal to be sick with big and small, but the strange thing is that when the handsome horses rushed over quickly, not only did he not panic, but also slowed and unhurried, and when the horse was about to hit him in a thousandth of a second, he took a slight step to the left, and the horse brushed his body. Then he went forward again with his head bowed as if nothing had happened. In the course of the incident, he never looked up, as if he didn't know what was happening, if he was not deaf, or he had something to rely on in his heart, then the most likely thing was that he had full confidence in his skills.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lang's eyes suddenly fell with a sharp light, and he stared at the thin man tightly.

At this time, the man suddenly seemed to sense something, and suddenly raised his head to the left, and his eyes met Zhang Lang's sharp eyes for a moment.

Zhang Lang affirmed the idea in his heart, this young man who seemed to be seriously ill, but in fact, he was hiding a stunt, watching him realize his existence so quickly, and his eyes were not overbearing, tepid, as deep as a pool of water, unpredictable. Although his expression was still indifferent, he was keenly aware of the hint of surprise in his eyes.

Zhang Lang was suddenly full of interest in the young man in front of him, seeing that his dying and sick appearance was by no means pretended, and it seemed that he had been riddled with a serious illness and was difficult to treat for a long time. Then, for a person who is so sick, there is such a quick reaction and skill, it is really not simple. So what will it be like when he is strong and strong? A strange thought suddenly arose in my heart, feeling that this young man was definitely not an ordinary idle person, and I wanted to know more about what kind of person he was, and why he was so willing to hide in the city.

At this time, Yang Rong on the side suddenly tugged Zhang Lang's arm, put down the decorative items in her hand, and said curiously: "Husband, what are you looking at?" ”

Zhang Lang retracted his gaze at this time, smiled at Yang Rong, and said, "It's nothing, you and Xiaoyu wait here, I'll come when I go." ”

Once she said this, Yang Rong was very curious, and even Zhao Yu put on a cute head melon, and said coquettishly: "Brother Lang, where are you going?" ”

Zhang Lang beckoned the burly Dian Wei to come up with him, and then carefully instructed the eighteen iron guards to protect the safety of the two women. Finally, he said to Zhao Yu: "I'll go to the front to take a look, if you are tired and in a hurry, you can go back and rest first." Then, in the puzzled eyes of the two women, he and Dian Wei strode towards the thin young man.

Three steps and two steps quickly caught up with the young man, Zhang Lang walked side by side with him, and then ignored his surprised eyes, his eyes turned left and right, pretended to look at both sides, and muttered: "I really don't understand why the little post man can drive his horse so rampantly, and completely ignore the safety of the people, is it rumored that the eight counties of Jingzhou under the governance of Lord Liu are like a peaceful and prosperous era, are all nonsense?" ”

Zhang Lang seemed to be talking to himself, but in fact, he was secretly testing the other party's reaction, in order to further observe the young man in front of him. As a result, what disappointed him was that this thin man turned a deaf ear, as if he didn't hear him speak, so he just walked slowly with his head down with his fur on his shoulder, completely ignoring Zhang Lang as a transparent person.

Zhang Lang was not discouraged, he still did not give up, and said with great interest: "Wen Nanyang has been a famous iron-smelting center in the Central Plains since the Warring States Period, with a steady supply of all kinds of excellent weapons and armor. By the time of the Western Han Dynasty, it was one of the six metropolises of the Central Plains, merchants all over the world, and Fujie was crowned in the sea, who did not yearn for it? The land of Nanyang, and the outstanding people, in the past, said that Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, made a career in this place, no wonder the people of the Quartet called this place 'Nandu' and 'Emperor's Township'. ”

Sure enough, Zhang Lang made a tirade, which made this sick young man naturally show a trace of pride and pride on his face.

Zhang Lang secretly rejoiced in his heart, the plot of the ancients to his hometown and the location of his roots far exceeded those of people in the 21st century. Unless they are forced by irresistible factors such as war, famine, and plague, they will never leave their homeland, because they have a strong sense of pride and superiority in their homeland hidden deep in their hearts. Where are people like now, as soon as they have money, they have to emigrate at every turn. Specially moved to the land of the United States. Whenever he sees such characters on TV and newspapers, Zhang Lang classifies them as a miscellaneous kind.

Since he has successfully aroused the favor of the other party, Zhang Lang followed step by step, and said unhurriedly: "Jingzhou is worthy of being a good place, and Lord Liu can be regarded as a person with outstanding skills, building school buildings, setting up school officials, and organizing Confucian scholars, revising the chapters and verses of the Five Classics, collecting and sorting out books, so that the land of Jingxiang Nanyang has slowly become the academic and cultural center of the Central Plains in recent years......"

The young man in front of him finally couldn't help but be bombarded like a woman with a long tongue, and opened his golden mouth, but he refused to be thousands of miles away, and said in a cold and indifferent tone: "This uncle, a native of Caomin, Shanye Village, doesn't know anything about these things, if you want to talk about the affairs of the world, you can go to the Wenjiao set up by Lord Liu, which will have your favorite topics......, cough, cough." As if he had said too much in one breath, the young man suddenly coughed up and down, and his face slowly turned dark red.

Zhang Lang saw that his face was red because of his incessant coughing, and said worriedly: "Brother Tai, it seems that you are not lightly ill, you should have found a doctor as soon as possible." ”

The young man was indifferent, took the handkerchief from his bosom, covered it to his mouth, and coughed for a while before removing it.

Although he quickly closed the handkerchief, Zhang Lang was still keenly aware of the fact that there were a lot of bright red blood sticks on the handkerchief, and his head turned and remembered something. Then he cared: "This friend, it is rumored that there is a famous doctor Zhang Bozu in Nanyang County, why don't you go and have a look, maybe you can rejuvenate yourself?" ”

Regarding Zhang Lang's concern, the young man just glanced at him coldly, and said in a jerky tone: "This is a matter of urgency, Your Excellency can't take care of it." In his words and deeds, although he was indifferent and bleak, he still had some disappointment that could not be concealed. It's not that I haven't seen it, but it may have little effect.

Zhang Lang still didn't give up, and continued: "Zhang Bozu has a disciple who has entered the room, called Zhang Ji, the word Zhongjing. Because he was diligent and studious, he studied hard, and in a short period of time, he mastered all the medical skills of the famous doctor Zhang Bozu, and his achievements were extraordinary. Have you gone to him to help you see, maybe he will have a good solution. ”

The young man suddenly stopped, and turned to Zhang Lang with a yellow face, and said coldly: "What is your Excellency's intention, do you also want to give up and wait and see?" If so, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, and there's nothing to entertain at home. ”

Zhang Lang was slightly stunned and looked up at the surrounding situation. I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart, it turned out that unconsciously, he and Dian Wei had gone with him to a relatively remote place, surrounded by ordinary people's houses with bungalows and tiles, because it was almost dusk, and the narrow alleys were deserted. And this young man was stopping at the door of a house, looking at himself coldly, this house was most likely his residence.

Zhang Lang was cheeky and said with a hippie smile: "I passed through your realm under the road, and when I first arrived in the treasure land, I was not familiar with the place......

At this moment, the closed door suddenly opened with a "babbling" sound, and then appeared in front of Zhang Lang was a middle-aged man about thirty years old, dressed in a cyan robe with a simple face, who was looking at Zhang Lang and the others with a little surprise on his face at this time.

His body is extremely majestic, eight feet long, handsome, full of red light, bright eyes, flying sword eyebrows, and a few locks of black mustaches, showing his demeanor. The years have left a faint wrinkle on his face, and there is a feeling of being full of vicissitudes, giving people a mature and heavy taste. I saw that he opened the door to welcome guests, although his face was surprised, but his hearty laughter sounded, full of anger, and he said: "Just now the magpie hung a branch, and there will be a distinguished guest." Xu'er, don't invite them in quickly. ”

The young man glared at Zhang Lang fiercely, snorted coldly, ignored it, and just stepped on the door and went in.

The middle-aged man looked at the thin back of the young man entering, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, but he came back to his senses. Facing Zhang Lang, who was embarrassed, he said a little strangely: "Aren't the two of you Xu'er's friends?" It turned out that he regarded Zhang Lang and the others as his son's friends.

Zhang Lang couldn't admit it stubbornly, and said a little embarrassed: "I'm ashamed to say that I just came from other places and am not familiar with the place." and Ling Lang only met in Pingshui just now, not friends. It was only when he found out that Ling Lang was extraordinary, and he had the intention of making friends, so he came with him. ”

Zhang Lang did not hide his intentions, and he was full of good feelings for this enthusiastic man.

The big man showed a kind smile on his face, and hurriedly greeted: "All brothers in the four seas, it is said that we can meet here today, it is also arranged by the sky, the two are guests from afar, if you don't think that the hospitality is not considerate, why don't you go to the house and talk to each other and have a drink, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Lang was moved by the hospitality of the big man, and saw that his face was sincere and enthusiastic. Infected by Xu, he nodded with a smile at the moment, and said with a salute: "Then it's nagging." "It's not that Zhang Lang hasn't met such hospitable people before, but he has never seen a sincere and gentle smile on their faces. I don't know why, I just feel that the smiling face of such a middle-aged person is very intimate and attractive.

The big man's smile deepened, his face showed a look of relief, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he said, "Two please." ”

Zhang Lang also made a hand gesture of please, and then led Dian Wei to step into the threshold first.

Dahan closed the door casually, and then shouted into the courtyard: "Xu'er, ask your mother to add two pairs of chopsticks to prepare more meals, and take out the good wine that my father has treasured for many years, and a distinguished guest is here tonight." With his majestic voice, it is estimated that his wife would have heard it without his son's words.

Zhang Lang and Dian Wei took a closer look as they stepped into the courtyard. I found that although the yard is not large, it is very complete and practical. Several small houses are connected to each other, and many things are planted on both sides of the small courtyard, and the whole room is shrouded in a faint smell of vanilla. It feels very warm.

The middle-aged man said coldly as he walked: "I don't know where the two friends came from and where are they going?" ”

Zhang Lang already had a draft in his heart, and said calmly: "The contemptible businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River want to go to Guanzhong and Hanoi to do business. ”

The middle-aged man didn't doubt it at all, and Lang smiled: "Dog Zixu, although he has been practicing martial arts for many years, but since he was a child, his physique is loose, and his surname Ke is natural, and he is lonely and difficult to refuge, so he will harvest the surname Ke who is sharp and introverted, and the surname Ke that is hidden but not revealed, the two of them can see it, it is not easy." It seems that he is also a master. ”

Zhang Lang humbled again and again, and then asked: "I don't know the name of Ling Gongzi's surname?" ”

The middle-aged man laughed heartily twice and said: "The dog's surname is Huang, his name is Shuping, and he is from Nanyang." He casually asked: "I hope that the two friends will not give the name of the teaching, otherwise it will be rude to follow." ”

Zhang Lang felt that he had a little impression of this name in his mind, and he couldn't remember it for a while, so he couldn't help frowning and said: "In Xia Zhang Ye, the words are far and wide, and the one on the side is the entourage Zhang Wei." By the way, it seems that your son is suffering from a hidden disease? Zhang Lang unconsciously even used his father's name.

Speaking of Huang Xu's matter, the middle-aged man was gloomy, and said sadly: "As you said, Xu'er has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and she didn't know what strange disease she had the year before last. For this matter, my friend Liu Pan didn't know how many doctors he had invited to come, but it didn't work. Hey, that's how Xu'er's life should be. ”

After speaking, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh, his face was extremely sad, and the ruddy color just now had retreated a lot.

Zhang Lang was thinking hard in his mind, how could he feel that the name Liu Pan was so familiar, and Huang Xu, as if he had heard of this person before? looked at the tall and sturdy man in front of him, and his face was full of honesty, could it be...... Zhang Lang had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and then he heard a loud "boom", could it be him? An unstoppable impulse rushed all over the body, and the excitement boiled to the extreme, and the excitement was difficult to express in words. Heavens, you really treat me well. You actually let me meet the heroes I admired the most in the Three Kingdoms era here.

Seeing that Zhang Lang's face was quite excited, the middle-aged man couldn't help but withdraw the look of disappointment on his face, and asked very strangely: "Friend, what's wrong, what happened, why are you so excited?" ”

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