The next day, as the sun rises in the early morning, the streets of Handan City are full of pedestrians, full of vitality.

Compared with other vassal states in the Central Plains, the Qi country, which has not broken out in war for decades, is really a pure land for the people, although the cultivators are still busy for survival, and there are also unfair places in the forest of scholars, but compared with other vassal states, the people of Qi are really stable and never have to worry about war.

At the Linzi City Gate, a carriage left the city gate under the escort of four servants.

Walking straight along the official road, the carriage did not stop slowly until it reached the path of yesterday.

Xu Shi walked out of the carriage, looked around, and after making sure that there was no problem, he took two men and walked down the path, while the other two stayed by the carriage to guard the carriage.

The path stretches completely, passing by the river and into a mountain forest.

Looking at the mountains and forests in front of her, Xu Shi was not afraid, after returning to Zicheng yesterday, she asked the shopkeeper of the small house in the city, the rolling mountains and forests here have no name, and they are not as good as the famous small peaks that the legend Yugong and Mencius taught, but fortunately, along the road has been walking, in this high mountain and dense forest, there are many large and small villages.

There were not so many villages in the past, but later due to the invasion of the Five Kingdoms, many people fled and avoided it, and although Qi returned to the country, the people no longer wanted to leave, so they stayed in it and multiplied.

Walked for a long time.

Along the way, Xu Shi finally met a pedestrian, who was a citizen of one of the villages, and after inquiry, the person didn't know who it was, but when he heard an old woman, he quickly thought of Water Village, and then told Xu Shi.

Seeing this, Xu Shi took out a few money from his arms and asked this villager to lead the way.

Seeing the money, the villagers glanced at the two servants beside Xu Shi and nodded.

Moment.

Under the leadership of the villagers, Xu Shi took two servants to Shui Village.

"Shou, now you are blessed! But no, the family has good land to cultivate cattle, and there is good land to cultivate! ”

"But no, hey, by the way, Shou, can you find out about your brother?"

Under the shade of the trees at the head of the village, several elderly people living in the village looked at a man with a limp leg and walking with a stick.

While speaking, with the appearance of Master Xu, everyone looked at the past curiously.

What a beautiful beauty~!

Seeing Xu Shi's appearance, not to mention those old men, it was Shui Shou, who couldn't help but look over in surprise, looking at Xu Shi, who was white and beautiful, Shui Shou knew at a glance that it must be a woman in the city.

Fortunately, Shui Shou's wife Yunhan, but a rare beauty in the surrounding village, after looking at it twice, she came back to her senses, lowered her head, and limped forward with the old cow.

In the shade of a tree.

Xu Shi, who was wearing the costume of Qi State, followed the villagers who led the way, and when he saw Shui Shou who was limping, he took a look at it, and then continued to walk forward.

The road in the village was not too narrow, and after only a few steps, Xu Shi saw a man with a beard on his face full of vicissitudes, with a woman and a woman, walking by, and the woman was holding a child in her arms.

Looked at.

Xu Shi was a little puzzled, especially when she looked at the middle-aged man, she always felt very strange, but Xu Shi didn't understand why she felt like this, she obviously hadn't seen the middle-aged man, let alone been to this village.

"Girl, it's just ahead!"

The villagers who led the way in front found that Xu Shi was stagnant, and when he saw her looking at the family, he said softly, and after Xu Shi turned his head, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the courtyard in front of him.

"Well, good!"

Hearing this, Xu Shi nodded, came back to his senses, and no longer thought about his thoughts.

Maybe I once stayed in Linzi, when I was a child or when, I saw that man, so I had a little bit of a familiar feeling.

With Xu Shi leaving.

Under the shade of the trees at the entrance of the village, those old men looked at the back of Xu Shi leaving and began to discuss.

"Look at the appearance, that woman should be the new old man's family!"

"It should be! I didn't expect that the old man who didn't like to talk to people would have such a junior in his family! Even if that woman is placed in Linzi City, I'm afraid it is not something that ordinary adults can have! ”

"Yes, I have rarely seen such a beautiful woman!"

Several old men whispered.

And one of them looked at Yan Father and Shui Shou.

"I'm going to the city again today to ask about Yan?"

The old man looked at Father Yan and asked.

Looking at Yan's father, for the matter that Yan's father has reported to the official, not to mention their village, that is, the villagers of other villages, they all know about it, in the past few months, everyone has been laughing and talking about this matter in private, and there are all kinds of speculations, but as the month passes, more and more people are saying, that Shui Yan, I'm afraid I can't come back!

If he could come back, he would have come back a long time ago, and now he can't even report to the official to find out the news of Shui Yan.

"Yes! Go ask! ”

Hearing the old man's question, Father Yan nodded with a smile and said, but anyone can see that Father Yan, who is honest and honest, has a very stiff smile at this moment, and his expression is full of loss.

"Father, let's go!"

Shui Shou said to his father at this time, he had inconvenient legs and feet, and he was limping, so he could only go to the place where the cattle were grazing and wait for his father to come back.

The news of my brother can only be pinned on my father to go to the city and ask the government again to see if he can find out.

"Hmm!"

Yan's father nodded, he and his wife went to Linzi, where did his wife go, the eldest son of the son was going to get married in the next few days, and he wanted to help.

As he spoke, Yan's father walked towards the outside of the village, and a man hurriedly ran past Yan's father and the others.

On the other side, in a courtyard not far behind Yan's father, as the wooden door of the courtyard opened, Xu Shi took two servants and followed the villagers into the courtyard.

in the yard.

Behind a big tree, in a corner, there was an old man with gray hair, who was at least over fifty years old, sharpening a sharp sword.

Seeing this scene, the two servants beside Xu Shi shrank their pupils one after another, and stepped forward to block in front of Xu Shi with a vigilant face, looking at the old man deadly.

At this time, there was also the sound of the courtyard door closing behind him.

The two servants were like great enemies, even Xu Shi looked at the old man, and then looked at the villager who had just brought them to close the gate of the courtyard, where did he not know, they were already in danger.

"Who?"

When the old man saw the two men beside Xu Shi, he said with a sad or unhappy face, but under the slightly messy few long hairs, one of the old eyes was actually blind, but the other eye was full of surprise.

The old man was dressed in cloth clothes, holding a sharp sword in one hand, slowly got up, and approached the three of Xu Shi step by step.

"It's blind Fei Ling!!"

Among the two guards beside Master Xu, one of the men saw the old man's blind eyes and the sensational feeling, and suddenly thought of the legend he had heard in the rivers and lakes before, and shouted with a pale face.

But what this Hu Cong was puzzled about was that according to the legend, wasn't the blind man Fei Ling already dead? Chased by the enemy, he fell into the valley.

Why are you meeting here right now!!

"Fei Ling?"

When the other Hu Cong heard this name, his face turned pale instantly, before he became a guest in the Qin General Bai Yan's Mansion, he had naturally heard about Fei Ling.

Fei Ling is a rare great swordsman in the rivers and lakes!

Finished!

If at the beginning, the two servants were still planning to protect Xu Shi to leave, then when they learned that the old man in front of them was Fei Ling, who had disappeared for ten years, the two of them were full of despair.

Not to mention Master Xu, I'm afraid that neither of them will necessarily be able to leave this courtyard alive.

"Old gentleman, we have no malicious intentions, we just saw an old man yesterday"

Xu Shi also felt the despair of the two servants beside him, looked at the old gentleman, and said softly.

However, the old man did not seem to hear her, and approached step by step with his sword in hand, and was about to reach him.

Suddenly.

There was a knock on the door in the courtyard, and with a code word, the villagers who had just led the way saw this, and only then opened the gate, and then a man with a hurried look approached the courtyard, and after glancing at the villagers who opened the door, he walked past Xu Shi and the others, and went to the old man Fei Ling.

"The little master has a word, don't kill!"

The man said to Fei Ling.

Hearing this, Fei Ling glanced at the three of Xu Shi, then turned around and went back, no longer wanting to kill the three of them.

This scene made Xu Shi and the other two servants breathe a sigh of relief, and at this time, the two servants realized that at some point, their foreheads and backs were full of sweat.

In the eyes of the two servants, the man who saved them came to Xu Shi and bowed to Xu Shi.

"Miss Xu, please leave!"

The man said to Xu Shi and directly said Xu Shi's name.

When Xu Shi heard this, he thought for a few breaths, and immediately understood that the little master in the man's mouth, if he didn't guess wrong, it was Tian Feiyan!

"I'm tired of bringing a word for Xu Shi, this time Xu Shi has a lot of it! When I go back, I will ask the gentleman to punish him! ”

Xu Shi's light voice said softly.

was discovered by Tian Feiyan, Xu Shi naturally would not continue to investigate, this time she was also curious, so she made her own decision, and wanted to go back and talk to the general after investigating clearly.

Fortunately, Tian Feiyan didn't blame her.

Thinking of this, Xu Shi turned around and prepared to leave, but before leaving, Xu Shi couldn't help but glance at the old man.

For the servants sent by Bai Yan to protect her, Master Xu knew their strength, but that old man could make the two of them scared like that, obviously from an unusual background.

Such an old man would actually be in this village!

After going back, it's better to talk to the general about this matter, this village is really weird at the moment!

Two hours later.

Inside Linzi City.

In Tianfu, a man came to the pavilion and walked in front of Tian Feiyan.

"Little master, the people have been taken away!"

The man raised his hand and reported to Tian Feiyan.

When Tian Feiyan heard the man's words, he took his eyes off the bamboo slip in his hand, raised his head slightly, and looked at the man.

"Watch her leave the Qi Kingdom!"

Tian Feiyan commanded softly.

Speaking of which, Fang Cai Tian Feiyan was also taken aback, but if he found out that it was Xu Shi a little later, and he stopped a little later, Xu Shi would probably already be a dead man at this moment.

Fei Ling is her person, her father doesn't know about this matter, and she knows Fei Ling's strength very well, otherwise she wouldn't let her go to Water Village to live in seclusion, the teacher Bian Que who taught her medical skills once said that Fei Ling's matter, the cause and effect are extremely detailed.

Tian Feiyan knew that it was fortunately timely, otherwise Xu Shi would probably really be a dead man.

As for the affairs of that village, Tian Feiyan didn't want Xu Shi to know that although Xu Shi was Bai Yan's maid, she didn't have much contact with Xu Shi, and she didn't believe Xu Shi at the moment.

In that village, there are his family.

"Smoke!"

While Tian Feiyan was thinking, suddenly a hurried man walked in the distance, the man was wearing the official uniform of Qi State, and his appearance was very anxious.

"Let's go down!"

Tian Feiyan watched his eldest brother Tian Wei come over and said to Hu Cong.

"No!"

Hu Cong nodded.

As soon as Hu Congfang left, Tian Wei hurriedly came to Tian Feiyan, knelt down directly, and propped his hands on the wooden table.

"Smoke, how's that? Can there be a helper brother who asked about Xu Zixiao's news? ”

Tian Wei looked at the little sister Tian Feiyan with expectant eyes, and a flattering smile appeared on her face.

Previously, although his father Tian Ding personally promised that if he had the opportunity, he would definitely find a way to rescue Xu Zixiao, but Tian Wei was very anxious in his heart, afraid that Xu Zixiao would be killed.

This is also why after seeing that his father promised to take his little sister to Qin State, he thought about it, but finally felt that the eldest husband should not care too much about the small sections, so Tian Wei secretly begged the little sister Tian Feiyan at night.

My father has said that the power of the scholars in Yanmen has been clear to Bai Yan, and it is difficult to have a chance.

"Brother, don't worry! This trip has been asked clearly. ”

Tian Feiyan looked at the middle brother in front of him, then looked at the eldest brother Tian Cong, who was following behind him, slowly and leisurely, with a helpless expression, and then looked at the expectant eyes of the middle brother Tian Sui.

"Bai Yan said that Xu Zixiao had been rescued on the way to Xianyang!"

Tian Feiyan said, and then continued to look at the bamboo slip in his hand.

"Really?"

When Tian Wei heard Tian Feiyan's words, his face was full of ecstasy, and he got up and looked at Tian Cong in disbelief.

"Great!"

It has been a long time since the incident in Zhongmucheng, but the matter of Xu Zixiao's arrest has always been perseverance in Tian Wei's heart, and it is hard to forget.

Now hearing the words of the little sister, Tian Sui finally breathed a sigh of relief, not to mention how happy.

"It must be Xu! It must be, it must be"

Tian Wei said softly, in Tian Wei's eyes, I am afraid that only the Xu family has this possibility.

"But that's not necessarily true!"

Different from Tian Wei's ecstasy, after Tian Wei heard Tian Feiyan's words, he said a word calmly, and instantly poured a bucket of cold water on Tian Wei.

"Don't forget, my father said in his letter before that Bai Yan is likely to have known about Zhongmu City, but he just didn't say it!"

Tian Cong looked at Tian Wei.

When his father was in Luoyin City, he ordered someone to send a letter back to Linzi, in which it was said that if there was no accident, Qin General Bai Yan would probably already know about Tian Wei's matter, but he didn't say it.

And the reason why Bai Yan said to her little sister Yan'er that Xu Zixiao had been rescued was probably to inform her father in disguise, asking Tian Wei and even Tian Fu not to get involved in this matter.

"This!"

When Tian Wei heard Tian Cong's words, his face changed, and after he came to his senses, he looked at his brother, and then at his little sister.

Yanmen is good in the city.

As the sunset entered the night, in a private room of Lu's Restaurant, with the messy wine jugs on the wooden tables, and the plates of good dishes and meat, it was full of men's laughter.

The sound of the guzheng in the dim light makes people feel wonderful and comfortable, and the coquettish voices of women are even more fascinating.

Jing Qi and Zhao Wushang put down the wine jue, and looked at the chairman sitting down, Bai Yan's drowsy appearance, and the two couldn't help but burp, and secretly scolded Bai Yan in their hearts for how could he drink so much.

I called a lot of people tonight, and finally asked Bai Yan to come out, I wanted to get Bai Yan drunk and let him say some 'words from the heart', but I didn't want to drink until late at night, Mi Jing had already fallen asleep on the woman's body, Bai Yan was already shaky, but still didn't say what they wanted to hear.

"General White! General White! ”

Suddenly, seeing Bai Yan lying on the wooden table, as if he had fallen asleep, Jing Qi and Zhao Wushang couldn't help but want to scold their mother.

But at this moment, the two of them are no better, whether it is Zhao Wushang or Jing Qi, they all feel that their throats are strange, and their eyes begin to appear dizzy, looking at Mi Jing and the other children of the Shi clan, they are already drunk, and the two of them no longer insist, lying on the wooden table.

Under the dim candlelight.

When Cen Qing came in with the other maids with wine, she saw that they had fallen asleep one by one.

Seeing this, Cen Qing asked the other women to inform the servants who were waiting outside the mansion, and she slowly came to Bai Yan, who was in the main seat, and looked at Bai Yan who was sleeping.

Looking at the messy wooden table, Cen Qing knelt beside Bai Yan, and under the dim candlelight, he gently took away those wine jugs and chopsticks, as if he was afraid that those drinks and the like would stain Bai Yan.

Seeing the envious eyes of the other maids, Cen Qing knew that in their eyes, they were envious of being able to get so close to the young man beside her.

But where do they know?

According to her seniority, she is actually Bai Yan's sister-in-law.

And it is a sister-in-law who has made mistakes and done things that are sorry for Bai Yan.

Looking at the sleeping Bai Yan, thinking of what happened some time ago, as well as the rumors of the past two days, Cen Qing looked a little stunned, recalling the words of the villagers, Cen Qing felt that those villagers were so ridiculous at this moment.

A moment later.

Seeing that the servants had come to the private room, each taking away their respective families, and seeing three men in cloth clothes coming over, ready to help Bai Yan, after Cen Qing confirmed his identity, he slowly got up and stood aside obediently.

Also in the middle of the night.

In the Xianyang City of the Qin State, in the palace, Yingzheng was still dealing with affairs until late at night.

After today's next dynasty, Ying Zheng first discussed the affairs of Chu with many ministers, and then discussed who would send an envoy to Wei, the king of Wei died of illness, and Qin naturally sent envoys to mourn, and finally discussed clearly, and met Li Si alone for a long time.

At this point, a bunch of transactions have been backlogged.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, so let's rest early!"

Outside the study, Princess Mi came in with a bowl of soup, and then came to sit next to Ying Zheng and knelt down, holding the soup to Ying Zheng to drink.

"It's hard to sleep!"

Ying Zheng shook his head when he heard Concubine Ai's words.

Although he is only in his early thirties, Yingzheng's face is full of exhaustion at this moment.

The major affairs of all counties and counties in the entire Qin State need to be handled by Yingzheng, and all changes must be personally discussed and decided by Yingzheng.

"Your Majesty, is it Yingchuan's business again?"

Princess Mi looked at Ying Zheng and listened to Ying Zheng's words, where she didn't know what made Ying Zheng have such a headache.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Yanmen! ”

Suddenly, a palace guard hurriedly approached the study, knelt on the ground and saluted, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

When Ying Zheng and Princess Mi heard this, they looked at the palace guard.

"Yanmen?"

When Ying Zheng heard the words of the palace guard, his tired cheeks were full of tiredness, his brows were tightly locked, thinking back to the things that had been reported by Yang Duanhe, and remembering that Bai Yan should not have arrived at Yanmen now, a touch of solemnity appeared on Ying Zheng's face.

didn't care about anything else, and didn't even wait for the eunuch to get the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng got up directly, bypassed Princess Mi, walked quickly to the palace guards, reached out to take the bamboo slips, and hurriedly opened it.

(End of chapter)