Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Tribulation Forest Reunites

Weizhou. Storeroom.

Due to Yuan Chong's recommendation, Lu Ke was taken in by Chen Yeshuo and arranged to be a bookkeeper in the official treasury.

Luc cherishes this hard-earned job. In order to facilitate his work, he rented a modest house near the official treasury. He was diligent and hardworking, and soon won the recognition of his colleagues.

As dusk approached, Luc finished dinner and went to work the night shift as usual. When he entered the official treasury compound, he saw the old king and dozens of migrant workers working nervously. As if he hadn't seen him, the old king filled the bag with salt and mixed sand into it. It turned out that Yuan Chong had already communicated with Chen Yeshuo, and ordered the members of the Hedong Gang to pretend to be migrant workers to act.

Luc was shocked when he saw this: "Old king, you dare to mix sand!" ”

"Go, don't worry about it!" Lao Wang glared at him, but still refused to let go.

Luc said eagerly: "This is the official salt that was transported to Huifu." ”

Lao Wang stopped what he was doing when he heard this, and smiled at Lu Ke: "I'm going to ask you Lord Chen." Without his nod, how dare we coolies! ”

Luc was dumbfounded.

The corners of a thinner migrant worker twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Don't worry, this kind of salt is just a tooth, and it can't eat the dead!" ”

Seeing that Luc was still stunned, Lao Wang stretched out his hand and patted him gently, and said, "Let's go, don't miss the brothers' work." ”

Luc sighed softly and walked away silently.

When he passed by the office of the warehouse manager, he heard someone in the room talking loudly with Chen Yeshuo, and the voice was very familiar. He hesitated for a moment, then leaned out the window and eavesdropped. It turned out that the person who spoke to Chen Yeshuo was Yuan Chong.

Inside the house. Yuan Chong opened a suitcase and said with a smile: "Lord Chen, this silver is not a tribute, please accept it." ”

Chen Yeshuo pretended to excuse himself and said: "The helper is too polite, not to mention giving thousands of stones of salt for nothing, and he has to spend so much silver." ”

"It's all my own family. Besides, the goods of the Hedong Gang are stored here, which also makes you worry a lot. ”

"Hmm. This time, the imperial court urgently ordered the official to raise 3,000 stone salt, if it wasn't for the timely help of the Yuan gang leader, it would be really difficult for Chen. ”

"Small meaning. Last time, if these salt goods were not stored in the official treasury, then they would not be served in a pot by Wuqi. ”

"Rest assured, the official treasury of Weizhou is heavily guarded, not to mention the fifth Qi, even a little sparrow will not want to fly in." After speaking, Chen Yeshuo laughed proudly.

"Okay, with Lord Chen's words, Yuan is more at ease." Yuan Chong let out a long sigh and asked, "When will this batch of official salt be sent to Huifu?" ”

"The day after tomorrow."

Yuan Chong nodded, said a few more words to him, and got up to say goodbye.

Chen Yeshuo sent Yuan out of the door, only to see Luc standing uneasily in the courtyard, and he couldn't help but be shocked. He asked Luc a few words at random, and when he saw that he looked nervous and his words were staggered, he couldn't help but be secretly suspicious.

In the afternoon of the next day, Wu Qi took Deputy Lieutenant Ding and others to Weizhou, asked Chen Yeshuo how the salt goods were raised, and urged them to be sent to Huifu as soon as possible. When Chen Yeshuo saw that he suddenly came to visit, he couldn't help but feel a little weak, but on the surface, he still pretended to be indifferent and dealt with it carefully.

Subsequently, Wu Qi went to the freight yard accompanied by Chen Yeshuo. He took a closer look at the yard, asking and spot-checking the salt bags. He saw that the salt grains were white and of very good quality, so he relieved his heart.

When Luc saw this, he felt more and more that the situation was serious, and he was quite panicked. After the inspection, he looked at the back of Wu Qi in the distance, and immediately had the intention of escaping.

Miao Jin escaped to the Pomegranate Inn. She waited in the store for two days, but she still didn't see her

When Li Yunhan came, he couldn't help but be a little restless.

In the afternoon, while Shaoling was studying in the house, she disguised herself as a man and went downstairs with her luggage, planning to go to Beijing to find Li Yunhan.

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I was stopped by Aunt Du, who was cleaning the chicken coop, and asked her why she was leaving?

Miao Jin smiled and said that there was an urgent matter and wanted to go back to the capital.

"Forget it." Aunt Du looked up at the sky, "The town is also thirty miles away from Jingshao, and last month, the Taohe River flooded and washed away the official road; Although the path is closer, it is remote and treacherous, how can you do it alone? ”

Before the words fell, Du Miao came over with a wine gourd and said, "It's getting late, even if you rush to the capital, the city gate is closed." ”

While the three of them were talking, Shaoling heard the sound and left the house and asked Miaojin why he didn't wait for Brother Li?

Miaojin lowered her head slightly and said, "There are many customers in the store, I can't get used to it, I want to go to Zhiyuan to see him." ”

"Alas, I'm really sorry," Aunt Du sighed lightly, "These days, the store is full of candidates from other places, and I really can't vacate a spare room." ”

Du Miao glanced at Miaojin and chuckled: "Brother Du and I don't sleep in the same bed, you have complaints." ”

"This ......" Miaojin's face turned red when she heard this, and she bowed her head and said nothing.

"Let's spend another night; The day after tomorrow, the Ministry of Officials will have a test, no matter whether Brother Li arrives at the store tomorrow or not, let's go back to Beijing together, okay? Du Shaoling pleaded.

Miaojin nodded and agreed.

The crowd said a few more words of relief, and the atmosphere quickly eased.

At this time, a young merchant quietly slipped into the courtyard with a burden, looking around.

Seeing this, Madara suddenly jumped up and threw himself at the merchant, squeaking incessantly, so frightened that the man hurriedly took a few steps back.

Aunt Du turned around and looked at the merchant carefully, and asked him if he lived in the hotel?

The merchant nodded "um".

"It's late, the bed is long gone." Aunt Du said loudly.

The merchant hurriedly told him to look elsewhere, and then carried his burden out of the courtyard.

The sun was setting, and the last rays of light were gradually converged.

As night fell, the sky was dark, and the moon was deep in the clouds. Except for the occasional crow, the pomegranate inn was silent.

Due to the sudden increase in the number of candidates entering Beijing to participate in the Quanquan examination, the number of beds is very scarce, and Shaoling had to squeeze into a bed with Du Miao tonight.

Listening to Du Miao's thunderous snoring, Shaoling felt extremely noisy, and couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

Shaoling thought that the smell of sweat on Du Miao's body was too big, got up and walked to the window, staring blankly at the deep night. Then, he sat on the edge of Miaojin's bed and meditated for a while. Unable to bear the fatigue, he collapsed in a daze.

Shaoling fell asleep close to Miaojin, and had a series of dreams, dreaming that he was named on the gold list, wearing an official uniform and riding a horse to return to his hometown......

In the middle of the night, a masked black figure crept into the room through the window. It turned out that this person was Suo Owl, and he was ordered to find the secret letter.

In the faint light of the moon, the owl searched around the house, but could not find what he was looking for. He wanted to take away the burden that was pressed under Miaojin's head, but he couldn't pull it out for a while.

Shaoling suddenly felt pressure on his left arm in his sleep, and said in his dream: "You, you drank too much......

Hearing this, Suo Owl hurriedly retracted his hand, and was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was Shaoling Meng. He hesitated and pulled out the knife, wanting to cut the burden, but Shao Ling inadvertently blocked it with his arm.

The tip of the knife stabbed Shaoling's arm, and he suddenly felt a piercing pain, suddenly screamed and sat up straight, spit out a mouthful of sour water, and sprayed it on the face of the owl.

The owl was caught off guard for a moment, and suddenly felt a blur in front of him, and staggered to knock down the vase on the table.

Miaojin was awakened, and saw a masked man with a knife standing at the head of the bed, so he hurriedly turned over and got out of bed, picked up a stick and hit the owl.

At this time, Shaoling also woke up, shouting loudly while fighting hand in hand with Miaojin.

After two or three rounds, Suo Owl saw that it was difficult to succeed for a while, and heard someone shouting loudly in the courtyard, so he hurriedly jumped out of the window......

The next day, Shaoling got up, and the sky was already bright. He looked back at Miaojin's bed, but it was empty.

Shaoling thought about it and hurriedly packed his bags. He went downstairs and saw the rooster chasing him and barking, so he was annoyed and picked up a bamboo stick and beat it: "If you don't crow, don't crow, I overslept!" ”

Caught off, Madara flew up and pecked him the wrist, so painful that he immediately threw away the bamboo stick.

Aunt Du walked out of the house with a large basin of clothes, and Lang smiled: "It's almost noon, what are you still ringing?" ”

Shaoling was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and asked: What about Miss Luo?

"She's been out of the inn for almost half an hour."

Shaoling was very upset when he heard this, and said with a drooping face: "Hey, really, you didn't say it earlier." ”

"She's mad at you!" Aunt Du's face sank, "Say, what were you doing upstairs last night, you kicked it all the way up, and almost shook the inn, and it wasn't peaceful at all!" ”

"Auntie, there are thieves," Shaoling pouted, "I don't believe you asked Miao Miao." ”

"Nonsense, I've been open for more than ten years, and I've never seen a thief in a calm mood!"

"Forget it, I won't explain it to you." Shaoling pretended to be smiling and asked, "She didn't say which way to go?" ”

"This still needs to be asked, of course it's a shortcut."

"Path...... I'm going to find her! Shaoling wanted to leave as he spoke, but was stopped by Aunt Du and asked him to settle the account first.

Shaoling asked how much?

"Yours, plus Mr. Li and Xiao Nan, a total of six taels of silver for food and housing." Seeing Shaoling's embarrassed face, Aunt Du's tone became softer, "Although we are old relatives, we can't always owe it." ”

Shaoling touched his pocket, cried with a sad face, and said, "Auntie, can you take less?" ”

"Enough is enough! I'm counting it all according to the off-season, and it's almost 5% off. ”

"Hey, the last time I was in a hurry, all the money fell in Zhiyuan." Du Shaoling touched the sword on his waist and said, "Why don't you bet on this sword first, and then give it back when I come back from the exam." ”

"What kind of sword to bet on!" Aunt Du's eyelids rolled, "Can it chop vegetables or chop wood?" You, let's take it and scare others. ”

At this time, Du Miao staggered to the front and said in a begging tone: "Mother, Brother Du is not an outsider, can't you wait a few more days?" Besides, I still have to learn swords from Mr. Li! ”

Seeing Aunt Du's calm face, Shao Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I am in high school this time, I will pay back double the interest!" ”

"Alas, I'm ......unlucky to meet you who eat and drink," Aunt Du muttered a few words and turned around and walked away.

Miaojin left the pomegranate inn early in the morning and rushed to the capital along the path. Because she was unfamiliar with the road and the path was winding and difficult, she walked very slowly.

When she reached the depths of the tree, she suddenly slipped on the soles of her feet and almost fell into the stream.

Miaojin eased her senses and was about to take a step, when she saw a black shadow passing by. The man was agile, swinging his knife straight at her.

Seeing this, Miao Jin hurriedly dodged sideways, but unexpectedly his turban was cut off, and his hair was scattered when he landed, and the wax pill containing the secret letter fell into the grass. She was about to draw her sword to meet the enemy, when suddenly a huge net fell from the sky, covering her, and she couldn't move.

The masked man stepped forward and shouted, "Hand over the secret letter, or I'll kill you." "It turns out that this person is the owl. After missing last night, he lurked near the inn; I saw Miaojin go out early in the morning, so he ambushed here.

Miao Jin said angrily: "Don't think! ”

Seeing that she couldn't ask anything for a while, Suo Owl tied her hands. He picked off Miaojin's shirt with the tip of his knife and said with a sneer: "Don't worry, there is what I want here." ”

Miao Jin scolded angrily: "Despicable, obscene! ”

The owl searched her body, but still couldn't find a letter. He cut Miaojin's skirt with a knife, and said with a lewd smile: "Be careful of your liver, be obedient...... It will jump out on its own. ”

Miaojin kept resisting and shouting angrily in the net, but to no avail.

"Stop!" Suddenly, he heard a loud shout behind him, and when Miaojin turned his head to look, Li Yunhan flew over. It turned out that after the two broke up that day, he was targeted by someone, and he missed the appointment because he had no chance to get out for a while.

The Greowl turned around and hurried to meet the battle. He swung his knife and slashed a few times, eager to slash Li Yunhan to the ground with one sword. But after seven or eight rounds of fighting, he still couldn't take advantage of it; Seeing that there were more and more pedestrians on the path, he fled in a hurry.

After loosening the tie, Miaojin tidied up her clothes and stared at Li Yunhan silently. After a catastrophe, there are only two of them in the forest at this moment, and she has a thousand words in her heart but doesn't know where to start for a while.

The two hugged each other silently for a while, but Li Yunhan opened his mouth first and said in a low voice: "Lord Luo is killed......"

"Hmm." Miaojin didn't panic when she heard this, with tears in her eyes, "How did my father die?" ”

Li Yunhan's face was heavy, and he briefly told her about Luo Feng's death......

After hearing this, Miaojin cried bitterly: "Dad, you died too miserably...... Chu thief, I have to kill you with my own hands! ”

Li Yunhan advised her not to be sad and be careful of hurting her body.

Miao Jin stopped crying and asked, "Where is my father buried?" ”

"Outside the city of Zhuozhou, Sanhuai Ridge, down the slope."

Miaojin's eyes were dull when he heard this, and he muttered to himself: "Dad, when I take revenge, I will go to pay tribute to you." Then, she told Li Yunhan how she and her mother were rescued by Long Biao and Jiang Bo and fled to Yuyang.

Li Yunhan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Uncle Jiang...... O righteous man! ”

After a moment of silence, Li Yunhan said angrily: "That nonsense is really hateful, and even a woman refuses to let go!" ”

"Hmph, he didn't want to get that secret letter yet." Miao Jin replied.

"MeSign ......"

Miaojin said "um" and curled her hair in a bun, only to find that it had been lost, so she hurriedly looked around.

At this time, Shaoling also arrived, asked about the situation, and helped Yun Han to find the wax pill containing the secret letter.

Unexpectedly, this scene was seen by the owl hiding in the shadows. Suo Owl looked at the wax pill in Miaojin's hand, stomped his foot hatefully, turned around and slipped away quietly.

As soon as Suo Owl rushed back to the capital, he reported to Yan Guo; said that if Chu Qing hadn't ordered first, he would have killed Miaojin with one sword.

After hearing this, Yan Guo comforted Suo Owl a few words, and persuaded him to be patient; It was imperative to find the secret letter so that it could be handed over to Lynver......