Zheng Sichu only felt a tingling in his heart. He said, "What name did they ask you to capture me?" ”

Jiang Xuping was silent for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Zheng, it was you who told us that Sisan Jinlu only does things for the republican government, and will never obey anyone's private orders, so I only know how to do things, and don't ask anything else." ”

Zheng Sichu's heart was even more like a needle prick. When he set up four or three brocade scales, he did say so. At that time, he was more worried that someone would use the organization for personal gain, so he put this article first. It's just that the precepts that were set just in case are now being used against themselves. So, in his later years, his father, who was secretary of state, became more and more suspicious of his once unwavering republican beliefs. Any seemingly invulnerable setup will still be caught in the loophole. He said in a deep voice: "Jiang Xuping, do you really think that such a decision is correct?" ”

Jiang Xuping hesitated. The current Jinlanwei, compared with when Zheng Sichu was founded more than ten years ago, has changed more than eighty percent, and the vast majority of people no longer know that the founder of Jinlanwei is Zheng Sichu, who was rumored to be a traitor in Wuyang City, but Jiang Xuping knows it very well. He still remembered that Zheng Sichu took their earliest batch of four or three brocade scales to attack the north at night, trying to turn the tide of the situation.

Such a person who has worked hard for the sake of the republic can never be a traitor. Jiang Xuping thought so at that time. However, at the same time, he also soberly told himself that any rash action was unacceptable, even if Zheng Sichu was indeed wronged, but Jin Liangwei had nothing else but to implement the resolution of the council to the letter, and he must not act recklessly because of his personal likes and dislikes.

He has always been clear about this belief, but when he is really faced with such a choice, he realizes that it is so painful. It is absolutely impossible for Zheng Sichu to be arrested, and the resolution proposed by the Second Division of Rites and Punishments is to arrest Zheng Sichu, and if he dares to resist, he will be killed. Is it really a killer for Zheng Sichu? Jiang Xuping really couldn't make up his mind. It's just that Jin Scalewei is a member of the military, and the duty of a soldier is to obey, even if he doesn't understand, he must obey the same. He said: "Mr. Zheng, whether it is correct or not, someone will judge it, and the order I received is to bring Mr. Zheng back, please Mr. Zheng not resist." ”

If he resists, he will naturally be killed, even if Jiang Xuping is unwilling. Zheng Sichu's heart was sour, these beliefs were actually what he had ordered when he founded Sisan Jinlan. At that time, he was most worried about the problem of public and private use, so he especially emphasized that the four or three brocade scales could not be confined by private feelings. After leaving the army for so many years, Sisan Jinlan has become a Jinlan Guard, and most people don't even recognize themselves, but the rules they set at the beginning are still unchanged, and they are implemented to the letter, but they have become aimed at themselves. All this, almost a joke that is not funny, as if mocking one's own winter bake.

Am I really going to die at the hands of the republic I want to protect?

Zheng Sichu raised his head and looked at Jiang Xuping. The old subordinate's face was expressionless, but there seemed to be a trace of pain hidden in his eyes. It's just that he wanted to use the old love to talk about his plan, but it has obviously failed, even if Jiang Xuping sympathizes with him, he will never derelict himself in his duties. As a result, the battle remained inevitable. Zheng Sichu clenched the iron flute in his hand tightly and said, "Okay, forgive me for not obeying my fate." ”

In an instant, the two figures were already intertwined. The space upstairs is not large, and it is usually too small for one person to turn in a circle, but at this time, these two people are criss-crossed, and they have exchanged three or four directions in an instant. Zheng Sichu tried to take the road many times, but was blocked by Jiang Xuping every time. As the figure shook, there was a sound of bones shattering.

The two figures stopped suddenly. Zheng Sichu's clothes had an extra tear, but there were no scars on his body, and although Jiang Xuping's clothes were not damaged, one of his left arms was obviously unable to exert force.

Back then, Jiang Xuping was instructed by Zheng Sichu in knife techniques, and he has grown more over the years, and now it is not what it used to be, but after all, it is still not as good as Zheng Sichu. Zheng Sichu's swordsmanship was already remarkable, and he quit the army over the years, and practiced swords and boxing almost every day when he was free. He has to be taught by Xuan Minglei, and he can draw inferences from one another, and his knife skills are better than Xuanming Lei. If the ordinary steel knife he used in his hand just now, this move had already cut off Jiang Xuping's arm. Rao is like this, Zheng Sichu's iron flute still shook his left arm to pieces.

Zheng Sichu saw that there was a trace of pain in his expression that could not be concealed, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, and said, "Brother Jiang, you have done your best, please step down." ”

Jiang Xuping's lips twitched, but before he could speak, there was a sudden "bang" on the roof of the building, and the broken bricks and tiles fell down with dust. In the dust, three figures fell straight down.

The roof is also a few feet high from the floor slab, which is just a layer of wood. Normally, if a person jumps off the roof, he is afraid that he will smash a big hole in the floor. But as soon as the three of them fell, their bodies were extremely light, and when they broke through the top, they jumped down lighter than the broken tiles falling on the floor. Two of the three fell behind Zheng Sichu, and one fell in front of Jiang Xuping, and the three of them just caught Zheng Sichu.

As soon as the person who fell in front of Jiang Xuping landed, he said in a deep voice: "Captain Jiang, you can't deal with him alone, let's go up!" ”

These three people were very young, Zheng Sichu didn't recognize them, thinking that he had recruited them into the Jinlin Guard after leaving the army. An organization like the Golden Scale Guard undertakes tasks such as espionage, and only young and strong people can do it. Middle-aged people like Jiang Xuping, if they hadn't served as the captain of the Jinscale Guard, I am afraid that they would have already withdrawn from it. These three people are known as the "Dragon Gate Three Leaps" in the Jinlu Guard, and they are the three people with the best skills. This time they were ordered to come, and the three of them were originally the direct executors, but Jiang Xuping insisted on making the first move, so they naturally didn't want to be angry with the captain. These three people only joined the Jinlanwei later, and they didn't know that the Jinlanwei was formed by Zheng Sichu, but they had heard that Zheng Sichu had betrayed the republic since they were children, and they were all filled with righteous indignation. As soon as they saw that Jiang Xuping was invincible and wounded, the three of them immediately jumped down, for fear that Zheng Sichu would take the opportunity to escape.

At the moment when Zheng Sichu was intercepted, Xuan Minglei was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

According to the plan agreed with Zheng Sichu in advance, it is now nearly seven o'clock. Although Zheng Sichu will arrive a little later, he will take the ship and set off at the moment. This plan was decided by him and Tan Wantong and Zheng Sichu after discussing a lot of things, and Tan Wantong took advantage of his position as the director of the Ministry of War to set an extremely strict plan. For the sake of this plan, Tan Wantong even gave up the opportunity to leave together and stayed on the shore to respond. Afterwards, because he was very close to him, but he did not leave with him, he was likely to be liquidated by the Sunflower King's army, and maybe he would die because of it, but Tan Wan took on the responsibility of assisting without hesitation, which made Xuan Minglei greatly moved. This opportunity was almost exchanged for his life by talking about the evening, but it went smoothly step by step, and Zheng Sichu, who thought that he was the least likely to have a mess, was in trouble this time. He looked at Mrs. Zheng on the side, and whispered, "Little junior sister, did Brother Si Chu say that it will arrive at seven o'clock?" ”

Mrs. Zheng nodded: "He will come with Wen Leopard." ”

The young man named Pu Wenbao was Zheng Sichu's only disciple. Although this young man is quite talented, Xuan Minglei has always been uneasy about Pu Wenbao. First, Zheng Sichu was wholeheartedly devoted to this disciple, even more attentive than teaching his son. Obviously, Zheng Sichu's knife skills and fists and feet are already stronger than himself, but he still lets himself teach Chu Han Bai Boxing knife techniques, but Zheng Sichu himself only teaches Pu Wenbao. And the arrogance in the eyes of the young man named Pu Wenbao also made Xuan Minglei a little worried.

This Pu Wenbao is not a person who is willing to be mediocre. Such a person may do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Now this matter is extremely important, and if anyone informs the Sunflower King's army, it will definitely do a miracle in front of this occupying army......

Xuan Minglei didn't dare to think about it anymore. Mrs. Zheng was already aware of his worries, and whispered, "Senior brother, are you worried about Wen Leopard?" ”

Xuan Minglei heard Mrs. Zheng's words, nodded and said, "Yes, I'm a little worried about this kid." He was taken in by Brother Si Chu at the beginning, right? ”

When Pu Wenbao was taken in by Zheng Sichu, he had already fallen into Beitian Courtyard. When he learned that he was the grandson of Pu Anli, the former imperial marquis, Zheng Sichu was greatly moved.

During the peace talks between the north and the south, Pu Anli lived in Wuyangcheng as a hostage for many years. But because Pu Wenbao's father was born to Pu Anli's concubine in Wuyang City, so the north and south broke up later, and when Pu Anli returned to the north, his father was not brought back and stayed in Wuyang City. Later, the northern and southern armies became mortal enemies, and there was no possibility of returning. Pu Wenbao's father had a mediocre life, and died of illness before he reached forty, leaving Pu Wenbao with only a piece of the Pu family's family heirloom jade pendant, saying that one day he would return to the north and be able to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, so he would not have to live such a poor life, but he didn't know that with the fall of the empire, the Pu family in Wuyun City had also disappeared. Pu Wenbao was only seven years old in Beitian Courtyard at that time, and he was bullied by a group of beggars for this jade pendant, but although he was young, he was extremely strong, even if he was bullied, this little child was still full of arrogance, and he had to protect this jade pendant to death.

Zheng Sichu's biological father, Chu Xiuhong, was a colleague with Pu Anli back then, and later his status was almost equal, and he was listed as one of the eight counties of the empire, Pu Anli ranked first, and Chu Xiuhong was still in second place. Seeing that Pu Wenbao had fallen to this, Zheng Sichu couldn't bear it in his heart. At the beginning, Pu Anli, as a martial marquis, although his achievements were not obvious, he was also known as a famous general of the empire, who would have thought that his grandson would be reduced to Beitian Yuan and become a little beggar who was bullied? Zheng Sichu had just been ordered to be discharged from the army at that time, and when he was at a loss, he saw Pu Wenbao and adopted him. Over the years, he taught Pu Wenbao the way of literature and martial arts, until Pu Wenbao went to the military academy and became an alternate officer, Zheng Sichu has always regarded this apprentice as the eldest son, and his own Chu Hanbai is like the second son. Mrs. Zheng heard that Xuan Minglei was a little suspicious of Pu Wenbao, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, don't worry, Si Chu won't look at the wrong person." Although the child Wenbao is arrogant, he is very affectionate and will never be disappointed. ”

Xuan Minglei heard that Mrs. Zheng was so confident in Pu Wenbao, and muttered, "That's good." He is not familiar with Pu Wenbao, and when he occasionally goes back to Zheng Sichu's house and sees this young man, he feels that he has an arrogance that refuses to bend his knees even to death, which always makes Xuan Minglei a little worried. It's just that he knows that the little junior sister is accurate in looking at people, and she is far above himself, and she says so, so there will be no mistake. After a pause, he added, "It's just that the time will be missed?" ”

"Never, senior brother, Si Chu is the most punctual, he will come on time."

Mrs. Zheng said with great confidence. However, when the waning moon slanted to the west, it was already six quarters of the hour. It was nearly midnight at six o'clock. Sunflower Wang Jun can't help but the commerce and trade of Wuyang City, now the wharf is still very busy, some ships that are rushing to leave early in the morning are stepping up to move goods, and the garrison at the dock checkpoint is also sleepy, if Zheng Sichu arrives at this time, there should be no twists and turns, but Zheng Sichu is still missing.

A sailor came over at this time and whispered to Xuan Minglei, "Mr. Shen, the goods are ready." ”

Xuan Minglei still appears here under the pseudonym "Mr. Shen". This sailor is the sailor on the Fuxing, and at this time he came to inform Xuan Minglei that everything was going well, and he was waiting to take the ship. Because each step of this matter is a ring and a ring, there must be no negligence, once it is done, it is an arrow that has no turning back at the beginning, and it can no longer be a business trip. Xuan Minglei's heart jumped, and he whispered: "According to the original plan." ”

The sailor nodded, and turned away. As soon as he left, Xuan Minglei whispered: "Little junior sister, hasn't Si Chu come yet?" Why don't I check it out? ”

There is a moment left. They had been staring at the entrance to the dock, and now it was nearly midnight, and there were fewer people entering the pier, and the garrison at the checkpoint was listless. If you were going to arrive at seven o'clock, you should have arrived anyway. Mrs. Zheng didn't let her eyebrows go, and she had always been calm, but at this time, she was a little anxious, and when she heard Xuan Minglei say that she wanted to go and see it, she said: "Senior brother, your goal is too big, or I'll go." ”

Madame Zheng is a woman, and those guards will not care too much. Xuan Minglei hesitated for a moment, just waiting not to let her go, but he knew that Zheng Sichu and the little junior sister were in deep love, so he didn't let her go, and he couldn't say it. After thinking about it, he said, "Okay. If it's really too late, you tell Si Chu to board the ship directly at the moment, and I will take the ship anyway. ”

Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "Senior brother, I can trust you." She stood up, but remembered something, handed a bag she was carrying to Xuan Minglei and said, "Senior brother, please give these clothes to Sister Zhixin first." It's nothing, there is a gun book in it, it was passed on to him by Master Si Chu, if Si Chu and I can't come back, please transfer it to Han Bai. ”

Xuan Minglei was stunned for a while, and said, "Little junior sister, what are you talking nonsense!" Be sure to come in time! ”

A trace of dazedness appeared in Mrs. Zheng's eyes, and then she was extremely firm: "There is no certainty in the world, senior brother, I must be with Si Chu." ”

Her words seemed a little contradictory, but Xuan Minglei almost burst into tears. A long time ago, he actually coveted this delicate little junior sister, dreaming that the master could recruit him as a son-in-law and marry the little junior sister to him. But the little junior sister finally chose Zheng Sichu, he was open-minded, and he also had a beloved wife, so he broke off this strand of love for the little junior sister forever, but his respect was even more. Now he also felt a trace of bad omen in the words of the little junior sister, although he was known for his bravery, he only felt that his eyes were moist, and he took the bag and whispered: "You must come over!" Certain! His voice was a little choked.

The garrison on the dock didn't care much about the people who came out of the dock, not to mention that this time it was a middle-aged woman with a beautiful appearance, and they wouldn't suspect what kind of villain it was. As soon as Mrs. Zheng got out of the dock, she saw a carriage parked outside, stretched out her hand, and the coachman came over and said, "Big man, you want to go...... Hey, big sister, it's you again? ”

This coachman is the same North Yanming who sent Mrs. Zheng to the dock earlier. When Mrs. Zheng saw that it was this person again, she was also relieved and said, "Big brother, go back to the south of the city immediately, the sooner the better!" With that, he pulled out a gold coin from his side. The coachman was startled and said, "Not so much, eldest sister." ”

"Leave that alone, the sooner the better!"

The coachman didn't know what was going on, and when he saw that Mrs. Zheng was very anxious, he said, "Okay, it won't take two quarters of an hour to make a round trip for you!" ”

Usually it takes two quarters of an hour to get here from the south of the city, but the north Yanke knows that this horse is indeed a miracle horse, and there is no one on the long street in the middle of the night, so it is really useless to drive to the south of the city. Mrs. Zheng's heart was already burning in the car, and Zheng Sichu hadn't shown up yet, so it was probably an accident, but she didn't know what had happened. She was worried, but she heard the North Yanyan in front of her suddenly say: "Hey, eldest sister, the water is running out of your house!" ”

"Walking the water" means fire. This is a common saying in the north, although the northern Yanyan Ming learned a Wuyang dialect that is not salty or light, but in a hurry, he still brought out the words of his hometown. Mrs. Zheng lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, but saw a faint fire in the night sky in the southwest.

What a problem!

Mrs. Zheng's heart sank in an instant. Before she could say anything, the North Yanke screamed and the carriage stopped. The car stopped too quickly, and the axle also made a "rattling" sound, as if it was about to fall apart, and then I heard someone outside: "It turned out to be Mrs. Zheng, this time it's all in one net, hehe." ”

In the light of the fire, I saw a man pulling the horse driving the cart, but the North Yankee Ming fell crooked on the seat, his throat was already stained with blood, and he was actually cut with a great wound. Mrs. Zheng was even more frightened, but she heard someone next to her shouting: "Why do you hurt people? The order only allows us to bring back the target, why do you hurt people? ”

The person who asked was wearing a strong suit, but Mrs. Zheng still remembered that it was the uniform of the four or three brocade scales that her husband had formed a long time ago. When her husband formed this special army at No. 43 Liyu Hutong, she visited and saw that the young people there were wearing this special suit. Over the years, the costumes have not changed at all. It's just that the person who injured the North Yanyan Ming before didn't back down, and also shouted: "You Jinlan Guards have to listen to the command of our Yanmo people in this matter, do you dare to disobey the order?" ”

The Scales Guard acted on orders and never disobeyed. Even if this matter had to be commanded by an unheard-of organization of the "Flame Warriors", although it was a surprise to the Jinlanwei, it was only an order issued from above, and it would definitely be carried out to the letter. It's just that as a regular soldier, Jinlanwei is never allowed to kill innocents indiscriminately, and this is also in the Jinlanwei's precepts. The Jinmo Guard had been guarding outside, seeing that the house was on fire, and there were still a few people left inside, but the Flame Mo people looked like they had nothing to do, and they were already anxious in their hearts, and they were even more frightened when they saw this Flame Mo people suddenly attack a carriage that was coming. It was just that he was drunk by the flame Mo people, and he was finally timid, and he was about to speak and stop, when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and when he looked down, he saw a spear head coming out of his chest.

Jin Lianwei has strong skills, and this time there is only Zheng Sichu who has to deal with it, so although there are more than a dozen of them, except for Captain Jiang, there are only Longmen Sanyue and the other two, and the others are guarding outside. This person's skills are not weak, but although this shot is suspected of plotting, he has been stabbed in the middle before he even has time to notice, and he has only had time to turn the thought of "this person is so strong", and he has fallen to the ground. The flame Mo had just drunk the Jinliang Guard back, but when he saw the Jinlan Guard fall to the ground after being shot, he was so frightened that he opened his mouth and was about to scream, but as soon as his mouth opened, the shot had already exited the Jinlanwei's front heart, and suddenly stabbed into his mouth.

What a gun!

The flame said in his heart. He was shot in the mouth, this shot through the back of the head, and he was no longer alive, but before the person fell to the ground, he heard someone behind him shouting: "Someone! ”

It was the other two flames who saw that their companions had suddenly fallen to the ground, and they grabbed them. Although the person who shot the gun suddenly made a secret plan and succeeded again and again, but now his deeds have been revealed, and the house is blazing, where is there still hiding? Only to shoot and fight the other two. It's just that the skills of those two flame moths are very unusual, and the two single knives are even more closely coordinated, and this person has more defense than attack with one gun.

Although Mrs. Zheng can also ride a horse, she is not a martial artist after all, so she only got off the car at this time. She raised her eyes and shouted, "Wen Leopard! ”

The person who came was Pu Wenbao. Although the military academy has been suspended indefinitely since Yu Peili captured Wuyang City, it has not been suspended, and Pu Wenbao is still a military cadet. Tonight, I came at the order of the teacher, and as soon as I arrived here, I saw that the teacher's house was on fire, and I knew that something was wrong, so I immediately sneaked closer, and saw that the flame was killing a horseman, and the car turned out to be the teacher's mother. He regarded the teacher and his wife as parents, and if he could bear it, he immediately started. He didn't know that the brocade scale guard was actually against violence against Mrs. Zheng, so he immediately took action. Pu Wenbao's sword, gun and boxing skills are all passed on by Zheng Sichu, he is a military cadet, and the twelve golden spears on this road are even more popular with the teacher, and he has never killed anyone. It's just that two people have been killed in a row, and they have been discovered. This time, the Golden Scale Guard and the Flame Mo people joined forces, and there were more than thirty people outside. These more than 30 people are all highly skilled, although Pu Wenbao killed two with lightning speed, but more than a dozen have surrounded them.

The two people killed by Pu Wenbao just now were actually based on a conspiracy, and at this time, he fought with the two flame moths, and he suddenly felt struggling. When he was a child, he was in Beitian Academy, because he was young, he would only be bullied, and then he followed the teacher, and then entered the military school, and fighting was even more prohibited, so when it came to actual combat, he was really worse than Chu Hanbai. Unable to take down the two flame moths for a while, seeing that more and more people were coming, Pu Wenbao was already a little panicked in his heart. But he was still worried about the safety of Shi Niang, and while blocking the enemy, he leaned against the broken carriage and said, "Shi Niang, the teacher is still in the house, I'll save him, you go quickly!" As he spoke, he put his spear in his right hand, drew his sword in his left hand, and slashed the bridle of his horse.

When Mrs. Zheng saw that her house was already in flames, and when she heard that her husband was still in the house, she was even more heartbroken and asked, "Your teacher...... Is he really still in there? ”

When Pu Wenbao arrived, the teacher's home was surrounded by people, and the fire had already started, but he only vaguely heard that the teacher was still inside, but he was not sure. Hearing Shi Niang's question, he was a little hesitant, and a flame suddenly grabbed the edge of his spear and stabbed him in the heart. The long spear is good for horse fighting, and the short gun is good for foot fighting. This short spear was given to Pu Wenbao by Zheng Sichu at the beginning, and it was his beloved thing, less than four feet, only a little longer than the usual waist knife. Pu Wenbao was still able to maneuver with two enemies with a gun in both hands, and at this time he drew a knife in one hand to cut the bridle rope of the horse, and only one hand held a gun, and his marksmanship immediately showed flaws. The high skill of the flame Mo is also rare in the Jinlan Guard, and as soon as he rushed in, Pu Wenbao was already caught off guard. But after all, he was Zheng Sichu's tall feet, and with a shake of his right hand, the short spear had already flown out of his hand, shooting at another flame man, but the waist knife in his left hand was handed over to his right hand extremely quickly, and the knife was crossed.

Pu Wenbao's knife skills were not inferior to his spear skills, and he also knew that the knife in his left hand would definitely not be able to block the enemy's full force, so he put himself to death and came back to life, threw the short spear, and handed the knife to his right hand. The two flame moths of this strange move did not expect it, and the other flashed a short spear to the side, but at this moment, Pu Wenbao's waist knife had already opened the flame moths that were attacking him.

Although Pu Wenbao's left hand was not as powerful as the right hand of the Flame Mozhong, his right hand was much larger than that of his opponent. The flame Mo Zhong originally thought that he would take advantage of the weakness and be sure to be nine out of ten, but he didn't think that Pu Wenbao would abandon his gun and use a knife, and he would be cut away with a knife. Seeing Pu Wenbao's knife backhanded, in a hurry, his body was short, and he rolled to the ground, only then did he dodge, he was shocked and frightened, and said in his heart: "Who is this kid?" It's so raw! ”

Pu Wenbao forced back an enemy, but he paid the price of losing his most useful weapon. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Mrs. Zheng was in a trance, and she had obviously cut off the bridle rope, but she did not get on the horse and escaped. He was in a hurry, and was about to tell his master to run away, but he heard a voice from the house: "Wen Leopard, you take your sister away, I will get out!" ”

This is exactly Zheng Sichu's voice. Pu Wenbao heard the teacher's voice in such a situation, and his heart was relieved, and he shouted: "Master, ......" But he didn't finish speaking, but he saw Mrs. Zheng walking forward two times ago, and said sharply: "Wenbao, you go quickly!" ”

Pu Wenbao heard the teacher's voice as if nothing happened, but Mrs. Zheng and he have been a husband and wife for nearly 20 years, and they have heard Zheng Sichu's voice is actually enduring the pain. Now that the fire is raging, with her husband's skills, if she could get out, she should have fled a long time ago, and she would never have fought here. And the reason why he hasn't left can only be that his opponent is too strong and it is impossible to escape.

Si Chu, wait for me, don't rush to go!

Mrs. Zheng's eyes were already filled with tears. Since marrying this husband, she has suffered a lot, but more of it is the joy of harmony.

In the vast red dust, this life is just to find someone. When I found that person, life and death were together, and my soul and dreams followed.

Madame Zheng walked forward, standing between Pu Wenbao and the few flame warriors. At this time, only one flame demon struck out, and a single knife could swing Mrs. Zheng into two pieces. But this weak woman has an incomparable majesty at this time, that is, these murderous and unblinking flames are all unmoved, and even retreat when Madame Zheng stepped forward.

The flames were raging, and they had already engulfed the home where Mrs. Zheng had lived for nearly twenty years. She stood in front of the flames, stretched out her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned her head to Pu Wenbao and said, "Wenbao, tell Hanbai."

"Let him live well."

Mrs. Zheng walked into the door of the house sealed by the flames. The tongue of fire licked the corner of her clothes, but Madame Zheng was unaware.

Si Chu, we will always be together.

In tears, Mrs. Zheng thought.