"What do you say? Liu Zu? Lu Mingen exclaimed: "Did you see it with your own eyes? Tell me more about it. ”

"Yes!" Lu Yuanjing hurriedly said: "Today, the child and Dingshan Bo are drinking together at the Jiangkou Wharf, I saw a white-clothed boy on the painting boat, which is seven or eight points similar to the statue of Liu Zu, and there is a gourd and a long flute hanging on his waist, his temperament is refined, and he knows at a glance that he is not an ordinary person!" ”

"Seven or eight? Flute and gourd? Lu Mingen frowned, if other gods saw him in person, as a scholar of the current court, a great heavenly official, only God would come to greet him.

But the people who came were the ancestral spirits of their clan, and they had sheltered their clan from a small country house to a top family across the two countries, if there was no Liu Zu, there would never be the power of the Lu family today.

Moreover, Liu Zu's belief is already born in the Lu family. Even if he, the patriarch of the court, dared to say that he betrayed the belief of Liu Zu, then he would only be abandoned by the ancestral house and the countless Lu clans scattered all over the world, and then he, the great heavenly official, would fall into the abyss in one day.

Whether in terms of emotion or merit, Liu Zu is the largest elder of their Lu family.

Lu Mingen coughed lightly three times, and the next moment there was suddenly an extra figure in the room.

Lu Yuanjing was taken aback, but when he saw that his mother and father were not surprised, he was relieved.

It's just that I'm still shocked in my heart, so my father is followed by a secret guard at twelve hours a day, and he is also a dark guard with obviously not low martial arts, after all, he has some third-rate martial arts internal self-defense, and he can still see at a glance that the other party's internal strength is profound. How many secrets are there in his family that he doesn't know?

"The Thirteen Guards have seen the head of the house!" The figure leaned sideways, its face covered with a black cloth, and looked down on its face.

"You heard what Yuan Jing said just now, right? I give you five hours, and before the sun rises tomorrow, I want to know all the clues that may be Liu Zu's person in the four towns of Jinjing.

All members of the Secret Letter will be dispatched to complete this order. Although Lu Mingen's tone was slow, there was an indescribable coercion, which was suffocating.

Lu Yuanjing still rarely saw his father like this, he had been at home for too long, so long that he forgot that his father was one of the nine kings of the empire, the top figure in this dynasty.

But he thought of Liu Zu again, so what kind of existence should Liu Zu of his own belief be?

"Yuanjing, Dad wants to give you one thing to do, can you do it well?"

"Is it Liu Zu's business?" Lu Yuanjing asked.

"Not bad." Lu Mingen nodded, "Liu Zu is a great wisdom who has lived for thousands of years, even if he can let you see his appearance and recognize him, it means that he has a useful intention." In that case, it's best for you to do it.

When the secret letter arrives with accurate news, you will have to meet Liu Zu before dawn and greet his old man. And, explain the situation of the father, and ask Liu Zu for the father and bring a few words, you listen well.

Lord Liu Zu, the younger Lu Mingen is in the position of Shangshu, and his every move will cause changes in the imperial court, so he can't come to meet him in person, and he asks Liu Zu for forgiveness. The overall situation of the current imperial court ......"

The Lu family's mother sat on the side, quietly watched the father and son discuss important matters, and waited until Lu Yuanjing left excitedly and apprehensively, she said slowly: "You are about to start transferring power?" ”

Lu Mingen sighed: "If he can enter the eyes of Liu Zu, then the patriarch will definitely come out of our door." It depends on his creation, after all, Yuan Jing is also the most talented child in the clan. The name of Jinke Jinshi has been decided, if it weren't for his outstanding appearance and selection for Tanhua, I would be in a high position and have to avoid suspicion, and he would be the champion of this year. In the future, there may not be no qualifications for the first assistant to win the top of the hundred officials. ”

Lu Zhao chuckled and said, "Shoufu? Maybe this is just a cover for His Majesty the Holy Emperor, the three princes in the Three Princes and the Nine Secretaries exist in name only, open a cabinet above the ministries, and set up an official name like Shoufu who has the actual prime minister, maybe just waiting for someone to jump out.

Our Holy Emperor is not an ordinary emperor, you still have to think about it. ”

Lu Mingen nodded, "I also know about this, after all, our Lu family is now the first family of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it is the first rank of the hundred officials inside, and the royal family of a country outside." When the wind is high and the waves are urgent, the big tree also attracts the wind.

Therefore, I also told Yuan Jing that I would like to ask Liu Zu for advice. After all, as long as Liu Zu is here, our Lu family will not have that day......"

……

It was night, at the Goode Inn, Bai Lan rested early, he blew out the lights and candles, closed the doors and windows, and sat cross-legged.

For a god, meditation is more relaxing than sleeping.

At this moment, Bai Lan restrained all his demonic energy, and he played one trick after another to ban the demon pill.

Then, he opened his mouth and spit out the demon pill, and the demon pill in the white light was still suspended in front of him, which was his life-threatening natal demon pill.

However, the demon pill that was banned by the divine seal did not have a trace of demonic energy, as if it was just a bead, the size of a dragon's eye.

Outside the window, the rain was ticking, and the emperor's brocade guard listened next door.

The big families have their intelligence secret letter organization, and the emperor naturally has it, flying fish clothes, embroidered spring knives, brocade clothes, and killing is ridiculous. The emperor's order is called, and all can be thrown.

Civil and military officials, ordinary people, are not afraid.

Of course, it is not necessary for all Jinyi guards to have flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives, otherwise, how can they spy on the people of the world?

Perhaps, the beggar on the street, the butcher who sells meat, the second child in the restaurant, the woman in the green building, the boatman by the river, the passerby who passes you on the road, and even the servants at home, may be Jinyiwei!

……

Late at night, Yuan Jing took a carriage all the way to Changhe Town, the carriage was an ordinary person's carriage, not the autocratic ride of Shangshufu, Lu Yuanjing was followed by four servants, and left the imperial city secretly.

But as the son of the official book, Lu Yuanjing's every move will naturally be watched by the brocade guard.

His whereabouts were revealed, but the brocade guard was lost.

……

At the end of the day, the darkness faded slightly, and the people who were born by the river at this hour began to get up.

An early riser rows a small boat through the mist on the river.

The fisherman suddenly ravaged his eyes, and he saw a little white light flickering not far ahead.

He raised the oil lamp in his hand and shone it, and suddenly saw that it was a huge mussel! It is so big that it is a foot in size, and the key is that there is still a figure sitting on the giant clam .

A woman's voice came from the mist, vaguely inaudible.

"Fang Xiu, be steady, I don't want to get wet, old lady."

"Got it, it's all about you. It's coming soon. A childish voice came.

"Hey, what about Tengshan? Don't lose it. The guy who grew up in the soil didn't expect to swim so fast in the water. The woman's voice rang out again.

"Whoa~"

Suddenly there was a wave churning on the river, and a huge python head broke through the water, "Here!" Let's hurry up and be careful not to be discovered by the spirits of the Water Mansion! A calm man's voice came.

"Okay, Fang Xiu is faster."

"Whew~"

A cold wind blew, and the fisherman shivered and rowed to the shore, and he didn't dare to look at the water anymore, and kept saying in his heart: "I haven't seen anything, I've heard nothing......"

Three quarters in the morning.

At the dock on the shore, the son of the Lu family with the lost Jinyi Wei appeared here, dressed in the clothes of a merchant, and a group of five people boarded the dock.

On the dock, Lu Yuanjing got off the boat and waved his hand to signal the four guards to hurry up, there is still a distance from the Gude Inn.

"Bang..."

"Oops..."

Lu Yuanjing knocked down a woman headlong, and his face was flushed, because the woman on the ground was covering her chest.

However, although this woman is a woman, she is beautiful and rare.

"Childe, you hurt your concubine!"

The four guards glanced at each other, trying to drive them away.

Lu Yuanjing had already helped the other party up, "This lady is being rude!" ”

The woman laughed coquettishly, "Childe didn't mean to come, so I'll sell you this basket of river fish." Fifty taels of silver! ”

"Fifty taels?" Lu Yuanjing was stunned, although he is not short of money, it doesn't mean that he doesn't eat the fireworks of the world!

"Huh? Is it a lot? When the woman saw the other party's appearance, her face was unnatural for a moment, and she changed her words: "Then ten taels of silver!" Not much this time, right? ”

One of the guards said coldly: "This lady, if you don't get out of the way, don't blame us for being polite!" ”

"Yo, what's the rule of being unkind?" The woman smiled and said, "Although it is dark now, there are people on both sides of this street, and if I shout an indecent word, you will not be able to eat and walk around." ”

Lu Yuanjing had a headache and waved his hand, "Give him money." ”

The guards could only give money, and several people were about to leave past her.

"Hey, wait! If you pay for it, you have to take it. The woman reminded in a loud voice.

"No need." Lu Yuanjing left without looking back.

When the woman saw this, she lifted the fish basket and sighed, "Alas, snake, snake, it seems that I can only stew you into snake soup today!" ”

Lu Yuanjing paused, stopped suddenly, turned around and said, "Take it." ”

Hearing this, the woman smiled and handed the fish basket to him, and by the way, she hooked her fingers in the palm of his hand, and her fingertips crossed the palm of her hand, which made Lu Yuanjing's heart itch.

"No, Childe can take it." The woman smiled softly, looked back and walked away.

"Young Master, this ......" one of the guards saw the fish basket he was carrying.

Lu Yuanjing didn't explain, but said in a low voice: "Let's go, we must see the adults at the end of the day, otherwise Jinyiwei's side will react." ”

The woman who left looked back at Lu Yuanjing and his party, restrained her smile, walked to a deserted street corner, and disappeared suddenly, only there was an extra spider on the ground, she climbed the long pole flag cloth on the dock, slowly spit out spider silk, and weaved a web.

……

Five o'clock, Goode Inn, second floor.

The door of Bai Lan's room was silently hooked by a wire, and the door was slowly opened.

The group entered the room, the guards closed the door, Lu Yuanjing walked quietly across the screen, saw Bai Lan sitting cross-legged on the bed, surprised and delighted, and said in a low voice: "The son of the younger patriarch, Lu Yuanjing meets Liu Zu!" ”

The four guards behind him were all startled, reacted randomly, and all knelt down.

Bai Lan, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at a few people, and said, "Not bad." Lu, it really didn't disappoint me. ”

Lu Yuanjing said excitedly: "Liu Zu has orders, my Lu clan is determined to go all out!" ”

Bai Lan chuckled, and the atmosphere in the room eased a lot, "Don't worry, can your father let you bring a message?" Let's hear it. ”

"Yes, the younger generation told Lu Mingen, the patriarch of the Lu clan: Lord Liu Zu, the younger Lu Mingen is in the position of Shangshu, and every move will cause changes in the imperial court,......

The younger generation knows that you were invited by the Holy Emperor to come to Jinjing in person to go to the Hundred Gods Banquet, but they want you to live in the mountains and forests far away from the world, and you don't know much about the imperial capital. The juniors are here to inform.

This feast of the gods is the first time of the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it is also the beginning of the Holy Emperor to put the gods in front of the world.

There is a great supernatural person imprisoned in the deep palace, and it is rumored to be a luthier. It has the power to conquer the heavens and the earth, but it was imprisoned by the Holy Emperor and could not be released. But over the past few decades, the seal has been loosened frequently, and I am afraid that the Holy Emperor wants to strengthen it with the help of the power of the gods.

And Liu Zu, you are in the fourth-grade god position, only under the city god of Zhuzhou, you will inevitably bear the brunt. In this, there must be danger, and I hope that Liu Zu will prepare as soon as possible.

Order, His Majesty the Holy Emperor has become increasingly suspicious of the Lu family, the name of the Lu family of the Tianlan Kingdom, and the secret report of the Liujiao in the three states on the southern border has spread widely, and there are political enemies in the court and villains who are afraid to slander the heavens, saying that you and the Lu family have bad intentions......"

After hearing this, Bai Lan couldn't help but smile and praise: "The patriarch of the Lu clan is bothered. ”

Lu Yuanjing's heart was not so stable, when he heard his father explain the danger of his current situation, he didn't dare to delay for a minute. Unexpectedly, Liu Zu was not worried at all.

Bai Lan smiled: "I have a person here, who is my scholar, and I don't have a stable place to follow all the way." You take him out of the capital, and wait for me to come back from the Hundred Gods Banquet in Fengtu Town, south of the Tongyuan River.

Remember, you must protect him, and there is no room for error! ”

Lu Yuanjing didn't ask why, and immediately nodded yes.

Bai Lan looked at the appearance of the five people in night clothes, and said with a smile: "You have changed so many sets of clothes along the way, you have a heart."

But then don't be so troublesome, just bring more guards. Wait outside the inn for now, and I'll let Merlin follow you when it's daybreak. ”

"Yes, Liu Zu, I'll retire." Lu Yuanjing got up and was about to leave.

"Wait." Bai Lan suddenly stretched out his hand, and the fish basket that no one paid attention to flew into his hand, shook it, and said, "There are good things in the fish basket, don't lose it if you take it." ”

Lu Yuanjing's heart suddenly woke up, and thousands of people took it and said, "Yes, I will obey Liu Zu's decree." ”

In the inn, silence returned after the five people left.

……

At the end of the day, the wharf truckers came and went, the traffic was busy, the bowl of Yangchun noodles was placed in front of the diners, the white mist of steamed buns floated out three feet and faded away, and a spider on the flagpole canvas had just finished weaving a web, coiled in the center of the net waiting for its prey.

The stone statue of the evil town on the Xuanwu Gate is motionless and sits under the stone gate, people often say that this is the evil of the town, there is this piece of divine stone beast, the demons and monsters cannot enter the town.

But everyone is angry, and demons and monsters often mix in the world, which is an excuse to cover up God's eyes under the pretext of popularity. And if people's identities are different, the qi on their bodies is different, and demons like superiors more.

There are also clever demons who don't enter the town and sneak around the docks.

……

At five o'clock, it was dawn.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Childe, are you awake?"

Outside, Merlin knocked on the door.

Bai Lan smiled: "Come in, I got up early today, why don't you sleep lazy?" ”

Merlin smiled: "Isn't this about being diligent and hardworking? ”

"You go and ask Xiao Er to have some breakfast, just eat it in my house, I'll have something to say later."

Bai Lan commanded.

"Oh, yes, I'll go." As soon as Merlin heard the food, he ran downstairs to order food, and after a while, Xiao Er served the food.

White porridge with minced meat, pickles, fried sesame balls, boiled eggs, and a plate of cold salad.

Merlin ate vigorously, Bai Lan put a sesame ball in his bowl and said with a smile: "Eat this." ”

Merlin let out a sigh and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Bai Lan watching him eat intently, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed: "Childe, what's wrong?" ”

"It's fine." Bai Lan smiled and said: "Follow me all the way, the food is so good, why haven't I seen you gain weight?" ”

Merlin smiled, "I'm growing my body, and I can grow faster if I eat more!" ”

Bai Lan nodded and said, "Merlin, what I do next will be very dangerous. I need to send you away. ”

"What?" Merlin was stunned for a moment, "Childe, I don't want to leave, I just want to stay by your side." ”

His eyes were full of confusion, consternation, and reluctance.

Bai Lan sighed: "Merlin, people will always grow up, and when they grow up, they will have to face parting.

It's too dangerous around me, and it's only more dangerous for you to follow me, so I'm going to send you away and send you to a safe place. ”

Merlin was silent, he understood that if he continued to follow, he would only drag down the son who was going to do great things, he was a sensible adult, and he had to distinguish between feelings and business.

"Yes, Childe. I listen to you. ”

Bai Lan smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, we will meet again." Just leave you in a safe place for a while.

Remember, even if I'm not by your side, you still have to read every day, you can't lose your mind with playthings, you can't waste your homework, and I found you a teacher by the way. ”

"Huh? And a teacher? Merlin's parting mood was instantly broken by the word teacher, and the thought of being supervised by his master all day long made him have a headache.

……

Mao Zheng three quarters,

After breakfast, Bai Lan handed the basket to Merlin, and walked downstairs with him, and when he came to the door of the inn, a carriage had been parked.

Mo Lin felt a little heavier as he carried the book basket, and Bai Lan whispered, "There are thirty taels of silver in it, and you can put it away." ”

Merlin was startled, and instantly felt that the book basket behind him was very precious.

A guard got out of the carriage and saluted Bai Lan with a fist, and Bai Lan said: "Merlin, this is the carriage of a friend of mine, he will take you to a safe place, just rest assured!" ”

Merlin looked at the strange man in front of him, although there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart, he didn't show it, "Okay, Childe." Don't worry, I'll study hard! ”

"Driving~"

The carriage slowly left, and Merlin leaned on the window to look out at Bai Lan, who waved goodbye with a smile.

……

At five o'clock in the morning, the carriage came to the dock, and the guards took Merlin to a passenger ship and changed to the waterway.

Behind him, the brocade guards who had secretly chased him watched the boat leave, and just about to follow, the spider monster who had been waiting for a long time to distinguish the target laughed, and a spider web fell and disappeared, and they suddenly fell into the water one after another, struggling to shout for help regardless of whether it was water or not.

On the small boat, Merlin, who was carrying a book basket, entered the cabin and saw that there were more than a dozen guests with different identities, and when he was about to find a place to sit down, he saw more than a dozen people suddenly stand up, bend down and say to him: "Meet the little boy!" ”

Merlin was so startled that he almost fell, and a painting in the basket he was carrying behind his back quietly fell into the water.

……

At the end of the day, people start a busy day, and Changhe Town is prosperous.

In the Goode Inn, there was a knock on Bai Lan's door.

"Who?"

"Your Excellency, the official errand!"

Bai Lan smiled: "Come in." ”

"Bang Dang~"

The door was opened, and three people in ordinary clothes came in, and immediately bowed deeply and saluted, "Dou Yang, the commander of the Great Jin Hundred Gods, meet the god of Yushan Mountain!" ”

At this time, the rising sun of the morning sun just fell on Bai Lan, who stood up, and the dawn light was dazzling, like a god and a human figure.

(End of chapter)