Looking at the expression on Lin Manliu's face, Jiang Yanlin also understood that he didn't understand what he said.

He explained: "Brother Liu, I just remembered it suddenly..."

The short-shirted boy did shake his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, since Yan Lin has seen it, it means that this medicine is not a virtual thing!" ”

Then Jiang Yanlin nodded in response, and Lin Manliu also informed him to rest earlier.

After he fell asleep, the short-shirted boy cautiously got up and went to change to Shen Duchao, who was in charge of guarding the first half of the night.

Looking at the young man who came over, Shen Duchao asked softly, "Are you two done talking?" ”

Lin Manliu said: "Well, Shen Nuxia also rested earlier, and I came to see it in the second half of the night!" ”

"Not too sleepy, a little chat?"

"Good!"

Seeing Lin Manliu's conciseness and coolness, Shen Duchao also became straightforward.

She opened her mouth and said, "Covering up his whereabouts along the way, most of it is for him, right?" ”

Lin Manliu no longer concealed it, and spoke out: "From those soldiers blocking the road before, Shen Nuxia must be able to guess that Yanlin and I are being searched at this time..."

"Stop... Stop! Don't say anything good and persuade you at this time..."

Shen Duchao spoke, and glanced at the short-shirted young man beside him by the way.

I could see that she was a little disgusted, and even a little speechless.

I used to think that I was doing things neatly and speaking fluently, but when it came to these things, I started again.

Lin Manliu could also see the other party's eyes, so he had to explain awkwardly.

"The leader of the siege that day killed one of my old people in search of our traces..."

The short-shirted boy said as he took out a blood-stained cloth scroll from his arms, which was a severed finger that he had cut off from Zhao Xiang's hand when he was disposing of the corpse.

He wanted to take this thing back to Lotus Bay and bury it in front of Brother Dong's grave in person.

Shen Duchao also looked at the cloth scroll, and then snorted, and then raised his head to the sky again.

"So you're afraid that you'll kill others on the way back?"

"Well, it's just a matter of me and Yanlin, and it shouldn't drag others down anymore..."

He originally thought that as long as he was warned and admonished, the people who knew and knew him would not suffer miserably.

But Brother Dong's death was indeed like a thunderbolt from the sky, completely sobering Lin Manliu up.

His calculations, his thoughts, or some so-called "stratagems" would be meaningless without the ideal circumstances in his mind.

Because at that time, when he said those exhortations, he never thought about what Brother Dong was like and what position the village chief of Xujia Village was in.

All the "strategies" only stayed in his imagination, and such an approach was undoubtedly on paper.

If you listen to Chongying or an old liar, I'm afraid I can scold him again, contemporary Zhao Kuo, he is the only one.

Shen Duchao said: "Then can you calculate, just because the two of you go to Jiangnan alive, how sure are you?" ”

Even if they have escaped the pursuit of the Yanyang military on the road, and escaped the invasion of bandits in the mountains and forests, they will not even be targeted by some local sects...

For Lin Manliu, he is only two percent sure.

The short-shirted boy informed Shen Duchao of the answer in his heart.

Shen Duchao was not surprised, because their current situation was already very difficult.

She spoke: "If it were just you, with your previous experience in the rivers and lakes, the entire southern land might really be able to come and go freely, but now you have to take him with you..."

Lin Manliu said: "I understand this..."

Without waiting for the young man to continue, Shen Duchao spoke up again: "You don't understand! ”

The short-shirted boy was interrupted by this, and he was a little dazed.

Shen Duchao didn't care what Lin Manliu thought, and raised his hand to point to a star in the sky.

The star suddenly lit up, suddenly dimmed, and if it had been a little later, it would have been shrouded in clouds and would never be seen again.

"On the road ahead, it doesn't depend on how cautious and careful you are, you need to think about a lot more..."

"And if you have someone else to help you with these things, you can make it easier..."

"When I lived in the mountains, I also saw an old woman who went into the mountains alone to collect medicine, and when she was accompanied by her children, relatives and friends, she could collect more and return home earlier..."

"When the manpower is finally exhausted, if he is captured in the future, what will you do then?"

Shen Duchao's words were reflected in Lin Manliu's heart word by word.

The young man in the short shirt remembered something for no reason, it was in Yijian Villa, and the first time he knew about the old liar was when Ye Dang listened.

At that time, he was still a little childish, or hypocritical.

When he learned that the master was not Ye Dangting, the young man didn't understand why the master wanted to lie to him, and he didn't understand why he did this.

If it weren't for the fact that Miss Yue was there at the time, he didn't know what would have happened.

In fact, I have been accepting help from others, and it is only with the help of others that I can become what I am today.

Lin Manliu opened his mouth and said: "In the future, I will change my opinion on these things and be more Shen Nuxia!" ”

Seeing that the short-shirted young man could figure it out, Shen Duchao didn't say anything more, turned around and went to rest.

With only the short-shirted boy left, he sat cross-legged and looked at the starry sky.

The hot sun can dominate the north and south with the power of a country, in addition to the majesty of the iron horse, there are also strategists' advice, calculation and speculation, and heavenly creations to help.

The factions of Wenjian Lake can stand on the top of the rivers and lakes for a long time, in addition to their reputation, they also have to judge the situation and complement each other.

The same is true of Yijian Villa, which has been able to get to the point where it is today, and it is not the power of the owner of Lu Zhuang alone.

If the owner of the Lu Village and the old liar were worried that the secret investigation of the Sword Appreciation Conference would affect the other people in the villa, then when would they be able to catch the traces of Xun Han Mountain?

I'm afraid that even the first maple leaf forest will not be able to break through.

Thinking of this, Lin Manliu slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, only to feel that his mind was calm, and there were no more distracting thoughts.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Shen Duchao woke up from his light sleep and looked at the young man sitting cross-legged not far in front of him.

She began, "But it's time to keep going?" ”

Lin Manliu said: "Well, I'll call Yanlin, and I can continue to move forward later!" ”

As he spoke, the short-shirted boy did not look back.

It wasn't until he went to the tree stump to wake up Jiang Yan that Shen Duchao vaguely noticed that this Lin Manliu was a little different from last night?

The tiredness hidden between the eyebrows before seemed to be swept away, and even those eyes were much brighter than before!

Xu really figured it out, right?

Without much delay, they hid the traces of rest, and soon continued on their way north.

Further back to the mountain circuit, Lin Manliu was a little less sad and a little more cheerful.

From time to time, he can take the initiative to shout a few times, which makes Jiang Yanlin, who is riding the same horse, laugh.

Following the two teenagers, Shen Duchao, who was slightly older, would sometimes follow along.

The scene in the mountains is a picture of its own, as if the three of them really came here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and there are no other thoughts and concerns.

This atmosphere lasted for five or six days, until Lin Manliu and the others walked to the vicinity of Rongcheng, where the lotus bay was.

The boy in the short shirt stopped and looked at the houses scattered in the distance in the field.

Jiang Yanlin was still talking and laughing before, but he couldn't laugh at all at this time.

Shen Dui said, "This is it, right?" ”

Lin Manliu responded: "Hmm... For the sake of safety, Shen Nuxia still stayed here with Yan Lin, or waited in that cave in the mountains..."

Shen Duchao spoke up and rejected the proposal of the short-shirted boy.

"You also said that you need to get out of the customs as soon as possible, don't waste time on these things, just go straight to it!"

Lin Manliu said: "It's okay..."

"Brother Liu, let's go together!"

"Hmm!"

Under the leadership of Lin Manliu, the three of them entered Lotus Bay again.

When he walked to the door of the inn again, he found that Shopkeeper Yang was already standing in front of the door.

The latter spoke: "Since you entered the village, I knew you would come to me..."

The short-shirted young man bowed and said, "The kid is here to let Shopkeeper Yang show the way for the kid." ”

"Count the fuck on you, and have a bit of a conscience... Follow me! ”

After Shopkeeper Yang finished speaking, he first spat at Lin Manliu's feet, and then went to close the door of the post house.

After all these things were done, he walked towards the entrance of another village with his hands behind his back.

Since Dong Lao Er went, he has never hired a long-term worker.

In fact, there are quite a few young men in the village who have come to ask, but in his eyes, they are all lazy people.

If he handed over the livelihood of the post station to those people, would his business still be good?

It's better for him to work alone, and he can still save his salary, wouldn't it be better to go next door to make a pot of soju?

Lin Manliu and the three of them followed behind Shopkeeper Yang, walked out of Lotus Bay and then walked up a mountain road, until he saw a low hillside, he stopped.

The young man in the short shirt looked at the graves.

Without the shopkeeper Yang raising his hand to point, he saw the pile of graves where the paper money was still new, and the tomb plate had not been eroded by too much rain.

Shopkeeper Yang looked at Lin Manliu's gaze, and couldn't help but take another sip at the young man's footsteps.

"The second child's family is poor... These are all deducted from his salary, if you want to pay it back, remember to pay it back with interest next time! Let's go! ”

Without waiting for the young man to reply, Shopkeeper Yang put on an extremely tired face and returned to Lotus Bay with his hands behind his back.

Lin Manliu walked to the grave and watched the tomb sign slowly fall to his knees.

He took out the severed finger from his bosom, and then dug a small pit in front of the grave and buried it in it.

Although the young man in the short shirt did not say anything, his face was already full of tears, and he stared at the name on the tomb plate for a long time.

It wasn't until Shen Duchao, who stopped in the distance, coughed lightly that Lin Manliu wiped away the tears on his face and looked for a sound.

He found a woman walking from the mountain path, who was dressed plainly and looked to be as old as him.

When the woman saw someone kneeling in front of Brother Dong's grave, she was a little surprised at first, then seemed to be thinking about something, and finally passed by Shen Duchao's side very carefully.

Until the woman slowly approached and looked at the short-shirted boy who was kneeling on the ground.

She opened her mouth and said, "Are you Lin Shaoxia?" ”

Lin Manliu nodded in response, his voice still a little choked.

"Well, I'm here today to take a look at Brother Dong..."

"Thank you..."

The young man in the short shirt looked at her expression from the beginning to the present, and guessed the identity of the woman.

Not surprisingly, it is the little sister of the Zhang family that Brother Dong said before his death.

Lin Manliu said loudly: "Presumably the girl is Uncle Zhang's daughter, right?" ”

The woman's face was a little shocked, but she quickly calmed down again.

She patted her chest and said, "Well, but Brother Dong mentioned me to Lin Shaoxia?" ”

The short-shirted young man said: "I heard it when I was chatting with Brother Dong before, so I have some impressions..."

Did he mention me to others?

Zhang Xiaomei raised her hand and hooked the hair on her sideburns to her ears, glanced at the tomb plaque, and looked away again.

"Dare to ask Brother Dong... What did he and Lin Shaoxia say? ”

"It is said that Uncle Zhang's daughter is a good girl, with a very good heart and a very kind person."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaomei's expression began to become nervous, and her hands were tightly clasped on the back basket behind her.

"That's... Did Brother Dong ever say that he has a favorite girl? ”

Lin Manliu paused and didn't respond immediately, but when he looked at Zhang Xiaomei, the short-shirted young man shook his head.

"Never..."

"Thank you Lin Shaoxia, I just saw Shopkeeper Yang bring people out of the village to come here, so I followed... I hope Lin Shaoxia will forgive me..."

The short-shirted young man stood up and saluted Zhang Xiaomei with a fist.

The latter was a little alert, and his eyes began to be at a loss.

Lin Manliu hurriedly said: "Brother Dong and I were like this before, the girl doesn't need to be nervous, I still need to continue to hurry, so I bid farewell to the girl!" ”

Zhang Xiaomei nodded in a panic, and returned the salute in the same way as Lin Manliu.

"I'd like to stay here... Lin Shaoxia can leave on his own..."

The short-shirted young man nodded, and soon walked in the direction of Shen Duchao and Jiang Yanlin.

He didn't look back at the little sister of the Zhang family, turned over and informed the other two after getting on the horse, and continued to walk north along the mountain road.

For the scene before the mound has already had a result from the change in the man's expression.

Even if she didn't ask and he didn't answer, the two of them had the same mind.

In the end, in front of the grave, when only Zhang Xiaomei was left, she squatted alone in front of the tomb plaque.

After placing the straw sandals in the basket beside her, she glanced at the tomb plaque, and two lines of tears flowed down uncontrollably.

How can you say those boastful things, right?