Chapter 2: Burning Hope
Feng Zimo heard the shout, looked down, and suddenly looked surprised, and hurriedly put down the two little dots.
I only heard the person named Hui'er get up from the ground and complain: "Brother Zimo, why don't you even know us?"
"Hui'er!Ming'er!You, what are you two doing here secretly?"
Feng Zimo asked without answering, and then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said:
"Do you know that the General's Mansion does not allow outsiders to enter or leave, do you know what will happen if my eldest brother finds out・・・・・・?"
"Oh, Brother Zimo, haven't we been discovered!" The little boy named "Ming'er" next to Hui'er hurriedly interrupted, and then, the two children glanced at each other mysteriously, and pulled Zimo to the west wing that had just opened the door.
Entering the house, Hui'er looked out, and then carefully closed the door, while Ming'er pulled Zimo to sit on a delicately carved mahogany chair.
Feng Zimo was confused, and when he was about to ask these two ignorant little people, the little boy named Ming'er spoke:
"Well・・・・・・ Brother Zimo, we have something to tell you, it's just that you haven't been going out lately, and it's not easy for us to come in・・・・・・ we also sneaked over while my father and mother were busy in the store!"
It turned out that the two children were the sons of a cloth village outside the house, but two years ago, when the two little boys were playing on the street, they were kidnapped by a prisoner who escaped from the prison in Qingbo County. Unexpectedly, the little brothers saw that Feng Zimo knew martial arts, and then pestered Feng Zimo to teach them some martial arts for self-defense, the parents of the two children naturally knew what kind of identity Feng Zimo was, and first scolded the two children, and then apologized to Feng Zimo again and again, what children don't understand the rules, they know nonsense at a young age, what you adults have a lot, don't care, Feng Zimo who listened to it at the time was stunned, and waved his hand again and again to say that it doesn't matter, and at the same time, Feng Zimo secretly exclaimed in his heart: Sure enough, it was a businessman, and the words were really smooth, at that time, looking at the two little brothers who were crying heartbroken, Feng Zimo actually felt a trace of guilt in his heart, since then, as long as Feng Zimo goes out, he will go to the cloth village to tease these two little brothers, and these two little brothers are getting closer and closer to Feng Zimo.
It's just that ・・・・・・ Feng Zimo secretly thought:
Although I haven't been out for a few months, the news in Xiaozhu Courtyard is blocked, on the one hand, because of my mother's aggravation of illness, I have to take care of my mother, on the other hand, my father went to the barracks again, and the eldest brother in the family often guards against me, and his mother Qin regards me as a thorn in the side, and it is inconvenient for me to go out, but this time the two brothers are bold to come・・・・・・ is there anything big happening outside the ・・・・・・ mansion?
Feng Zimo thought as he frowned and looked at the child in front of him.
The child named Ming'er frowned when he saw Feng Zimo, and hurriedly whispered:
"Brother Zimo, isn't the eldest lady sick? I have a message here, which may make the eldest lady's illness better!"
"Yes, yes, Brother Zimo, it's definitely useful!" Hui'er whispered on the side.
When Feng Zimo heard this, he was first surprised, and then suddenly thought that his mother's illness had not recovered for several years, and his father had found many famous doctors in the huge territory of Yuzhou, and used countless elixirs, but there was no effect, could it be that the two children in front of him who had not dried up had a way?
Just thinking about it, I heard Ming'er continue:
"Brother Zimo, in fact, we heard that there is a rare elixir in the world that can cure all diseases! And ・・・・・・" Seeing that Feng Zimo didn't move, he whispered in a mysterious tone:
"And ・・・・・・ this medicine is in your general's mansion!"
Feng Zimo was startled and hurriedly said:
"Don't talk nonsense, if there is medicine in the General's Mansion, how can my father not give it!"
"Heck, we've heard that on the street, too. By the way, a few days ago, a thief was sent to death row by the people of your general's mansion, and when that person was pushed to the vegetable market for execution the day before yesterday, he shouted loudly, "Ming'er pinched his throat and learned:
"Oh my God!! there's an elixir in the tower, why don't you let me bring it to my old mother・・・・・・ cough, cough, cough! Xiaohui, what are you doing?"
It turned out that just when Ming'er learned this, Hui'er on the side raised his hand and slashed at his neck, which made Ming'er cough suddenly, and Hui'er smiled gloatingly on the side, while saying:
"Isn't it all like this? This is what Uncle Wang next door told me, hahaha~!
Feng Zimo didn't care about these anymore, frowned, and asked:
"Do you see what this man looks like?"
"Uh・・・・・・ cough, cough, that, Brother Zimo, there are too many people around, and we didn't squeeze in! ”
Ming'er finally stopped coughing, and replied while glaring at Hui'er with her eyes.
Feng Zimo saw that the two children were about to fight again, and hurriedly said:
"Forget it, you guys go back quickly, and I'll ask Uncle Zhong to send you out from the small door later!"
"Ah??? we've just arrived, you're going to drive us away, Brother Zimo, I still want to stay a little longer!"
Hui'er said with a bitter face.
Ming'er on the side looked at Feng Zimo, saw that Feng Zimo's face was hesitant, his brows were furrowed, and he knew that Brother Zimo seemed to have some troubles in his heart, so he pretended to be relaxed and said to Feng Zimo:
"Brother Zimo, then, let's go first, you take good care of the eldest lady at home! Well, but what we just said was with our own eyes, uh・・・・・・ no, we heard it with our own ears!"
"Okay, you know at a young age that you care about others, and you are indeed good children, but now you really can't stay here, Uncle Zhong is kind-hearted, and he is more loyal to me and my mother, and I won't worry about him sending you. Alright, let's get out of here!"
After Feng Zimo finished speaking, he called Uncle Zhong and told him a few words, and then asked Uncle Zhong to send the two children out of the general's mansion.
Seeing the two children walk out of the door, Feng Zimo returned to the west wing, sat quietly, thinking carefully about the words of the two children, the early morning sun through the window lattice, sprinkled a little mottled figure on the bluestone bricks in the hall, Feng Zimo sat on the chair, supported his head with one hand, and put the other hand on his chest, staring blankly at the little fragments of sunlight on the floor tiles, which seemed to be a statue.
Tower, what tower? Could it be the forbidden land in the west of the city?
Originally, Qingbo County was located in the territory of Yuzhou and was the capital of Yuzhou. Yuzhou is also a large state in the southeast, therefore, with a large population and developed commerce, the eldest lady of the General's Mansion Qin is the daughter of Qin Huaiyu, the richest man in Yuzhou. The development of commerce, will inevitably bring cultural progress, Yuzhou people after eating, they prefer to go to the nearby temples to take a turn, some people are to keep peace, some people are fascinated by the trivial things in life, but also only seek to seek liberation in this temple temple tower, therefore, although Yuzhou is large, but the temples and temples, towers and pavilions are all over the county, not to mention the Qingbo County as the capital of Yuzhou.
However, although there are many temples and towers in the county town, people come and go, but in the land in the west of the city, no one cares, the reason is that the general's palace uses it as a forbidden place, prohibiting the common people and even most of the people in the general's palace from breaking into it, otherwise, it will be taken to the official palace, and if the circumstances are serious, it can be solved on the spot.
Therefore, even though Feng Zimo grew up here, even though he is the third son of the General's Mansion, this forbidden place has never been there, and Feng Chenghu has never mentioned this place in the mansion, and no one will make trouble for himself when he is comfortable. Including Feng Zimo, only, this time・・・・・・
The wind gradually blew through, blowing through the bamboo leaves, through the cracks in the rockery in the courtyard, making a sound of "woo-woo-woo". At night, inadvertently, quietly descended on the vast earth, and the big families in Qingbo County were lit with lights, looking from afar, like a little firefly in the dark night forest, glowing with a cold and faint light・・・・・・
The night, gradually deepened, the fireflies were extinguished little by little, everything was silent, in the Xiaozhu courtyard, the last bit of light was also extinguished after a few swaying, the night suddenly enveloped the entire bamboo courtyard, the sound of insects, it seemed to pause, but then the cheerful cries came and went.
In the courtyard, behind the rockery, a black figure was quietly hiding in the shadows, and the breath of the whole body was actually collected by him with internal force, without leaking half a point. A pair of eyes hidden in the cracks of the rockery, staring directly at the door of the west wing, as if ・・・・・・ was waiting for something!
Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the door of the west wing shook slightly, and then, from inside, a man in black came out, wrapped in black all over his body, only one head was exposed, only his eyes were bright, a pair of eyebrows were thick and black, towering above the eye sockets like a sword, and his face seemed to look a little immature. At this time, I saw him looking around vigilantly, and when he faced the rockery, in the shadows behind the rockery, the pair of straight eyes seemed to have found something, and they lit up.
That's right—it's the third son!
The black-clothed boy who came out of the west wing room was Feng Zimo!
I saw that after he glanced at the courtyard, he looked into the main house in the courtyard, hesitated for a moment, and then seemed to have made up his mind, stepped on the ground, and ran quickly to the backyard of the house.
In the courtyard of Xiaozhu, there was silence, and the sound of insects seemed to have stopped.
After a while, the figure behind the rockery slowly walked out, the old face was full of wrinkles, and an old man appeared in the courtyard, only to see him staring at the west of the city for a while, and then looked at the place where Xiao lived, and seemed to sigh quietly in his heart. After a while, the old man slowly turned around, slowly walked out of the Xiaozhu Courtyard, and slowly, walked towards the room of the eldest prince of the General's Mansion.
In the dark room, only the sound of "bang" was heard, and then a little firelight lit up, devouring the wick that wrapped the candle on the table, the firelight slowly rose, thinned, brightened, a wisp of light smoke disappeared above the yellow firelight, a gorgeously dressed boy sat at the table, staring at the rising and changing candlelight at random, and a subtle smile appeared in the corner of his eyes:
"What you said is true? Did that Feng Zimo really run to the west of the city?"
"Yes. The old man standing behind the rockery replied stunned.
"Well, okay! I expected him to go to the tower of the forbidden land, with his skills and wisdom, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the forbidden land, but, hehe! As long as he enters the tower, I expect him to enter and not leave, so that I will not be able to deal with him personally in the future, don't you say it・・・・・・ Uncle Zhong?!"
The old man shuddered suddenly, and his expression seemed to be a little strange, with a hint of imperceptible pain, and it took a long time to squeeze a sentence out of his throat:
"Yes, the eldest prince is right・・・・・・"
The man sitting in front of the firelight suddenly laughed in a low voice: "Third brother, third brother, even though the elder brother is a little worse than you, but compared to me, you are still too tender, hahaha!!"
Uncle Zhong, who was standing on the side, seemed to be even more gloomy!