The child who delivered the letter was only seven or eight years old, and he was a little ghost with a snot in tow, but in the afternoon he received two steamed buns from strangers in the city, and immediately agreed to make this trip.

The right guard of the mansion interrogated him carefully, but almost nothing, so he had to let the person go again.

Inside the Taishou Mansion, the lights are bright.

"Xiaoguoshan is twenty miles outside the city, and it is sparsely populated." After studying the terrain together, Zhao Yunqing observed Yang Shao's face and asked in a low voice, "Lord, or search the mountain overnight?" ”

"No, the search mountain is very quiet, once the grass startles the snake and provokes the other party, the lady is now in danger......" Yang Shao leaned over and looked at the map, it seemed that he had returned to his usual coldness, but the slightly trembling fingertips still betrayed the fear in his heart.

In the past, when there were many life and death moments, the dignified regent of the Ming Dynasty had never been as timid as he is now.

"It's the sloppiness of the subordinates." Zhao Yunqing is like a bone in his throat, the Ming Iron Horse dominates the world, who has he ever been afraid of in the past few years, but now, the lord is actually threatened by a few nobodies.

"Arrange a small number of people to explore all the mountain passes around there." Yang Shao looked forward and backwards, and thought about Fang Dao repeatedly, "Remember to ask them to pretend to be civilians, don't make a big fuss." ”

"Yes." Zhao Yunqing lowered his head.

"Madame's safety is the first priority, if they want money, give them money, give as much as they want, don't lose a big ...... because of a small loss" Yang Shao closed his eyes sleepily and said slowly, "The extortion letter said that you should go alone when ransom, and I will go to see them in person at midnight tomorrow." ”

"Lord, think again!" Zhao Yunqing was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted, "You are a golden body, I implore you to think about Daming Sheji!" ”

"Sheji?" Yang Shao had a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, "If Madame has three long and two short ......"

"Lord, humble and sinful, thanks to the kindness of the Lord, keep me from dying for the time being." Jiang Youhe knocked on the ground, "This matter started because of my poor guard, please give me a chance, let me go and pick up Mrs. for you, and make meritorious contributions." ”

"Lord, Jiang Yanshi is strong in martial arts, and he will definitely ensure that his wife returns safely, and his subordinates also feel that Master Jiang is worthy of this position." Ling Xue was busy helping on the side.

Even Fu Huairen was beside him, and he said yes again and again.

"Who is Yufu's husband?" Yang Shao asked suddenly.

Several people present were stunned, and then heard Yang Shao laugh at himself: "If this king even has to rely on others to save his wife, even if she returns safely, what face do I have to see her again?" What soldiers to bring, what battles to fight! ”

More than a dozen people were shocked when they heard this, and knelt down together.

At this time, only Zhao Yunqing dared to speak: "Lord, that's different." ”

"I know you are faithful, and I fear that I will slip up." Yang Shao looked at him.

Zhao Yunqing hurriedly denied: "My subordinates don't dare." ”

"Don't worry, Yu Fu is missing, I was in a hurry before, but in order to save my wife," Yang Shao looked solemn, "This king will never allow himself to make any mistakes." ”

Outside the city, in a small bungalow.

"Vomit ......"

It has been three days and two nights since she was kidnapped, and there is nothing but water, Yufu's stomach is tangled, and she woke up this morning and vomited, and now she is weakly nesting in the corner of the wall, but she can't even vomit acid water.

"This group of people who kill a thousand knives!" Gu Rugui was anxious, "Since we are worth two thousand taels, we should give us something to eat." ”

"And they said they wanted to escape...... Now I can only resign myself to fate. Yu Fu closed her eyes and smiled bitterly, and her stomach turned over for a while.

Gu Rugui was very distressed, indiscriminately, and sprinkled all his anger on Yang Shao's head: "Yang Shao, this bastard thing!" Why didn't he come to save you, where did he die? Do you have to wait until you pay tonight? ”

"Brother, I'm fine." Yu Fu turned her head sideways and smiled very reluctantly, "Don't blame Brother Shao, how could he know that we are here?" ”

"When is it, why are you still speaking for him?" Gu Rugui hated itchy, "Doesn't he have a heavy army, don't you know how to search the mountain?" ”

"Searching the mountains is not necessarily safer than paying the ransom. Those three people have no morality, and if they find that they are certain to die, they will only kill us first and bury us. Yufu said softly.

"This ...... That's right. Gu Rugui thought about it, and had to say, "Two thousand taels, he should be able to afford it, but I don't know, if I want to come by myself." ”

"He's coming...... But I don't want him to come by himself. Yufu muttered.

"He's not as good as before, if he doesn't come by himself, don't worry about him, go home with my brother, and I'll support you for the rest of your life." Gu Rugui softened, "Although I am poor, I will definitely not let you be wronged." ”

"Brother, wait until the evening......" Yu Fu said with a burst of uncontrollable nausea, and then said slowly, "You see Brother Shao, don't reveal his identity, otherwise the kidnappers will not let us go." ”

Xuzhou is surrounded by mountains, in addition to Xiaoguo Mountain, there are many mountains such as Jianshan, Shuangtou Mountain, Donkey's Eye Mountain, etc. The place where Yufu and Rugui are located is really on the mountain, about ten miles away from Xiaoguo Mountain.

The bandits had a big eye and didn't choose to hand over people nearby.

They are afraid of Fu Huairen's identity, and if they send someone to touch it first, it will not be easy to do it at that time. I chose to meet at midnight, planning that once I got the money, I could take advantage of the darkness to escape.

But what they don't know is that Xuzhou is a hundred miles away, and all the passes have actually been blocked.

It is getting closer and closer to the agreed time, and hundreds of right guards have already ambushed in the dense forests of Xiaoguo Mountain on foot. Jiang Youhe wore night clothes and crouched on the roof of the broken temple to prevent changes.

Yang Shao waited early in the ruined temple outside the south of Xiaoguo Mountain, he sat in front of the mottled Buddha statue, rubbed the flying swallow hairpin in his hand, and quietly waited for the night to fall.

The moonlight was hazy, the carriage was slowly driving on the winding mountain road, Yu Fu and Gu Rugui were tied hands and feet and thrown on the floor of the carriage, and the second and third children sat on the side with knives.

Along the way, Yufu was groggy, muddy water, blood stains and vomiting acid water mixed together on her robe, in three days, she saw that she had lost a lot of weight, and her small face, which was originally white and red, was terrifyingly pale at this time, and there was hardly a trace of blood visible.

The third child stared at Yu Fu and looked at it again and again: "Such a little beauty, let it go before she can do it, it's really reluctant." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and touched Yu Fu's face, Yu Fu turned his head sideways and tried to dodge, but was pinched by the third child and pulled his jaw over.

Gu Rugui immediately scolded, and the second child kicked his accomplice when he saw this: "The third child, I'll be at the place in a while, it's important to take the money!" Don't delay the big thing. ”

"Take the money and take the money, I don't know if he is a man, is he willing to give so much money!" The third child took a sip at this time, reluctantly shook his hand and pointed at Yu Fu and said, "Little prostitute, let me tell you, if your man doesn't come after a while, or can't come up with the money, Lao Tzu will wear you on the spot." ”

Just then, the scout from the west spotted a carriage slowly approaching from the path, and immediately rushed back to report the news. The outermost encirclement received the signal and quietly opened an opening to let people in. When the news arrived at Yang Shao, he suddenly clenched the golden hairpin in his hand when he heard the words, and waved his hand to let the scout retreat.

Yang Shao couldn't sit still anymore, pacing back and forth in the temple, but he still couldn't calm the turbulent waves in his chest, hesitated, he knelt down in front of the Bodhisattva, looked at the Buddha statue with his hands folded.

Since encountering misfortune in the west and becoming a panicked and lonely soul in the world, he has decided not to believe in gods and Buddhas anymore, and to fight the iron horse Jingo, killing the world.

And at this time, when all the fears and anxieties gathered in his heart, he looked up at the Bodhisattva, who was kind and holding a lotus flower, and was also looking at him.

I don't know how long I waited, the heavy sound of the car wheels gradually sounded, more and more clear, Yang Shao turned his head suddenly, staring straight outside the temple gate, and after a while, with a burst of "huh-" The sound of the horse stopped, and the three men spoke.

"Boss, there's no one outside, didn't you come?" It was the vigilant voice of the second child.

"Damn, I'll just say that I killed this little lady and pulled me down, you have to say that you can't move, keep it for money." It's the third child, extremely impatient.

"Don't worry, maybe someone is in there." The boss jumped out of the car first, holding the steel knife in his hand, "You guys take care of people, don't let up." ”

Yang Shao immediately got up, quickly pushed the door and walked outside the courtyard. Today, he is dressed in coarse cloth and white, faded with gold and jade, and he doesn't even bring a sword, and he looks like an ordinary scholar from a distance.

For several days in a row, he slept very little, and even if he barely slept, it didn't take long for him to be repeatedly awakened by the entangled nightmare, and the whole person quickly became haggard.

But at this moment, his eyes were gloomy, and he locked the three people with their faces covered in front of him.

The three bandits were startled by the man who suddenly appeared, their eyes met, and a dangerous aura oppressed them.

The second child was the first to react, clenched the knife tighter in his hand, and shouted roughly: "Hey! You were sent by Fu Huairen? ”

"I am." Yang Shao's hand under his sleeve was already clenched into a fist, and the foul words that were unbearable just now aroused his anger, but he had to endure it at the moment. He looked towards the carriage and didn't see Gu Yufu: "What about Madam?" I want to see her. ”

"Where's the money? Give money first, and then see people when you give money. The boss raised his knife, "You are also running errands for the official, and if you give money, we will not embarrass you." ”

Yang Shao took a long breath, tried to calm his mind, took out a silver ticket from his arms and held it in his hand: "If you don't see Madame, don't talk about everything." ”

"Boss, it's really two thousand taels, I'll just say!" The second child saw the words on the paper from a distance, and immediately patted the carriage with a smile, "Quick!" Drag someone out and show him. ”

The eldest and third child opened the curtain at this time, Yang Shao's heart rose to his throat, and when he saw the two of them enter, he dragged a weak figure out and threw it straight to the mud.

"Yufu!" Yang Shao almost trembled and said this, although he was mentally prepared, but the scene in front of him still pierced his liver and intestines, and he couldn't help it for a while, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

Under the faint moonlight, Gu Yufu's face was full of exhaustion and weakness, and her tearful eyes looked at the visitor slightly, and then closed again, holding back her whimper.

"It's not your wife, why are you crying?" The second child keenly observed this scene, suddenly woke up, and sneered, "It's you, it's Fu Huairen!" ”