On a road from Suzhou to Yangzhou, there is only the sound of galloping horses' hooves.

BMW Yeyu Bang Liuguang is running wildly on this path, Ning Xiaochuan stopped, looked at the Yangzhou boundary monument in front of him, his heart was full of emotion, after coming out of Jinning City, he galloped all the way, and finally came to the border of Suyang and Yangzhou three days later.

There was a middle-aged man in a cloth shirt, who suddenly jumped out of the dense forest beside him, and crossed the line to Yangzhou, Chi Mingyuan said in a deep voice, "Childe, my subordinates suggest that you avoid Yangzhou and return to Xiangzhou with your subordinates in the north. ”

Ning Xiaochuan smiled, "Young Master Ben still has some friends to visit in Yangzhou, if General Chi wants to go back, you can leave first." ”

"The subordinates don't dare." In front of Ning Xiaochuan, Chi Mingyuan's posture was always very low.

"Let's go, let's go to Yangzhou to have a look, maybe there will be some unexpected gains." Ning Xiaochuan chuckled softly.

Le Ma walked forward, and Chi Mingyuan had already hidden his breath, hidden his body, and disappeared.

Like Pei Yu, Chi Mingyuan also likes to play disappearing, and Ning Xiaochuan even has some doubts about whether these masters who have reached the pinnacle of martial arts like to come and go without a trace.

Shaking his head to shake off these immature thoughts, Ning Xiaochuan rode on his horse and walked towards Yangzhou.

When he first arrived in Yangzhou, Ning Xiaochuan met many people, including Cheng Hao, a respected teacher of science, Cheng Yu, a master of science in Guangling, Yunzhao, a gun immortal in Taihua Mountain, Jiujiu, who had a hard life in his life, and Wang Pingyue, a great disciple of science who was murdered by the Gongsun family in order to protect him.

The past is vivid, and Ning Xiaochuan is full of emotion in his heart.

The last time I came to Yangzhou, for the status of the Baoning family in the court, Ning Xiaochuan and the king of the East China Sea reached an agreement, and the two families united and formed horns with each other to protect each other.

However, time has passed, and they all underestimated Emperor Mu's determination to sweep the world, the king of the East China Sea was assassinated, and the Duke of Liguo died unjustly.

Yangzhou Langya City, the capital of Yangzhou.

There seem to be more merchants in Langya City than when he left, the streets and alleys are full of people, Ning Yan who entered the city did not lead Xiaobai, he let Xiaobai hide in the woods outside Langya City, and led a white horse into the city.

Ning Xiaochuan came to the State Pastoral Mansion with a familiar car, without Zhao Fangge's five-pillar courtyard in Suzhou, the Baifu was still as simple and simple as he had seen before.

Knocking on the door bolt, a moment later, a subordinate came over, looked at the white-clothed man in front of him, and asked puzzledly, "Childe, are you ......?"

"I have something important to find Lord Bai, he's in the house, right?" Ning Xiaochuan arched his hand and said.

"Master is here, wait a minute, I'll go and talk about it." The servant said politely, and half-covered the door.

It seems that Bai Mansion has not been affected, the imperial court just dismissed Bai Xiangting's position, when he came, Bai Xiangting in Yangzhou was still a fake person from Zhongfu, and this time he should have met the real Bai Xiangting.

While Ning Xiaochuan was thinking, the gate of Baifu opened, and the subordinate respectfully bowed his hand, "Childe, my lord is invited." ”

"Thank you."

Entering the Bai Mansion, it feels simple, perhaps because he is no longer a state pastor, but Ning Xiaochuan feels that this is the real Bai Xiangting.

Sure enough, after Ning Xiaochuan entered the main hall, Bai Xiangting sat upright, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Bai Xiangting, Bai Xiangting also looked at Ning Xiaochuan, and the two laughed at the same time, and this smile also made him sure that Bai Xiangting in front of him was the real Bai Xiangting.

Ning Xiaochuan held back a smile and bowed, "The junior has seen Lord Bai. ”

Bai Xiangting laughed, got up and came to Ning Xiaochuan, and helped Ning Xiaochuan up, "Little friend, I haven't seen you for many years, I didn't expect you to recognize the old man." ”

"Lord Bai laughed, we can be regarded as fellow inmates who have shared weal and butter, who would have thought that there would be today when we were in the prison of the Yindu Criminal Department?" Ning Xiaochuan smiled helplessly.

Bai Xiangting also laughed, yes, when they met at the beginning of the year, one was a gentleman who killed people on the street in Yindu, and the other was a white-haired old man who was imprisoned, and they met here many years later, one was the famous fifth son of the Ning family, and the other was the famous Yangzhou Mu, not to mention that it was somewhat difficult to make people get by.

"Then the old man is calling you Ning Wugongzi? Or a little friend? Bai Xiangting said with a smile, and while the two were talking, the next person had already brought tea.

"How do you like it?" Ning Xiaochuan took a seat and laughed softly.

Bai Xiangting returned to his seat, looked at Ning Xiaochuan, whose face was not very good, and asked in a deep voice, "The matter of Suzhou is your handiwork, right?" ”

"Why did Lord Bai say that?"

Ning Xiaochuan asked rhetorically.

Bai Xiangting smacked his tongue, "Except for you Ning Xiaochuan, I really can't imagine that someone can be so bold and kill Gongsun Kang first, and then kill Zhao Fangge." ”

"Lord Zhao didn't kill him, but he died because of me, as for Gongsun Kang, he took the blame for himself, and he deserved it." Ning Xiaochuan's eyes were gloomy as he drank tea, and his tone was as indifferent as thin ice.

Perhaps he didn't expect Ning Xiaochuan to be so generous in admitting that he had killed someone, Bai Xiangting was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

"Now the entire Dafeng thinks that it is the same person who killed Gongsun Kang and Lord Zhao, you appear in Yangzhou, Yang, and Su Erzhou so grandiosely, Xiaoyou is not afraid of the Gongsun family's retaliation?"

"I've killed a lot of people from the Gongsun family, and if I can, I don't mind having a few more lives in my hands." Ning Xiaochuan turned his head and smiled, laughing so hard that people were scared.

"It's a lot of guts." Bai Xiangting shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that I'm no longer a pastor in Yangzhou, so I can't protect you." ”

"I already knew about Yangzhou before I came, and since I dare to come, I can naturally go, and I came here to see you.

Seriously, at first I didn't believe that Yin Du could put you back, but now it seems that there are indeed good people in Yin Du that I didn't find. ”

Ning Xiaochuan said in a deep voice, his eyes were lazy, and at this moment, he had a bit of the same feeling as he did back then.

The dismissed Lao Zhou Mu recalled the past and sighed with a little emotion in his heart, "It was Emperor Muzong who let me out, and he left a letter after he left, and it was that letter that made me firm in my determination to stay in Yangzhou, but it is a pity that once a son of heaven and a courtier, now I have a weak heart." ”

"Then Lord Bai, don't you think there are some problems with this successive dismissal of state ministers?" Ning Xiaochuan asked with a deep brow.

Bai Xiangting frowned and pondered, his brows twisted into a Sichuan character, "The new monarch ascends the throne, and it is common to change courtiers, but this change is a bit surprising, according to my many years of experience as an official, this is not a simple change of courtiers, but someone behind it is deliberate." ”

"Does Lord Bai have any suspicions?"

"Hahaha."

Bai Xiangting stroked his beard and smiled, "This is the question you have to ask, but in fact, these are not important, is the son of heaven who is really the son of heaven for the people and the country today?" In the old man's view, the position of the Son of Heaven is suitable for people who truly serve the country and the people, and it was and is now. ”

Ning Xiaochuan got up and gave up his hand, the authorities were fascinated by the bystanders, and Bai Xiangting's words also woke him up to a certain extent.

"Lord Bai has seen it very thoroughly, but I'm afraid that if this word spreads, it will lead to death." Ning Xiaochuan nodded and looked at Bai Xiangting.

Bai Xiangting laughed again after hearing this, "Little friend, do you think my old bones are still afraid of their little moves?" ”

Ning Xiaochuan nodded undeniably, if Bai Xiangting was really greedy for life and afraid of death, then he would not have been in prison for five years in Yindu.

"Hey, when I can be as thorough as an adult." Ning Xiaochuan shook his head and sighed.

Bai Xiangting looked at Ning Xiaochuan with a little feeling, "At your age, the old man's temperament is far inferior to yours, but he has experienced a lot, so he will naturally grow." ”

Ning Xiaochuan got up, smiled slightly, and arched his hand at Bai Xiangting, "Come here today, thank you Lord Bai for your words of enlightenment, the juniors will remember it, the time is not early, my lord, you rest early, and the juniors will leave." ”

As usual, Bai Xiangting will still leave Ning Xiaochuan, but not this time, it is an eventful time at this time, it is a good thing for Ning Xiaochuan to leave early, it is good for him and the Bai family.

"Little friend, I won't keep you, if we can see each other again, I will get drunk with you."

"Okay, I'll wait for this day." Ning Xiaochuan got up and said goodbye.

After Ning Xiaochuan left, Bai Xiangting got up silently and came to the inner hall, in the inner hall, Mrs. Bai was lecturing with Cheng Hao, and after seeing Bai Xiangting come in, Mrs. Bai got up directly to say goodbye.

The two white-haired old men sat cross-legged on the soft couch, Cheng Hao put down the scriptures in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "It's the fifth son of the Ning family." ”

"It's him." Bai Xiangting nodded.

"You're going to help him?" Cheng Hao opened his eyes and saw through Bai Xiangting's thoughts at a glance.

Bai Xiangting picked up the science scripture in his hand, but he didn't open it, "It won't help much." ”

Cheng Hao, the Venerable Master of Science, sighed and said, "I have already set up a disciple for him, he has the spirit of Taoism, in fact, you and I don't need to do it, the Daomen side has its own blessings." ”

"The old man doesn't understand your ninth-rate qi, and the reason for helping him is not because of the Daoist qi on his body, nor because of the Ning family behind him, but because he is my little friend."

Bai Xiangting put the science scripture in his hand on the ground, and there seemed to be some displeasure in his tone.

Cheng Hao raised his head, "In order to help him, I have already set up a disciple in science, so, Lord Bai, please forgive me." ”

"It's okay, Mr. Cheng's worries can be understood." Bai Xiangting returned to his unhurried tone.

"Thank you, Lord Bai." Cheng Hao thanked Bai Xiangting.

Bai Xiangting smiled softly, waved his hand and said, "Mr. Cheng, what I said to Ning Xiaochuan just now was not made up, but sincerely. ”

Cheng Hao was slightly stunned, then got up and smiled, "I can hear it, and I understand what you mean." ”

Bai Xiangting bowed his head and left, Cheng Hao leaned over and picked up the scriptures on the ground, walked out of the room, and came outside with a light breeze, blowing the scriptures in Cheng Hao's hands.

The pages rattled, and Cheng Hao stroked his beard, "Lord Bai, there are some things that you can actually not say." ”

The sound was drowned in the wind, and Cheng Hao left Baifu.

After leaving Baifu, Ning Xiaochuan was relieved, and walked along the street to the outside of the city, and after walking less than two steps, he heard someone say that someone in Taihua Mountain had challenged Gun Xianjie Yunzhao again.

The smile on Ning Xiaochuan's face instantly froze, and a name suddenly popped up in his mind - Yuan Zhenshan.