In the dead of night, a figure sneakily appeared outside the hut where Gu Shengchao was resting. The man took out a slender knife, poked through the crack in the door, pulled the bolt from the inside little by little, and then tiptoed to the bedside, where the two sleeping people were faintly visible by the faint starlight. The man slowly took off a plate axe from behind his back and slashed it at the two of them on the bed.

One, two, three......

The man slashed the axe nearly forty times before letting go, but he gasped for breath and trembled a little as his whole body trembled. He shuddered and walked out, and there was a burning stick outside the door, and he leaned over to the bed and lit the candlestick. The house was bright and turned out to be the landlord. He was short of breath and lifted the battered quilt with trembling hands.

Suddenly, the landlady let out an "ah" and stepped back in a panic.

There was no one on the bed, and there was just some straw stuffed under the quilt, and it was impossible to distinguish in the dimness, as if someone was really sleeping there.

He was terrified, when Gu Shengchao and them turned off the lights, he saw it clearly, and the two of them did sleep on the bed.

Suddenly, someone gently tapped him on the shoulder from behind.

"Ghost!"

The landlady was already trembling, and he was even more frightened, and as soon as his legs were weak, he fell forward, and he no longer had the strength to stand up. He mustered up the courage to look back, only to see Gu Shengchao and the masked woman standing side by side, staring at him with teasing eyes.

"You guys, didn't die?" The landlady asked in horror, he really thought he had seen a ghost.

Gu Shengchao sneered: "Why, if you do something wrong, aren't you afraid of ghosts knocking on the door?" ”

"I, I'm ......" The landlady was scared, his lips trembled and he couldn't speak for a long time.

The masked woman of the ancient saint Chaola sat on the edge of the bed, he stood in the middle of the house with his arms folded on his chest, shrugged his shoulders and said, "When I gave you the silver at that time, I knew that something was wrong when I looked at your greedy eyes. Also, we have to rest at night, who is lying on the window and peeking? If we hadn't guessed your little tricks, we would have been unjustly killed. ”

Only then did the landlady realize that his mind had already been seen through. He didn't believe it and said, "Then where were you guys just now?" ”

Gu Shengchao said disdainfully: "When we meet a gangster like you who wants to make money, we can only make do with sleeping on the ground and wait for you to send it to the door." He grabbed the axe that the landlady had thrown on the ground, put it on his neck and shouted, "Say, how many lives have you murdered?" ”

"A good man spares his life." The landlady was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "This is the first time for me, I am blind, and I don't know Taishan who offended the two heroes, please spare the heroes." He fell to the ground with his whole body, kept kowtowing, and took out the broken silver given by Gu Shengchao from his arms, held it with both hands and begged: "I don't want the silver taels, I just ask the hero to spare his life."

Gu Shengchao took back the silver and accepted the board axe, "Seeing that you have a wife and children to take care of, I will spare your dog's life today, get out!" ”

The landlady also broke his forehead and crawled out.

Gu Shengchao closed the door, reinserted the deadbolt, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, girl, I don't dare to come over even if I borrow a few guts from him tonight, you can rest in peace." He took the tattered quilt and lay down on the ground, waved his hand gently, and a strong wind blew through and extinguished the candle.

The bed board sounded, and the masked woman lay down and sat up again, and said softly: "Otherwise, Childe will also go to bed and rest, I won't mind." ”

"Thank you, I have lived in a fixed place since I was a child, and I am used to it." Gu Shengchao politely rejected the woman's kindness.

The sky was bright, and the two woke up and finally rested for the night.

Gu Shengchao walked out of the door, and the male landlady immediately greeted him, "Did the hero sleep soundly last night, your horses have been fed, do you see if you have eaten before leaving?" ”

"No need, just prepare the hot water and bring it over." Gu Shengchao ordered.

The landlady did not dare to slack off and waited carefully.

After the masked woman finished grooming, the two returned to the road. Before leaving, Gu Shengchao threw the silver he had recovered yesterday to the landlady: "I think you have a family to support, take it, and don't do anything harmful to heaven and reason in the future." ”

The landlady took the money and thanked him a thousand times.

At the entrance of the village, a family was baking cakes on the stove in the yard, smelling that the smell was okay, Gu Shengchao bought more than ten cakes, one for each masked woman, and the rest were put into a cloth bag and carried behind him.

After eating a loaf of bread, the two of them had long since left the small village, and the road ahead was becoming more and more difficult, but fortunately they were riding horses, and if they had walked, their legs would have sunk into the tall grass.

The two of them went out for dinner and sleeping, and on the third day, it was almost noon, and they finally found a town. The two stayed in the inn, the masked woman washed alone in the guest room, Gu Shengchao asked the guy for directions, and he learned that there were two roads to choose from, one was closer and the other was farther away, but the farther road could be taken by boat, and there was no saddle horse fatigue. What made Gu Shengchao even happier was that he was still familiar with the road farther away. He wandered the rivers and lakes when he was a child, and he had walked here, and if it weren't for the gang, he would almost not remember.

Gu Shengchao made up his mind and continued to choose to go a little further. He calculated that the men who were chasing them would surely go to the small village to inquire if they found that they were taking the wrong path and were chasing them from the fork in the road, because it was the only place where they could rest, and that they would be delayed for at least two or three days. When they go to the boat again, the other party will have to delay for a day or two. In this way, it will be difficult for the other party to catch up with them.

The masked woman listened to Gu Shengchao's plan, and agreed without hesitation without refutation. The two rode to the riverside pier, there was just a passenger boat going downstream, Gu Shengchao chartered a single room, and there was a small window next to it, which could see the river scenery. But the horses they were with were a problem, and the men refused to allow them to board the ship.

Time was pressing, and no one bought a horse who was unfamiliar with the place, so in desperation, the two had to untie the saddle and bridle on the horse and throw it aside. The horses were extremely human, as if they knew that they were going to regain their freedom, they excitedly spread joy on the grass, rubbed their big heads against Gu Shengchao and the masked woman, and then their hooves flew away wildly, disappearing without a trace.

The days on the ship are monotonous and pleasant, and you no longer have to worry about being hunted down and framed. Gu Shengchao was not at ease, and the entire cabin was inspected again, but no suspicious places were found. There is a couch in the cabin room to rest, but Gu Shengchao still chooses to sleep on the floor.

The masked woman couldn't bear it, and persuaded: "Son, don't be restrained, let's go to bed and rest, I know you are a good person, don't get cold." ”

Gu Shengchao said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, the ship is all decks, and it is also wood like the bed, and it is actually the same wherever you sleep, it is nothing more than the difference in location." I'm used to sleeping alone, so it's good. ”

When the woman sees that he insists on his own opinions, it is no longer difficult for others.

The big ship sailed on the river for two days, but Gu Shengchao lived like a year. He was accustomed to wandering outside, and suddenly locked up in a small room where he could not stretch his body freely, and he was suffocated to death.

The woman was close to fainting at every turn, and she had it once before boarding, but it didn't happen when she got on the boat, maybe it was because the environment was comfortable and there was no turmoil on the road, which was related to emotions.

At dusk and sunset, the sunset reflects the entire river surface, and the river surface is sparkling under the breeze, as if countless golden scales are jumping and flashing.

The masked woman watched the river scenery through the small window, and couldn't help but sigh: "The beautiful scenery outside is really reluctant." ”

Gu Shengchao said seriously: "The girl is everyone's beautiful girl, she doesn't ask about the world in the deep boudoir all the year round, and the beautiful scenery you see may just be the most ordinary day for ordinary people." The elegance of your full meal may be the reality that they can't eat after their hard work. ”

The woman seemed to want to refute, but hesitated for a moment but held back.

Gu Shengchao also felt a little abrupt just now, and explained: "Don't be angry, girl, I lost my parents and wandered the rivers and lakes since I was a child, maybe I have experienced too much suffering, I have seen more human sorrows, and a rough person doesn't understand the amorous feelings." ”

The woman shook her head and said: "Where am I a beautiful lady, and I am also a poor person who has no father and mother to be called, but I have been in the cage for a long time, and this moment of leisure makes me happy, and I began to make my son laugh at it." ”

Gu Shengchao hesitated for a while, but he still didn't hold back the words in his heart, and asked tentatively: "Girl, don't be weird, I'm just curious, if the question is wrong, the girl can be as if I didn't say it." I happened to hear a few words about the girl in the Changqing County Government, in the process of escorting the dart car this time, the value of the girl is extraordinary, if it is just a simple poor person, I am afraid that the people who chase and kill us will not have such a great effort. ”

The woman looked out the window and was silent, and after thinking for a while, she turned her face and asked: "Childe is a loyal person, I shouldn't have any scruples, dare to ask Childe if he knows about Miaochun Pavilion?" ”

Miaochun Pavilion is the most famous Fengyue place in the Dawu Dynasty, it can be said that everyone knows it, from the princes and nobles to the people who lead the car and sell pulp, all of them are like a few treasures. Miaochun Pavilion has a semicolon in all counties of the Dawu Dynasty, but the largest and most luxuriously decorated is not in the capital, but in Fanzhou. The capital is mixed, the forces of all parties at the feet of the Son of Heaven are constrained, and there are too many high-ranking officials and giants gathered in Fengyue places like Miaochun Pavilion, which is easy to cause contradictions and conflicts, but it is not easy to live for a long time. On the other hand, in Fanzhou, the water and dry wharves gather here, the transportation is convenient, and the people are abundant, and the comings and goings of merchants naturally contribute to the existence of Miaochun Pavilion. What's more, it is not easy to attract attention when someone comes to the capital, which saves a lot of trouble and trouble.

Gu Shengchao nodded: "I've heard some, 'Liu Ye'e eyebrows, Chu waist is plain, Zhu Fan and jade face are pretty, and bamboo rain is beautiful." It is said that the four beauties in it are called Liu Ximei, Chu Susu, Zhu Zhenyu and Zhu Meier, and they are known as the four uniques of Miaochun Pavilion. I have often heard people say that if you can see the beauty of one of these people in your life, you will die without regrets. ”

The woman sighed and removed the veil that had always covered her face.

Gu Shengchao was stunned all of a sudden.

The woman's handsome face is as smooth as condensation, and a pair of phoenix eyes are as clear as a spring, although she does not have the natural beauty of the twenty-eight beauties, but the kind of charm between the eyebrows and eyes is a unique charm that can only be practiced after how many ups and downs.

"You are ......" Gu Shengchao couldn't believe that there was such a stunning woman in the world.

The woman complained: "I am the 'Liu Ye E Meiyue', the first of the four uniques of Miaochun Pavilion, called Liu Ximei." Everyone thinks that we are unattainable, but in fact we are the playthings of officials or giants, and we can't break free and have nothing to do. Every day, they are dressed and fed, but they are like birds in a cage, and all the joys and sorrows are in the hands of Miaochun Pavilion, a poor person. ”

Gu Shengchao was dumbfounded, the fairy who was once unreachable was sitting in front of him alive. He rubbed his eyes, confirmed that it was not a dream, and wondered: "Miaochun Pavilion is also a big sect, with many masters, as a girl, how can she let herself wander alone in the rivers and lakes without protection?" ”