Zi Chuanxiu came out dejectedly, and saw Lin Yu at first sight.

She stood quietly at the door of the jǐng bureau, with a small and perfect melon seed face, bright eyes, and a fairy posture in the sun. There is no jǐng cha by her side, and she has obviously recovered her zìyóu.

Seeing Zi Chuanxiu, she smiled: "I'm waiting for you to come out!"

"How do you know......" Zichuan Xiu suddenly understood: "Did you let the jǐng chasa let me go?"

"Yes. My family still has some way of doing it in Riverhill...... Ah, what's wrong with you?"

"Alas!" Zi Chuanxiu was heartbroken: "You know how much you have lost me! It's a billion, and I'm almost done!"

"倭寇 was molesting women in public on the street, and Heqiu Jǐng didn't care, but instead arrested me who stopped me!" As soon as he thought of this, Zi Chuanxiu was filled with righteous indignation: "When I see Lin Rui, I want to ask him for advice in person, what is the reason!"

Lin Yu smiled. She only thought that Zi Chuanxiu was talking angrily, but she didn't expect that the man in front of her was really a big man who could be on an equal footing with Lin Rui.

She explained to Zichuan Xiu that it is said that there is an island in the East China Sea called Toei, on which lives a group of narrow-minded, brutal and shameless dwarves, their leader is called the shogun, and under the shogun there is a group of princes called the daimyo, and the life of the Japanese is shameless and changeable, without ethics and morals, and it is common for them to commit crimes and kill the lord with servants, and the battles on the island are continuous, and the defeated generals cut their belly with knives and die, and the samurai who have lost their masters become ronins, those sāo disturb the Lin family, Most of the pirates on the coastline of the Liufeng family and the Zichuan family are them.

Since there were several daimyo who cut their bellies every week on that island, the team of ronins was huge, and they often landed to burn and plunder coastal cities, and both the Lin family and the Liufeng family suffered greatly.

The current power on Toei Island is the Edo Shogunate. In order to eliminate the great plague of the Japanese invaders, the Lin family regime actively befriended them, hoping that the shogunate would suppress the actions of the Japanese and blockade the coastal areas of Dongying without supplying the Japanese invaders. And as a price, the Lin family turned a blind eye to the misdeeds of those Dongying merchants and samurai, not only did not care about them, but also tried their best to protect them.

"So, the Lin family curries favor with the Japanese people in the hope that they won't be idle and have nothing to do to cut their belly?"

Lin Yu laughed: "That's probably what it means, right?"

Zi Chuanxiu was full of emotion: "The world is so big, it's really strange! I thought it was strange enough that Ming Yu liked to be tied up, who knew that the Japanese people were even more fierce, and they actually liked to cut their belly, and they didn't expect the Lin family to be afraid of this ......."

"Third brother, I didn't expect to see you in Heqiu. I haven't seen you in almost a year, are you okay?"

A "third brother" awakened Zi Chuanxiu's memory, that snowy night, the dark pine forest, the dilapidated hut in the forest, the lonely men and women who wandered the world relied on each other's body temperature to snuggle up to each other, living and dying together to resist strong enemies.

Zichuan Xiu felt a warm feeling: "I'm fine. It's been a year, and it seems like yesterday, the river hills, the rain café, right?"

"Ah, you remember!" Lin Yuliu raised his eyebrows, and a smile of surprise appeared in his eyes: "You haven't come to see me, I thought you had forgotten!

"I heard that the prices here are cheap, so I came to buy some tea and do some small business. ”

"Have you chosen a place to live?"

"I just entered the city. ”

Lin Yu groaned: "The Humble House is in the center of the River Hill, there are a few vacant guest rooms, if you don't dislike it," she turned her face slightly, so that Zi Chuanxiu couldn't see the blush that suddenly appeared on her face: "You might as well live in the Humble House, so that I can enjoy the friendship of the landlord." ”

Before Zi Chuanxiu could answer, he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Lin Yu!"

A luxurious young man walked out of the jǐng bureau and waved towards Lin Yu from afar.

Several high-ranking officials bowed and laughed to send him out, he waved his hand very magnificently, turned around and walked towards Lin Yu, and shouted again with joy on his face: "Lin Yu!"

Facing the young man, Lin Yu politely bowed and thanked him: "I've troubled you this time, Lin Gongzi, I'm very grateful." ”

"Ah, that's a small thing, you don't have to take it personally. The young man strode closer: "Those widows are too disrespectful, you are not hurt, are you?"

"Thanks to your son, I'm fine. ”

"That's good. "This young man has a handsome face, a calm bearing, a confident heroism between his eyebrows, and a clear and loud speech, very masculine.

Although he was dressed in civilian clothes, Shikawa Xiu recognized him as a soldier at a glance, and that kind of arrogance that no one in his eyes could only possess that kind of rude Qiu Ba, which was very strange, but it made him very manly, and it was not annoying.

He asked Lin Yu very directly: "Is it convenient tonight?" I want to invite you to dinner. ”

Lin Yuyan smiled: "I'm really grateful, it's just that my friend came to Heqiu from afar tonight, and I have to accompany him to dinner." Let me introduce you, this is my good friend Mr. Zhang Asan who I met at Zichuan's house, and today it is also thanks to Mr. Zhang who helped me drive away those widows and relieve the siege. ”

The young man looked at Zi Chuanxiu, contemptuous as if he were looking at a cockroach, and nodded coldly.

"This is ......"

The young man didn't introduce himself, as if Zichuan Xiu didn't even have the qualifications to know his name, and said coldly: "Mr. Zhang, I have heard about you, you defeated five Japanese warriors with sharp weapons. However, our Heqiu is a civilized country with a legal system, and chivalry is forbidden by force, maybe this kind of barbarism and violence is encouraged on the side of the Zichuan family, but it is never allowed on our side. For Lin Yu's sake, we won't hold you accountable this time, so you can do it yourself. ”

Zi Chuanxiu didn't get angry but smiled: "I've been taught." Heqiu is really a country of civilization and legal system, and a few widows can run rampant in the streets, and no one dares to take care of them! Maybe we are barbaric, maybe we are violent, but this kind of civilization will never appear in the territory of my Zichuan family!"

The young man raised his eyebrows, and his eyebrows were full of anger, but Lin Yu watched with interest on the side, and he took a few heavy breaths to his demeanor, and finally suppressed his anger: "What a sharp mouth!"

"Hmph, each other!"

The young man ignored him and said straight to Lin Yu, "Miss Lin Yu, you come from the most prominent family in the mainland, and your status is noble, and making friends with those untouchables will damage your identity and reputation. ”

"This boy is so right," the "untouchable" immediately continued, "Especially those ignorant and arrogant people who judge heroes by their origins, Miss Lin, you must not associate with him!"

The young man frowned: "Mr. Zhang, don't you have something important to do? We don't dare to delay you!"

"It's okay, I'm in a panic!" Zi Chuanxiu said seriously: "I just came to Heqiu, and I haven't found a place to live yet, thanks to Miss Lin's kindness, I plan to go to her for a while." ”

"Mr. Zhang, are you willing to come?" Lin Yu was surprised and delighted.

"Exactly. Thanks to your kindness, Miss Lin, I have no choice but to be respectful and obey my fate. ”

The young man listened, his face uncertain, and Zi Chuanxiu deliberately stimulated him: "Young Master Lin, I have dinner with Miss Lin tonight, are you interested in coming over?"

"I, hum, I'm ......," the young man said again.

Lin Yu relieved him empathetically: "Let's come over, just thank you for your help today! Mr. Zhang and you are both distinguished guests who are difficult to invite!"

"Honorable guest, hum, honored guest. Lin Yu, I still have something to do, so I'll be out of company for a while-hey, bring the horse over!"

When the young man was angrily arranging the saddle, Zichuan Xiu walked up to him with a smile and lowered his voice: "Let me be alone with her, can you rest assured?"

The young man suddenly stiffened, and said with a straight face: "Mr. Zhang, I don't understand what you said, can you explain it more clearly?"

"I'm a lonely man, she's a widow, and I'm her savior, let's be alone-" Zi Chuanxiu looked at him with a smile: "I'm afraid that the big thing is not good!"

The young man's face changed greatly, and his thin lips sneered: "The toad wants to eat swan meat!"

One of his attendants brought the horses, and the other helped him tie his cloak, and he turned over his horse vigorously, and rode away from the horses, only to see the red sè cloak flying in the wind, like a red flower blooming on the long street, which made people feel excited.

Looking at his back, Zi Chuanxiu laughed.

Lin Yu looked at him: "You seem to have a good relationship with him, and you have endless words as soon as you meet?"

Zichuan Xiu said seriously: "This is the friendship between men and men, women don't understand." He and I fell in love at first sight, so we couldn't help it, life and death depended on each other......" he couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Yu smiled: "Really, the lonely man and Mr. Toad?"

Zi Chuanxiu's smile froze, and he touched his head in embarrassment: "Miss Widow, your hearing is inevitably too good." But who is this amazing Lin Gongzi? It's rare to see such a good person!"

"He has the conditions of pride. Lin Yunfei, commander of the First Fleet of the Lin Family East China Sea. ”

"Not bad, yes, the young man has a talent, he became a young man at such a young age—what!" Zi Chuanxiu reacted and exclaimed: "The commander of the Lin family's navy? is the ...... just now"

Lin Yu nodded seriously: "It's him!"

"Oh......" Zi Chuanxiu was stunned, and it took a long time to react. Lin Yunfei is a celebrity in the Xichuan Continent, a representative of the Lin family's hardliners, and the youngest general in the army. It turned out that Lin Yu had a friend with this status, no wonder he was able to come out of the jǐng bureau so quickly.

"Why is your face so weird?"

"I wonder if I should immediately roll up my baggage and run out of the hills......"

Coming all the way along the bustling streets, the two of them talked about some very easy topics, the recent weather in the hills, the famous scenery, and which store's specialties were the best.

Intentionally or unintentionally, both of them avoided some sensitive topics, Lin Yu did not ask Zi Chuan Xiu's real name and identity, and Zi Chuan Xiu did not ask Lin Yu about his experience in dìdū, as for some more sensitive topics, such as the continuous war between the Liufeng family and the Zi Chuan family, the two were even more secretive.

If one of them accidentally rubbed the edge to current affairs, the other hurriedly played haha, so the two worked together to bring the topic back to the right path: "Today's weather, hahaha......"

Compared to the last time they met, Lin Yu was much paler, coughing all the way, and coughing so fiercely that sometimes he couldn't even breathe.

Facing Zi Chuanxiu's concerned eyes, she just explained lightly: "I have had a cold recently. ”

Looking at her slender figure, Zichuan Xiu was deeply worried.

Lin Yu's cough was by no means an ordinary cold and dry cough, her cough was hollow and murmuring, which was a sign of internal injury to her lungs, and the injury was not light--such a pretty and lovely girl, who could be cruel to her? Lin Yu, Lin Yu, you are really a mystery!

In the evening, the snow began to fall again.

Shikawa Shu woke up from a hazy sleep. He didn't get up, he was half-lying under the quilt, watching the snow fall all over the window, so quiet that he could hear the sound of snowflakes falling. He felt the comfort he hadn't felt in a long time.

From the Far East to Dìdū, from Dìdū to Danya, he shouldered the fate of tens of millions of people, fighting on the battlefield of life and death, and maneuvering in the treacherous political arena. Now, after leaving behind a qiē and sleeping sweetly, he feels refreshed.

Half-leaning in the warm quilt, thinking about nothing, watching each snowflake spin, fall, and disappear, he could recognize the difference between the two snowflakes, and Shikawa Xiu was surprised that he could see so subtlely, and that mysterious feeling was difficult to express.

Unconsciously, it was already dark outside the window, and someone knocked on the door, and Zi Chuanxiu came to his senses: "Please come in." ”

"Mr. Zhang, dinner is ready, can you prepare for dinner?"

"Got it, I'll go right away. ”

Shikawa Xiu got dressed and came to the restaurant. Lin Yu sat at the dining table, his black hair hanging down softly, covering half of his pretty face, and there was an indescribable loneliness in his eyes. Lin Yunfei sat opposite, and Ji Wendi sat next to her.

"Miss Lin, I'm sorry, I overslept!" Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zi Chuanxiu was a little embarrassed: "I'm really sorry, the food is cold." ”

Seeing Zi Chuanxiu, Lin Yu smiled, and Ying Ying got up to greet her: "Actually, we are usually used to eating very late. ”

Lin Yunfei just nodded slightly coldly and didn't say anything.

A huge dining table, only four people eat, the maid dressed in white quietly served the food, there were not many dishes, but the taste was very good, Zi Chuanxiu suddenly had a big appetite, and the knife and fork charged bravely on the ground, as if there was a bottomless black hole in his stomach.

In contrast, the other three people eat much more elegantly.

Watching Zi Chuanxiu gobble up, Lin Yunfei showed a disdainful look and muttered, "Rough man!"

Lin Yu glared at him, and said to Zi Chuanxiu with Yan Yue, "Mr. Zhang, do you think it's okay?"

"It's delicious! I've never eaten something so delicious!"

The meal is a good meal, the food is a good dish, the host is not only hospitable, but also a rare beauty, it should be said that it was a very pleasant dinner. But Zichuan Xiu always felt that the other party seemed to be hiding something from him, and the woman named Ji Wendi had been observing herself quietly, her eyes were full of vigilance, especially when she picked up the dinner knife, she immediately used her body to cover the wind and frost intentionally or unintentionally.

And the admiral of the Lin family kept a straight face without saying a word, as if Zi Chuanxiu owed him money and refused to pay it back.

A silent tacit understanding existed among everyone, and even the maid who served the tea and poured the water smiled silently at the corner of his mouth, which made Zi Chuanxiu very uncomfortable: he was an outsider, and the taste of being hidden in the dark was very uncomfortable.

Jīng's tableware, Jīng's beautiful but unassuming diet, and Gao Suzhì's servant made Zichuan Xiu full of curiosity about Lin Yu's identity. Although he is a high-ranking officer of the Zichuan family, it seems that it is difficult to compare with the other party in terms of enjoyment.

He guessed that the other party should be the son of Heqiu's magnates, but there were too many nobles surnamed Lin in Heqiu to guess her identity.

Zi Chuanxiu knocked on the side and probed, but the other party covered it up silently, and replied without leaking: "Our family has a small business...... Oh, our ancestors were the nobles of the riverhills, but now they are gone. My father? I'm sorry, he's dead...... My uncle from last time? He also passed away......"

Seeing that the other party showed real sadness, Zi Chuanxiu was embarrassed: "It's rude, it makes you think of something unhappy." ”

"Nothing. Mr. Zhang, you came from Dìdū recently, is there any news from the Zichuan family?"

"Is there news about the Zichuan family? It's nothing more than the patriarchal council arguing and shouting, the command office arguing and quarrelling, the supervision office beating and killing, and the governor's mansion being wordy. We don't bother to pay attention to the affairs of those big people, as long as we have three meals per rì, we are satisfied. ”

Lin Yu groaned: "I heard that the Zichuan family has appointed a commander named Zichuan Xiu, and he is the commander of the Southwest Military Region, what kind of person is he, do you know?"

Zichuan Xiu was slightly shocked, did she do it on purpose or by coincidence?

"Well," he pretended to groan, "Speaking of Lord Zichuan, that's a great man! Not only that, but he is also a great man with high morals and noble conduct, and that great personality is like the sun shining and warming our people, and the common people are praying every day, praying that the leader of Zichuan will live a long life, so that he will rule us forever, and without his old man's majestic figure to give us direction, what can we do?"

Lin Yunfei sneered: "Mr. Zhang, are you kidding? Heqiu is all saying that this new commander is a vampire, and he has been thinking about how to make money every day after he arrives. Two days ago, I saw my uncle Lin Rui, who complained bitterly that he had been blackmailed three times in less than a week, and every time he came back from Danya, he didn't even have the money to buy a lollipop. ”

Zichuan Xiu's face was so red that he couldn't wait to hide under the table, and Ji Wendi, who had not made a sound, was also shaking his head and sighing: "Ridiculous, why did the Zichuan family send such a living treasure to serve as the commander of the Black Flag Army?"

"Actually," Zichuan Xiu was still arguing: "These are all superficial phenomena. Perhaps, in the deepest part of his heart, that Commander Zichuan Xiu is a good person who is hidden deeply! Have you ever thought about what he is doing with so much money to go home? No matter how much one person spends it, maybe he will use it to sponsor out-of-school children, control the desert, or donate it to the Far Eastern Righteous Army to fight the demons as military expenses?"

"Trash, you don't have to look to know that person is trash. Lin Yunfei dismissed: "Of course, a person can't finish spending it, but maybe he takes it back to the golden house to hide and raise a bunch of little wives? After all, untouchables are untouchables, no matter how high they climb, but their background is destined to be short-sighted and insatiable! This kind of corrupt official who loots the people's fat and ointment knows at a glance that he is a shameless person! Mr. Zhang, what's wrong? Your face is so bad!"

"I ...... I was overfed and my stomach hurt ......"

"Is that so?" Lin Yu looked melancholy: "Is Zichuan Xiu really such a vulgar person?" Ten years ago, Lord Liufeng Xishan was defeated by him, and since then he has been in a slump, until his death, his greatest wish is to be able to meet the opponent of the year, and he has not been able to do so. If possible, I'd love to meet him, and I'd like to make it a long-cherished wish for Nishiyama-sama. ”

There was silence in the room. When talking about Liufeng Xishan, Lin Yu's face was deeply attached, and his tone was full of sadness.

Lin Yunfei comforted her and said: "We are saddened by the death of Lord Xishan. My uncle Lin Rui and Danya often have a relationship there, if you want to meet Zichuan Xiu, I can ask him to arrange it. ”

"Thank you so much! The next time Elder Lin Rui meets with him, I can pretend to be the Elder's personal companion. ”

"How can this be! With your identity, I have wronged you too much. ”

"No, meeting with the leader of the Zichuan family in my capacity, that would be too shocking, and he might not dare to come. ”

Zichuan Xiu interjected and said, "Well, in fact, that Zichuan commander, I also know him very well!"

"Ah, really, Mr. Zhang?"

"Well, I often see him in the newspapers!"

"Snort!" Lin Yunfei let out a disdainful scorn.

Lin Yu smiled and swayed: "Mr. Zhang, you are so humorous!"

Zichuan Xiuhan smiled: "Really, I know him!

Lin Yu laughed louder and louder.

For some reason, watching that untouchable person pretending to be a clown to make Lin Yu happy, Lin Yunfei held back a nameless fire in his heart. He coughed dryly: "Mr. Zhang, there is something I want to ask, in the afternoon, I went to Danya's side for something, and went to the Exit and Entry Administration Office of Zichuan's house to check, there is no Zhang Asan in the file at all, what explanation do you have?"

Zi Chuanxiu said lightly: "You ran more than 100 kilometers to Danya, and you also went to the border prevention and control department, and checked the information below - the Lin family is really peaceful, and the generals who shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the motherland are all idle and panicked!"

Lin Yunfei's face turned slightly red: "Don't change the topic! Your documents are fake! How do you explain this?"

"They got it wrong. Shikawa Xiu said lightly.

"What!"

"I don't need to explain to Your Excellency, right? This is Miss Lin Yu's mansion, you and I are both Miss Lin Yu's guests, since the host has not questioned my identity, why bother Your Excellency?"

Lin Yunfei stood up and dressed solemnly: "Look at me! This official, Lin Yunfei, the commander of the First Fleet of the East China Sea of the Lin family, the admiral, the minister directly under the Council of Elders, and the lord of the southeast of the river hill! This place is the territory of the Lin family, this official is the general of the Lin family's army, and this official has the right to interrogate your identity!"

Zi Chuanxiu was thinking about countermeasures, and Lin Yu had already sneered: "General Lin, you are such a great official, you are majestic to the guests in my house - please go out, I don't want to see you tonight." ”

"Lin Yu, this person is from the Zichuan family, he has a strange background but is strong in martial arts, I am worried about ......"

"Thank you for your concern, but I can take care of my own safety. Ji Wendi, send off!"

Lin Yunfei angrily brushed his sleeves away, and Zi Chuanxiu got up very embarrassed: "Miss Lin Yu, I'm sorry for causing you trouble." ”

Lin Yu stared at the window quietly, as if he hadn't heard him.

"Well, thank you for your hospitality, I'm full, and I'm leaving. ”

"Third brother, can you go out for a walk with me?"

Zichuan Xiu Huo Ran turned around.

The snow had stopped, the moon was clear, and the two of them walked unhurriedly through the streets of the riverhill.

"Lin Yu, there is something I want to tell you. Zichuan Xiu said softly: "Lin Yunfei guessed right, I am a soldier of the Zichuan family." ”

Lin Yu was not surprised: "What does it matter, will you be unfavorable to me?"

Without waiting for Zichuan Xiu to answer, she herself was already very sure to continue: "You won't." Your eyes are clear and bright, and you are the kind of person who is naturally righteous. You're not going to do anything to a weak woman who is alone. ”

"When we first met, Jun made a big impression on me. Looking up at the full moon overhead, Lin Yu said slowly: "Jun is strong in martial arts, not afraid of rape, gentle and elegant, and considerate. Jun has a compelling edge and sharpness, and is full of deep sadness and longing, clear and clear. At that time, I was thinking, what kind of man is that! There is such a handsome man in the world!"

Zi Chuanxiu listened quietly, he knew that Lin Yu didn't need his answer at this time, she just needed someone to listen to.

Lin Yu looked into Zi Chuanxiu's eyes: "But I don't know why, why are your eyes so sad when we meet this time?

Shikawa Xiu was speechless. At that meeting, he was still the high-spirited king of the Far East, worried about the beautiful shadow of the girl from afar, and determined to establish a grand cause. But in less than half a year, he experienced betrayal, fiasco, betrayal, the Far East was gone, the girl broke up, and the brother broke up. In just half a year, the beauty in front of me is still beautiful, but I have experienced the vicissitudes of life.

I don't know when, the dense light snow began to fall again, and they all fluttered, and neither of them cared.

When passing by an intersection, Lin Yu pointed to the left side of the road: "Let's go over and have a look." ”

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