Chapter 20: Confluence

The sky was bright.

There was silence in the inn, and there was a little more movement on the street outside the window.

In the room, Fan Qinghe was lying on the pillow, his hands folded on his waist and his eyes were closed.

Da Da Da ......

"Shhh~ Don't make trouble."

"Twitter......"

Fan Qinghe opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the door, but saw that the door was squeezed open, and the big bird got in, stuck in the hat on the table, and there was no movement on the spot.

Then the Night Terror Hall walked in, with a man on his back.

Fan Qinghe looked at it slightly, and saw that it was Xuanji Zhenren who was carrying it, his eyes were slightly shocked, and he propped up his upper body and asked:

"What's wrong with her?"

Night Terror Hall closed the door with his feet, and carried the drunken Xuanji Zhenren to the bed and put it down:

"She was attacked by the people of Broken Silence and Qianjimen, and she was hit by a heart-wrenching needle, you help her take a look at the situation."

Fan Qinghe heard that he had been hit by the heart-destroying needle, his expression became more solemn, and he held Xuanji Zhenren's wrist and carefully examined it for a moment:

"The pulse is unstable, but it's okay, but I need to recuperate...... She's been hit by a heart-wrenching shot, why are you still letting her drink? ”

Xuanji Zhenren was just drunk, not fainting, and when he heard the conversation between the two, he seemed to be drunk and continued:

"Drunk and dreaming of death, but it's a rare blessing, he can't control me......"

As he spoke, Xuanji Zhenren opened his eyes, looked at the two of them left and right, twisted his body again, squeezed Fan Qinghe in, left a place on the outside, raised his hand and patted the bed:

"Night Terror, you've been working all night, are you tired? Why don't you lie down and rest? ”

Night Terror Hall said that to be honest, he really wanted to lie down and give Shui Shui a lesson to remember for a lifetime, but Miss Fan was lying side by side in front of him, he definitely couldn't come like this, he just pretended not to hear it at the moment, and asked:

"How is Miss Fan's health?"

Fan Qinghe's body is fine, but her mind is full of things about seeing her grandmother in the Night Terror Hall, and the demon girl deliberately teases this kind of joke about being slept with, which is even more strange in her mind.

Fan Qinghe secretly glanced at the Night Terror Hall, and saw that the Night Terror Hall had no evil thoughts, and it didn't seem to take last night's events to heart, so he was secretly relieved, and said with a smile:

"I'm much better, just get some sleep. I'll take care of her, she hasn't slept all night, and she will rest for a while. ”

Seeing this, Night Terror didn't say much, looked back and forth a few times, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with the two of them, he got up to help put the tent down, and went out with the bird who was sleeping like a dead pig.

Squeak –

The door was closed, and Night Terror Hall stood in the hallway, looking out the window, wanting to go and report peace to Ning'er.

But it was almost dawn, Ning Er and Sect Leader Xue must be resting, he ran to the door and pulled Ning Er out of the bed, thinking that it was not appropriate, so he carried the bird into the next room.

As a result, just as he was about to open the door, he suddenly heard the words again:

"I don't know how to take off my clothes...... Hey? How do you wear night terror clothes? ”

"The clothes are torn."

"Oh...... He tore your clothes?! ”

"The poisonous needle is on the back, is it difficult to take it off without tearing it?"

"You are Master Jingwang, he is half a mother-in-law, can you show him your body?"

"What about your aunt......"

"I didn't give it to him...... I've seen it, go aside, don't squeeze me......"

……

Night Terror blinked, a little strange in his heart, shook his head and swept away the distractions and entered the door......

——

At noon, the wharf gradually became busy, and the tourists from the south and north gathered in the restaurant, and the discussion was more enthusiastic than yesterday:

"It is said that the night hero is beside him, followed by a half-grown girl, with a big knife, the knife is taller than the head when it is erected, and it is more beautiful than a fairy, and the aura is compelling, just like the fairy who came out of the painting......"

"Oh? Isn't it the night father-in-law's daughter? ”

"Night hero is only about twenty, how can he be a girl, if you want me to see, she may be a confidant. It is said that that girl is not inferior to the goddess of the first beauty of the rivers and lakes of the year......"

……

Amid the noise of discussion, a merchant ship slowly sailed along the river.

Xiao Yunli, who is white and beautiful, listens to the praise with her arms around her chest, and her heart is inevitably beautiful.

But if she doesn't lose to Shi Niang, she still feels a little too much, after all, she is only sixteen, a circle smaller than Shi Niang, stripped naked and lying together, it is no better than that.

Behind Zhe Yunli, Pei Xiangjun dressed as a lady, looking at the dock to look for traces of the night terror, with a faint worry in his eyes, standing with Yunli, very much like a young lady with her daughter leaning on the railing to watch her husband.

Soon, the boat leaned on the dockside, and among the crowd of people rubbing shoulders on the shore, a figure came out and beckoned from afar:

"Sanniang."

"Shocking cousin~" Seeing this, Zhi Yunli hurriedly waved his hand.

Pei Xiangjun saw that the night terror hall was safe and sound, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a little more smile on his face, stepped down from the pedal, and asked:

"Shocking, where did you go yesterday? Nothing happened, right? ”

"It's just that I encountered an ambush, I'm fine, but Miss Fan and Xuanji Zhenren were slightly injured and were resting in the inn."

Night Terror came to him, glanced at the black man on the ship, and asked:

"What about King Jing?"

"Yesterday you didn't return all night, King Jing and the Queen Mother were worried, and they just fell asleep. You go and report your safety first, I'll go to Liu Xiangzhu in Yazhou Hall to inquire about some news. ”

Seeing this, Night Terror Hall walked to the boat, and did not forget to say to Yunli:

"The teahouse in the middle of the bazaar is talking about the broken dragon platform, and the old gentleman is very eloquent, I listened to it in the middle of the night yesterday......"

"Really?"

Zhi Yunli was worried that she had nothing to do, so she immediately entered the side street with Sanniang.

After seeing the two of them go, Night Terror Hall boarded the deck to say hello to She Long and the others, communicated about the smuggling den in Xia Nan Town, and asked She Long to lead the team to check and seize the prohibited items hidden in the dart bureau, so that they could be used as evidence when the court closed the case.

After the matter was explained, Night Terror Hall entered the ship building alone.

And the second floor of the ship, in the bedroom.

Last night, the night terror hall did not return all night, the queen mother naturally did not sleep all night, although annoyed by the lawlessness of the night terror, came back and did not abide by the agreement offended, but suddenly lost contact, these emotions were replaced by worry, has been tossing and turning and waiting for news.

When there was a sound of talking outside, the Queen Mother's eyes moved slightly, she got up and put on her shawl, glanced at the window a few times, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual about the Night Terror Hall, she came to the door again, wanting to wait for the Night Terror Hall to pass by, just open the door, and then say hello lukewarmly.

But it's a pity that the Queen Mother has obviously forgotten how good the night terror hall's perception is.

After saying hello to Hongyu, who was preparing breakfast, Night Terror came to the corridor on the second floor, and before he came to the door, he heard the movement of deep inhalation and suppression of emotions from behind the door, and he silently suppressed the footsteps when he saw this.

Treading ......

At the door, the Queen Mother put her hand on the door and was ready to go out, but after listening for a while, she found that the footsteps disappeared when she went up the stairs.

What about people......

The Queen Mother blinked her apricot eyes, waited for a moment and did not move, then opened the door a small crack, wanting to see what was going on outside.

As soon as she went to the door to check, she found a handsome sunny cheek looking at her with a smile on her face.

?!

The Queen Mother was shocked and wanted to close the door, but it was obviously too late.

Squeak~

The door was pushed open and closed, and the black-robed Night Terror Hall had already entered the room.

The Queen Mother took two steps back, clasped her hands at her waist, and wanted to pose as the mother of a country, but before she could speak, she saw a man much taller than her, walked straight to the front and held her cheek.

"You are presumptuous...... Woo......"

The Queen Mother's willow eyebrows were upside down, she couldn't hide from her red lips, and she didn't dare to make too much movement, so she gritted her teeth tightly and stepped on the toes of the night terrors with her palace shoes.

As a result, the Queen Mother obviously suffered a loss of height, and before she stepped on her toes, Night Terror Hall put one hand around her waist and hugged her calves in the air and her feet off the ground.

"Woo......"

The round and jade queen mother, the whole person was attached to her arms, and she was pinched her chin and couldn't dodge, she was annoyed, ashamed and nervous in her heart, and she had no choice but to close her eyes and not respond.

The night terror hall was not rude, hugged it, and saw that the queen mother was nervous to death, and took two steps back and forth, the purpose was to let her relax.

But such a humiliating situation made the girl even more ashamed and indignant.

The Queen Mother found that the night terror hall and coaxed the child seemed to hold her, and the feeling in her heart can be imagined, she opened her eyes again and twisted her shoulders a few times:

"Uh-huh~!!"

Only then did the night terror stop talking, put the Queen Mother down, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, I'm fine, don't worry."

The Queen Mother breathed rapidly, covered her lips with her sleeves and stared at the night terrors, and it took a long time to breathe, revealing an indisputable appearance of hatred:

"Night Terror, this palace is so tolerant and persuasive to you, but you have repeatedly taught and offended one after another, you ......"

Seeing this, Night Terror raised his hand and hugged him again, patting his back to comfort:

"Okay, okay, I'm just worried about you......"

This palace is worried about you, so you will kiss this palace?

Don't you take revenge on this!

The Queen Mother's anger did not dissipate, but the night terror hall hugged her again, probably for fear of being pressed lightly, her attitude softened, and she turned her head:

"I'm worried about you all night, so hurry up and take a look."

Night Terror Hall laughed softly, and when he saw that the Queen Mother ignored him, he took his leave first.

The Queen Mother folded her shawl and stood up, posing as a mother in the world, but as soon as the Night Terror Hall went out, she quickly came to the door and tied the door.

Click~

Night Terror laughed secretly in his heart, did not disturb the Queen Mother anymore, and came to the room at the stern.

After Dongfang Liren came back from the Broken Dragon Terrace, he was caught by a boat full of women blocking the door, and he couldn't sleep, he didn't return from the night terror last night, and he stayed up all night, and he couldn't hold on to sleep in the morning, and no one on the boat dared to disturb him, and the room was very quiet.

Night Terror came to the door, and wanted to knock on the door, but when he heard even breathing from inside, he didn't wake up, but gently pushed the door open and looked at it.

The room was very tidy, with a few picture scrolls on the table, as well as untouched snacks and tea.

Dongfang Liren was lying on the bed on his side, sleeping in his clothes, with a thin quilt around his waist, and the hosta on his head was removed, resulting in a head full of black hair scattered behind his back, which looked a little less heroic on weekdays, but with a lot of elegant book fragrance, if it weren't for the ups and downs of his body, he looked like a Miss Sven who stayed up late and fell asleep in the middle of reading.

Night Terror rarely saw a clumsy and gentle appearance, and after looking at the door for a moment, he quietly came to him, sat down on the side of the bed, and helped pull the thin quilt up a little.

Trembling~

Dongfang stayed up all night waiting, not long after he fell asleep, he was not awakened by the gentle movements, but subconsciously he should have realized that the night terror hall was in front of him, and the melancholy between his eyebrows slowed down slightly.

Night Terror sat next to him, and after watching for a long time, he got up and put down the curtain so that the light would not be too strong and he didn't sleep well, and then quietly left the bedroom......

——

Lanhe Wharf is the main port in the western part of Yazhou, which can go down the Qingjiang River to Yunzhou, and from the Lanhe River up to the hinterland of Yazhou.

The main industries of Honghualou are in the rich area, the scale of Yazhou is not very large, and Liangzhoutang is basically the same size, but there are still a few shops on the Lanhe Wharf, which is the contact point of Tangkou, and often connects with Mrs. Yellow Candle in northern Yunzhou on weekdays.

Night Terror found its location last night, but it was busy all night before it passed, and after getting off the boat, he came directly to a pawnshop on the dock, and as soon as he walked into the backyard, he heard a conversation in the tea room:

"Since Yuan Ming's death, the hall master has been paying attention to the situation of the Broken North Cliff all these years, but Wu Kui Shenlong has not seen the head and the tail, and it is indeed not easy to find out his whereabouts......"

Looking at the door of the night terror hall, it can be seen that Sanniang is sitting on the main seat, holding a teacup in her hand, and next to her is Liu Hong, the old incense master here, who is over half a hundred years old, and is talking with a sad face.

The last time Honghualou held a New Year's meeting, the incense owners were all present, Liu Hong also saw the night terror hall, and saw the night terror hall appear at the door, and hurriedly got up to greet him:

"Young master, you're here too......"

"It's all a family, Uncle Liu doesn't have to be so polite."

After the night terror hall returned the salute, he came to Sanniang and sat down, listened for a while, and asked:

"How much does Uncle Liu know about the news about scale steel?"

Liu Hong had already had a brief chat with Pei Xiangjun just now, and responded to this:

"Scale steel is a forbidden thing, no one in the government government, it is impossible to get it, if it is said that Broken North Cliff is doing these businesses...... Well...... I guess it has something to do with Wang Hu in Jinyang City.

"Wang Hu has been in the army in previous years, sophisticated, it is said that he has a good relationship with many high-ranking officials and generals, more than ten years ago, relying on the relationship, in the city to collect tribute money to start, in recent years suddenly made a fortune, purchased a number of industries, but is very low-key.

"If it weren't for the fact that in recent years, the hall owner sold a tea garden at home in order to give his disciples monthly money, and it happened to be sold by Wang Hu's nephew, I didn't know that Wang Hu had such a thick foundation.

"Just by occupying a few streets to collect some tribute, it is impossible to save such a big deal in just a few years, but I haven't heard that Wang Hu has a background in the rivers and lakes, and the person behind this scene may be silent......"

Jinyang City is located in the upper reaches of the Lanhe River, which is an important border military town, and the mining areas of Yazhou are all over there, more than 200 miles away from the Lanhe Wharf, which is not too far.

Liu Hong said the news, and did not forget to spit out the bitterness between the lines, saying that the hall was poor, and the hall owner had changed his property to pay wages, and the purpose was naturally to want the landlord and the young subject to stick the rudder and reduce the tribute money this year.

Pei Xiangjun hoped that Night Terror Hall would take over, and she naturally didn't say anything about this kind of thing to win people's hearts.

Although Night Terror Hall is not very good at business, but he has been a young owner in the dart game for many years, and these people naturally understand the world, and after asking the news, he asked about the situation of Tangkou in recent years......

(End of chapter)