Su Niannu was joking, she didn't want Mu Fan to be suspicious of her. When she first met Mu Fan, Mu Fan was only fourteen years old. It is not easy for a young man to dodge so many open guns and arrows.

She showed kindness to Mu Fan and often covered for Mu Fan. She knew that Mu Fan was pretending, but she never broke it.

Mu Fan sighed and said, "You know my identity, but you don't tell me who you are." I know you won't hurt me, but I still want to know who you are. ”

Su Niannu said, "The purpose of my coming to the Sword Sect is not only because of you, but also for other important things. ”

Mu Fan didn't have to think about it to know that Su Niannu wouldn't tell him "other important things", so he simply didn't ask.

Mu Fan asked directly, "What is your purpose for looking for me?" ”

"You should be careful during this time, the Mu family's arrangement in Hanhai has reached a critical moment, and you must not make mistakes during this time." Su Niannu said with a serious expression.

She pointed to the bench next to her and motioned for Mu Fan to sit down. After Mu Fan was done, she continued: "We are not one with the Mu family, but now we are a cooperative relationship. ”

Mu Fan said: "You are very strong, so that the Mu family must rely on you to transmit information, and there is no need to worry about being discovered by other forces." ”

Su Niannu nodded, she did not deny that the forces behind her were very strong.

Mu Fan asked curiously, "What is the Mu family doing in Hanhai?" ”

Seeing Su Niannu shaking his head, Mu Fan said helplessly: "You can't say this either?" ”

"I really don't know this, I'm just a microphone, only responsible for delivering information. As for those things that are particularly important, I don't know. ”

Mu Fan asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"It's gone."

"Then I'm leaving."

"Well, there will be a date later."

Mu Fan smiled bitterly: "There will be a period later." ”

Leaving Su Niannu's boudoir, he did not leave the song and dance workshop, but found Song Changgeng and Hu Junge. The three of them stayed in the song and dance studio for another two hours before leaving, during which they drank and boxed, no different from ordinary people.

When Mu Fan left, he directly went to the song and dance workshop to buy a carriage and a few good horses. He wanted to get on a galloping horse and run him for half an hour in a place where no one was.

The Mu family was always concerned about his safety, but he was powerless to change the situation. He only hated that he didn't have the strength of Wushuang, and he couldn't really help the Mu family and help his grandfather.

Song Changgeng and Hu Junge both noticed that something was wrong with Mu Fan, and they had already noticed it since he came out of Su Niannu's room.

Song Changgeng wanted to ask the reason, but was stopped by Hu Junge.

Mu Fan led the horse and walked alone, and Hu Junge shouted behind him: "See you at the mother river ferry." ”

Mu Fan beckoned without looking back, and then turned over on the horse. Because he was in the middle of the city, he didn't dare to run wild at first. When he reached the outskirts of the city, nothing could restrain him. He felt the wind pass across his cheeks, and the scenery around him quickly receded.

He raised his head to the sky and howled until his voice was hoarse, and a sense of powerlessness always haunted him. After going crazy today, he will leave this sense of powerlessness behind him and devote himself to the search for Shanhe Ling.

The horse was tired of running, and he was tired, but the thirst for strength grew stronger.

At first it was the horse that ran with him, then he led the horse, and then he simply sold it.

When Song Changgeng saw Mu Fan again, he saw that he was covered in dirt, only his face and hands were clean, and he thought he was wiped with a handkerchief. However, his eyes were unusually bright in contrast to his appearance.

Mu Fan raised his fist from afar and walked towards Song Changgeng. Song Changgeng smiled and raised his fist as well.

Hu Junge had just finished looking for a boat, and when he walked over, he found that both of them were raising their fists, and he also raised their fists.

This is the habit of the three of them in the past two months, and once they encounter difficulties and doubts, they will stretch out this gesture. No matter what difficult problems the brothers encounter, a gesture to each other is enough.

The three fists were put together, and Mu Fan said, "It's good to have brothers. ”

Hu Junge laughed and said: "That's natural, my old Hu easily denies his brother, but if he does, he is willing to stick a knife in his brother's ribs!" ”

Mu Fan also laughed and said: "Whoever offends my brother will be killed!" ”

"That's right, it's going to be killed!" Hu Junge and Song Changgeng responded to the Tao.

The three Mu Fan brothers looked at each other and smiled, and got into the ferry boat together.

Hu Junge thought that the boatman who was ferrying had a lot of contact, so he asked: "Boatman, what is new in the rivers and lakes recently, tell us a few brothers." ”

The boat family raised his head slightly, thought for a while and said: "That's a lot, for example, the eldest daughter of the Zhenwei Dart Bureau learned to walk the dart from the man's house, but was caught by the bandits of Black Dragon Mountain." Later, the dart game gave a ransom, but the eldest daughter was reluctant to leave. I heard that the lady who volunteered to be a thief made her father angry......"

When the three brothers heard this, they were all interested, and they listened attentively one by one.

The unhappiness in Mu Fan's heart was dissipated by the encouragement of his brothers, coupled with the story of the boatman.

The boatman is very good at telling stories, and he tells the story unhurriedly, and the three of them listen to it with relish.

Suddenly, the boat family asked, "Are you disciples of the Sword Sect?" ”

Mu Fan responded: "That's right." ”

The boatman joked, "Maybe I'll tell others your story in the future." ”

Song Changgeng smiled: "If only there was such a day, I want to be a big hero like Yejin." ”

The boatman hurriedly made a silent gesture, looked around and said: "Old man, I have a good heart, if you meet someone with impure minds, you will inevitably have to go to the official yamen." ”

"Don't worry, we'll be fine." Mu Fan said.

Seeing that their faces were full of confidence, the boat family was no longer worried, and he whispered: "More than ten years have passed, and there are still countless people secretly worshipping Yejin. Unfortunately, he didn't succeed in the end. ”

It seems that the topic is a little dull at this point, and along the way, the boatman never spoke again.

After crossing the ferry, Mu Fan and Song Changgeng separated. He went to find Shanhe Ling, while Hu Junge and Song Changgeng went to Xiangzhou, west of Qizhou, to complete the mission.

Edgeworth's flight was perfect for traveling, and it would be better if he didn't have to rest, Mu Fan thought.

It took six days to come to Yanzhou and arrive at the border of Qizhou.

He dismantled the sword on his body, put it on the table of the inn, and called, "Little Er, serve tea." ”

Xiao Er shouted: "Okay, guest officer, wait a minute." He shouted as he ran over with great hospitality.

"Guest officer, this is a radius of five miles, and it is the best herbal tea in our family. You've come to the right place. Xiao Er tilted the teapot, pressed his hand down slightly, and then gently lifted it, and the tea bowl in front of Mu Fan was filled with tea.

Xiao Er's methods are extremely swift and steady, and the tea is poured quickly without a drop spilling on the table.

Mu Fan praised: "Good ability, if you practice swords, your achievements will definitely be not small." ”

Xiao Er's hand trembled slightly, and he covered it up without leaving a trace, and he smiled: "The guest officer said that he was joking, the kid is responsible for serving tea and pouring water on weekdays, and he knows how to practice swords." ”

Mu Fan also smiled: "I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously." ”

"Has there been any major event in Qizhou recently?" He took a sip of herbal tea, only to feel a burst of coolness in his mouth.

Xiao Er thought for a while and said, "It's true, the Heming Villa in Qizhou and the Tiger Roaring Sect fought. Now the Crane Roar Villa has been destroyed by the Tiger Roar Sect, but the Tiger Roar Sect has also declined a lot.

"That's all?"

Xiao Er hesitated for a moment and said, "There are still some more, but I don't think it's that important." ”

Mu Fan said: "You can say it, the more detailed the better." ”

Xiao Er nodded and continued: "There is a small Jianghu sect on the border of Qizhou, and somehow it provoked the Tiger Roar faction. I heard that the leader of the Tiger Roar faction was furious and ordered to destroy the Tiangang Gate. ”

"So is the Tiger Roar Sect doing it now?"

"I should have sent someone, but I don't know if the fight started or not." Xiao Er replied.

"Gone?"

Xiao Er thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No, these can be regarded as big things, and the others are all small things that are not worth mentioning." ”

Mu Fan gave Xiao Er a piece of broken silver and said, "You paid for me, and the rest is your reward." ”

Xiao Er stretched out his hand to take the silver in Mu Fan's hand, and ran over to pay the bill with a smile.

Mu Fan couldn't help frowning, just now he took advantage of the time he gave Xiao Er the silver, and carefully observed Xiao Er's hand. There were only calluses left by ordinary labor on those hands, and there was no sign of long-term practice of weapons. But Xiao Er's hand is too steady, even more stable than him.

This kind of stability is not practiced by serving tea and pouring water, Xiao Er must have experienced long-term planned exercise.

Mu Fan suddenly thought of a possibility, Xiao Er's weapon might not be a sword. He lightly hammered his head twice, and said in his heart: "It's really stupid to practice swords, and I preconceived that Xiao Er practiced swords." It is very likely that he is not practicing a sword, but a weapon that has a large area of contact with the palm of his hand. ”

Thinking of this, everything suddenly became clear.

Mu Fan finished drinking the tea, picked up the sword on the table, and left without saying a word. He walked outside the teahouse and glanced back. This is not done for nostalgia, but to confirm the small print underneath the plaque of this teahouse.

He checked it three times, and the corners of his mouth curled involuntarily. Because the four carved small characters were "Shang Ji Teahouse", he muttered: "Shang Ji, what are you from, and what is your relationship with Su Niannu and the Mu family." ”

While he was confirming the contents of the plaque, there were also some "people" who quietly observed him.

Mu Fan walked on the mountain path, remembering the process of escaping Xiongfang City. Su Niannu and Shang Ji even have a code, and their relationship is likely to be very close. As long as you have a deeper understanding of Shang Ji, you may be able to find out the forces behind Su Niannu.

He thought again: "Could it be that Shang Ji is the force behind Su Niannu?" It seems that in the future, it is necessary to pay more attention to the shops marked with the business record. ”

He shook his head vigorously, he couldn't think of this kind of thing, so he simply didn't want to.

Those "people" were hidden in the mountains and forests, like ghosts, quietly following him.

Mu Fan was still strolling along the mountain road, not noticing that something was following him.