"Niang sleeps on Bagong Mountain, the son falls by the water, yin and yang are separated, and there are tears all the time." In the autumn breeze, Mu Qingyun knelt in front of a tomb on the side of Bagong Mountain, looking at the tombstone carved from a whole piece of purple gold jade.

Although the tombstone is exposed to the wind and sun every day, there is not the slightest trace of time left on the tombstone.

The purple jade reflected a warm luster in the sunlight, like the woman lying under the tombstone.

And the golden streamlines interspersed with purple add a bit of luxury to this tombstone.

"Mother and child have come to see you!" Mu Qingyun threw a piece of yellow paper into the jade basin in front of the tombstone, and the flames in the jade basin quickly ignited the yellow paper.

"In a few days, it will be the seventeenth year since you left me and Qingxiao." Mu Qingyun whispered softly as he threw the yellow paper into the brazier one by one.

"Think about how fast time flies, Qingxiao is about to be seventeen years old, and now he is leading my Huainan army to confront the grassland tribal army in Hanzhou, you see that he has grown into a man who stands up to the sky." Mu Qingyun continued to whisper towards his mother's tombstone.

"But don't worry, he's not in danger, the child is fully prepared." As if he was worried that his mother would blame him for letting his younger brother go to the battlefield, Mu Qingyun immediately explained.

"In a few days, it will be Qingxiao's birthday, and it is also the day you leave us, my father has been very busy recently, and the middle school of Huainan is also surging, and he is not good to go out of the city frequently, so the child will come to clean your tomb a few days in advance, and he will come back when you die." As he spoke, the yellow paper in Mu Qingyun's hand was also burned by him, so he got up and sat next to the tombstone next to the tombstone, as if he was leaning on his mother's arms when he was a child.

And the servants who came with Mu Qingyun were removing the wild grass beside the tomb at this time. For this work, the servants who followed were very energetic, because every year, everyone who followed Mu Qingyun to clean the tomb of Princess Huainan would have a large reward when they returned.

Just when everyone was busy, although there was one person who was still working in his hands, his eyes were always aimed at Mu Qingyun's side, intentionally or unintentionally.

However, just when that person kept looking at Mu Qingyun, a person not far from him also stared at him.

"Your Royal Highness, the tomb of the princess has been cleaned, and now the sky has cleaned the black grass house, please move to the grass house!" An old servant with gray hair, who was about fifty or sixty years old, stepped forward to report to Mu Qingyunyu, who was sitting next to the tombstone.

"Oh, Ye Ban'er, you take someone to the grass house to cook some food and share it for everyone, everyone has been busy for a day, I will sit here with my mother for a while." Mu Qingyun straightened his body and then commanded.

"Yes!" The old man known as Ye Ban'er answered and ordered the other servants to go to the grass house to cook.

Soon someone ran down the hill, and there was a small courtyard at the bottom of the hill. This small courtyard is made up of three houses, and although it is called a grass house, the entire courtyard is made of blue bricks.

Although this small courtyard is not very large, it looks like it has a smart beauty of Jiangnan architecture.

Mu Qingyun, who was halfway up the mountain, was still sitting against the tombstone, he quietly watched the fiery sunset sink below the ground level little by little, listening to the ape cry and birdsong in the mountain forest and feeling the cool autumn breeze passing across his cheeks, he felt a sense of tranquility that made him extremely intoxicated.

"Your Highness, dinner is ready!" After a while, Ye Ban'er gently walked to Mu Qingyun's side and reminded in a whisper.

Mu Qingyun woke up from the state of emptiness. Then he nodded and stood up and walked down the mountain, and Ye Ban'er followed him step by step.

"Ye Ban'er, how are things going?" Mu Qingyun asked thoughtlessly.

"Your Highness, everything is ready." Ye Ban'er said with a smile on his face while following behind Mu Qingyun.

"I wonder how many fish I'll catch tonight?" Mu Qingyun's originally slow pace also became brisk, as if his mood had also improved with his words.

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will definitely not return empty-handed this time, but if you want to let you personally take the risk, the old servant always feels a little uneasy." Ye Ban'er began to trot all the way, otherwise he would not be able to keep up with Mu Qingyun's pace at all.

"If the bait is not fragrant enough, how can you catch a big fish!" The smile on Mu Qingyun's face was even worse, and he didn't worry about being bait at all.

When the night completely covered the earth, several small boats slowly came from the direction of Shouzhou City on the Huaishui not far from Bagong Mountain.

Although the moonlight in the sky is still bright, most boats rarely travel at night, and even when they do, lanterns are placed on the boats to let the boaters see the direction of progress.

But none of the boats were lit, and he was moving very fast. This glance shows that the sailor must be very familiar with the waters around here.

"Boss, why do I think something is wrong with this action!" A young man in a short boat looked cautiously at a bearded man beside him and said.

"What's wrong?" The bearded man said disdainfully.

"Boss, think about it, we are water bandits on the Huai River, and this time the employer arranged for us to go ashore to intercept and kill some people, and also gave us a reward of five or six times more than usual, isn't it strange?" The man in the short beat said with some concern.

"You know a fart, this can only mean that my name as a mixed river dragon has become completely loud in Huainan Kingdom." The bearded man said with a smug expression.

Hearing this bearded man say this, the man in short combat snorted disdainfully.

"Hmph, there are not a hundred or fifty large and small water bandits on this Huaishui! Why can they take a fancy to us, is it because we have the least number of Huaishui bandits? The young man scoffed.

"I gave you a face, didn't I? Don't forget who's the head! The bearded man snorted coldly.

"Boss, I'm also thinking about everyone's safety! You don't want to end up in a situation where you have no money to spend! ”

"Bah! What do you say, crow's mouth! This time, we will definitely retire with great luck. The bearded man covered the mouth of the flower ruler tree.

In fact, this bearded man is not stupid, and he also knows that this operation may be dangerous. But everyone will always have a fluke mentality, so in his opinion, since the location of the operation this time is in Bagong Mountain, so close to Huaishui, even if the plan fails, they will be able to quickly escape back to the ship.

At that time, even if the other party is thousands of troops, they will not want to leave them on the water. Moreover, the price offered by the other party is too tempting, and it is worth the risk of so much money.

Soon their boat was on the shore of the Huai River. It's only eight or nine miles away from Bagong Mountain, and they only need to climb a small hill to get there.

"Listen, everyone, this time our target is a small courtyard at the foot of Bagong Mountain, as long as we can attack and scare the other party away, our mission will be completed." The bearded man gathered everyone together and explained.

"Boss, we don't have to kill anyone this time?" A squint-eyed guy in the crowd stood up and asked excitedly.

"That's right, this time our mission is not to kill people, our purpose is to scare the other party out of the yard." The bearded man nodded and said.

"Then what if the other party resists us desperately?" Another dark-faced man stood up and said.

"If they don't know how to do it first, then we don't have to get used to them doing it directly." The bearded man said with a fierce expression.

"What's the way the boss came from?" Another man in the crowd stepped forward and asked.

"What can I do if I live in a barren mountain like Bagong Mountain, I guess these guys should just be some unpopular guys!" And Hua Qishu couldn't help frowning after listening to the words of the bearded man.

He felt that things might not be as simple as the bearded man thought. Although the price of purple gold jade is not stable, the price of purple gold jade is not expensive.

Moreover, he had heard that this Bagong Mountain belonged to the king of Huainan before, and outsiders were not allowed to mine it privately, otherwise it would be punished as treason.

But someone was able to build a house under this Bagong Mountain, and it is conceivable that the identity of the other party must be unusual.

The more Hua Qishu thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he always felt that this time things must not be so simple.

He felt that if he didn't do it well this time, he would probably put everyone's lives into it.

"Boss, I feel like we'd better find out each other's details before we act." Although the bearded man had already expressed his dissatisfaction with him just now, he still put forward his opinion after weighing the pros and cons.

"Hmph, you know a fart, the employer deliberately told us that we must act when we are ugly, they will observe our actions in the dark, and once we can't complete the task they have assigned, we won't get a penny." The bearded man said viciously.

"If this task is so simple, why should employers bother us? It is not so simple to look at things by giving such a high remuneration. Hua Zhishu still insisted on his opinion.

"Hua Qishu, you shut up for me, I'll say again that Lao Tzu is the boss here, even if your father used to be our boss but he is dead, now I am the one who calls the shots!" The bearded man grabbed the leader of the flower ruler tree and carried the other party in front of him, and said with a fierce look in his eyes.

In fact, the bearded man didn't like this kid Hua Qishu from the bottom of his heart, and he also wanted to drive this kid away. However, the other party's father used to be their boss, and most of the people had received his favor, so everyone was grateful for his kindness and took good care of the flower ruler tree.

If he really drove the flower ruler tree away, although everyone didn't say anything on the surface, it was inevitable that the seeds of dislike would be planted in everyone's hearts.

Facing the bearded man's vicious gaze, Hua Qishu finally sighed and stopped talking.

"Since you kid is so afraid of death, it's better to stay here and watch the ship, but I can make it clear to you in advance, this time the honorarium we earned has nothing to do with you, and Lao Tzu will not share a penny from you." The bearded man pushed the flower ruler tree away, and almost didn't let the flower ruler tree fall.

After hearing this, Hua Qishu had no choice but to sigh helplessly and nodded. It is said that good words are hard to persuade damned ghosts, and he has reminded everyone, but they don't believe his words, he is already benevolent and righteous.

Then the bearded man led a dozen people in the direction of Bagong Mountain, leaving only Hua Qishu standing in place and watching the backs of his companions.

He then boarded a small boat and waited quietly for their companions to return safely. Just as Hua Qishu was sitting on the boat and waiting, the bearded man on the other side had already led everyone to quickly move towards the direction of Bagong Mountain.

After walking out for a while, the bearded man couldn't help but raise his head to look at the bright moon above his head, and he roughly calculated the time.

At this time, it should be two hours before the ugly time, and there is still plenty of time. However, although the distance from this place is only eight or nine miles in a straight line from Bagong Mountain, there are basically no roads because it is a barren mountain range.

If everyone wants to move forward, they have to grope their way forward step by step, which leads to the serious restriction of their forward speed.

At this time, whether it was the bearded man and his party or the flower ruler tree, they did not notice that there was also a small boat floating on the river at this time.

The boat was smaller than theirs, with a few pointed two bows and sterns, which was noticeably different from ordinary boats.

This slender boat resembles a willow leaf floating on the water. Although the boat is not large, it must not be slow on the water.

Soon the boat drove upstream of Huaishui for a while, and it didn't stop until the boat was on the same line as the courtyard where Mu Qingyun lived.

Although the water of Huaishui was still flowing, the small boat stopped on the surface of the river as if it had been spelled.

"Is your adult's action too child's play, just by virtue of whether those water bandits can really scare Mu Qingyun out?" At this time, there were three people standing in the willow boat, and one of them asked the other.

"Do you really think that just a few water bandits can scare Mu Qingyun? Just kidding! The man in the middle of the three said quietly.

"In that case, why do we spend so much money to hire a bunch of waste to die? So that Mu Qingyun can prepare in advance? ”

"What do you know, the only role I hired these people is actually to mobilize the people secretly arranged by Mu Qingyun, and at the same time, you make a record and find out all these hidden guys for me.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, I have already scattered our people around Bagong Mountain, as long as Mu Qingyun's men appear, they will find out the identity of the other party as soon as possible." The other said lightly.

"Tonight, we must let this Mu Qingyun shine to the bottom, so as to facilitate the next arrangements." The man in the middle stood on the bow of the boat with a smile on his face, looking at the brightly lit meadow.