Chapter III: Deputy Commander
The traveler's words silenced the scarlet man, and the latter's hard-working tension finally relaxed at this moment, and the traveler followed the sound of the dripping water, and looked down to see the scarlet man's gradually soaked trouser roots.
"How many sons are you?" The traveler asked, looking at the embarrassed man in scarlet.
The scarlet-clothed boy was obviously distracted, and sighed and said in a daze, "Yes, my father is the Jin King Qianniu garrison general Yu Wenhua, my grandfather is the general of the Kaifu Left Guard, Yu Wenshu, I am my father's son, I am my grandfather's grandson, I am Yuwen Jackie Chan." “
"Huh." The traveler sneered lightly and shook his head and smiled, "Yu Wenhua and in the army always say that his eldest son Chengdu is invincible, and his second son Jackie Chan is extremely wise in the world. ”
After that, the traveler didn't care whether Yuwen Chenglong, who was wet in his clothes and pants, could hear himself clearly, and after a sentence of "goodbye to the rivers and lakes", he suddenly put away the knife, and sprinted towards the door without looking back, Ah Fu, who was wearing a double bun, was obviously on guard, and blocked the door alone to avenge himself and Yuwen Jackie Chan, only to see that he was about to grab the traveler's shoulders with both hands inward, but the traveler's body shape changed suddenly, and his head flashed and he dodged Ah Fu's full force.
Ah Fu was so angry that he wanted to turn around and catch the traveler, the speed of the moment was beyond the traveler's imagination, and it really made Ah Fu catch the traveler's shabby black robe, but the traveler also made a "golden cicada shell" in an instant, and took off the black robe at once, and the figure escaped into the night smoke and rain as soon as the figure slipped away.
Yuwen Chenglong came to his senses, gritted his teeth and slammed the table in anger, and the young lady of the family who went to the "Wasteland" Jianye to play together and the servants of the Yuwen family all came around, Yuwen Chenglong took off the copper plaything on his waist and smashed it at the golden snake guard next to him, and roared angrily: "What a bunch of waste, go back and give me the commander to punish him, waste!" ”
"Childe, the minion will change your pants first." A young house slave knelt down with a package.
It's okay not to say this, but saying it immediately made Yuwen Chenglong angry, he kicked away the house slave who didn't have the slightest bit of strength in his eyes, picked up the chair next to him and smashed it, where is there still a little bit of the demeanor of the children of the family, fortunately, the sons and servants of the surrounding families persuaded each other to not make any trouble.
Yuwen Jackie Chan changed his clothes under the support of everyone, and he asked the boss to replace all the wine and food on the table with new ones, saying that these drinks and dishes were full of bad luck.
A table of dishes was served again, Cui Yu also changed his clothes and hung the sword back on his body, all the men and women tacitly did not mention everything that happened just now, as if they had lost that memory in an instant, they joked about the ridiculous things they encountered all the way from Chang'an, and discussed where to go after waiting for the ruins of Jiankang City to pay tribute to the former demeanor of Chen Guoshendu.
Just as the atmosphere of the inn was gradually relaxed, and everyone was talking and laughing again, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves outside the door. In the neighing of horses, three burly men approached the inn, the leader of whom was wrapped in a dark soft scarf and dressed in a dark green robe, the necklines on both sides were turned outwards to reveal the bright color of the reverse side, and the light armor inside the robe was faintly visible. His appearance is simple and tough, and he seems to have an indomitable personality and is full of manliness, and as soon as he enters, he attracts the attention of men and women in the inn.
The other Golden Serpent Guard warriors in the inn secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the deputy commander coming, if this tough-faced deputy commander was here just now, they would definitely not be able to let that strange traveler come so nonsense.
However, Yuwen Chenglong was very unhappy at the moment, he changed into a lilac round-necked robe, he was angry when he saw someone coming, if it weren't for the burly man in front of him to do other errands halfway, how could he be humiliated by the black-robed traveler, he stood up and waved at the burly man who was fighting at him, "Sima Yujiao, you came at a good time!" ”
Sima Yujian held an eight-edged bamboo iron whip in his right hand, and with a slight lift of his left hand, he blocked Yuwen Chenglong's angry slap, with a serious but not respectful expression, "I originally intended to ask the second son to wait for me for half a day, but when I finish the errand ordered by the old man, you have already set off first, what happened?" “
A servant dressed as a housekeeper at the next table came to explain the matter to Yuwen Chenglong, although Yuwen Chenglong was annoyed in his heart, but he looked at Sima Yujiao, who was a whole head taller than himself, and the iron whip in his hand that killed countless people, and did not move again, but said coldly, "If I really have three differences and two shortcomings, see how you explain to my father and grandfather." ”
Sima Yujiao knew the ins and outs of the matter, but just bowed his head and said to Yuwen Chenglong, "On the way, I have persuaded Gongzi many times, don't provoke others, firstly, this is the sinister rivers and lakes, and secondly, Gongzi has a major task on this trip. Today, these golden snake guards who failed to protect the son of the son will be punished heavily when I go back, train hard, and I will definitely focus on the safety of the son in the future, and there is no other word. ”
How could Yuwen Chenglong give up, he knew that Sima Yujia in front of him was his grandfather Yuwen Shu's extremely important martial artist, and his father Yu Wenhua and even more so, the battlefield colleague who repelled the invasion of the West Wolf Clan, was highly qualified in Yuwen's family, and he couldn't fight with him, so he just endured his anger and said: "Today, I have no interest in traveling to Jiankang City again, or I will stop here, I will go back to Chang'an." ”
How could Sima Yujian not know that Yuwen Chenglong wanted to avenge him by himself, but since the person had already gone away, Jiankang City and the Imperial City plus the surrounding Acropolis covered a vast area, how could he say that he would find it, so he could only approach Yuwen Chenglong and said in a low voice, "Gongzi came to Jiankang City this time with a major mission, and I hope that Gongzi will focus on the overall situation, and don't live up to the entrustment of the lord and the king of Jin." ”
Yuwen Chenglong didn't say anything when he heard this, of course he knew that he was still carrying the family's secret mission with him, but this task was very simple, and the preliminary preparations were almost done, it was not a big deal, but it was his own humiliation, and he couldn't swallow this breath.
Seeing that Yuwen Chenglong's face was uncertain, Sima Yujian knew that his heart was depressed, so he frowned, changed his complexion, and bowed his hand to Yuwen Chenglong and said humbly: "Second son, please rest assured, as long as you have the opportunity to meet someone who humiliates you again, I will seek justice for you, and let him and everyone in the world know what will happen if you provoke Yuwen's family." ”
Sima Yujiao assured that he would go straight to the bottom of Yuwen Chenglong's heart, and the latter suddenly stretched his heart, and said, "Yes, yes." On the other hand, Sima Yujian also kept his promise and sent two burly henchmen who followed him to chase forward on a rainy night to see if he could find the traces of Lu Xiao and the mysterious traveler in advance, so as to help Yuwen Chenglong solve the troublesome matter as soon as possible and ensure that the task assigned by Yuwen Cheng can be successfully completed.
The group led by Yuwen Chenglong did not set off until the next day, and the two henchmen sent out by Sima Yujia did not return overnight, which made him feel very puzzled, a caravan with little experience in the rivers and lakes and a wanderer on a rainy night, its traces should not be too difficult to master. Even if the traveler was really as powerful as Yuwen Chenglong and Cui Yu and others described, Sima Yujian still thought that a mere Jianghu ronin would definitely not be able to match his two henchmen who had made great achievements.
However, when the chariot and horse procession of Yuwen Chenglong and others saw the two burly men who were stripped of their shirts and tied to the trunk of a tree on both sides of the official road, Sima Yujia realized that Yuwen Chenglong really provoked a terrible character, and at this moment he didn't care if this person would still appear, nor did he care about the revenge he promised to Yuwen Chenglong's straw bag, but secretly prayed that the traveler would not be a spoiler sent by the political enemies of King Jin.
The story of two naked officials on the official road who were tied to a tree for most of the day soon spread across the river and into the stone city, and the rumors were more realistic at first, and after three or five days, it has been rumored that it is miraculous, saying that there are old Chen Guoyin soldiers patrolling around Jiankang City, and the most unseen is the Sui army with roe head rats, so he took advantage of the middle of the night to turn into a demon wind and kidnapped two small leaders of the Sui army to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys.
In the meditation workshop near the Stone Town Daya Market, the old and young people in the teahouse dressed in gold are still talking with relish about the anecdotes that happened on the official road by the river a few days ago and the great victory in the northland, and the laughter and frolic from time to time are eager to spread throughout the whole square and alley.
The white sun is high in the sky, it is a good time for farmers to harvest and traders to sell, but most of the masters and young masters in the meditation workshop do not need to work so hard, after all, those who can dispose of and set up a family house here are quite solid, and for them, drinking tea and caring about the country's anecdotes are the daily business.
A few days ago, the traveler who gave up the black robe because of a trick "golden cicada shelling" has changed into an indigo blue round-necked robe with a lack of crotch today, and the cloud patterns on the sleeves look refreshing and clean.
This white and gentle traveler, with a heroic eyebrow and eyes, was named Xu Wei, and he was standing at the door of a house not far from the teahouse, telling the girl in charge of the house his name and identity, and asking seriously about some things.
There are words "Wangliu Mansion" hanging on the house, and the housekeeper girl who came out of the house is actually a little old, and when she first saw Xu Wei's dress and appearance, there was a trace of surprise in her expression, but when Xu Wei explained that her intention was to find a lady surnamed Liu who remarried to Wangliu's mansion, the housekeeper girl in the house obviously had a displeased look on her face.
"The wife of the deceased who remarried our master should be the Liu family who originally lived on Ximen Street." The housekeeper frowned and said, "She has nothing to do with our house, she has no matchmaking contract or wedding ceremony, our lord is afraid of the inside, he just raised her outside, and the son should go elsewhere if he wants to find her." ”
"Then even if you keep it outside, you have to have a place to live, can you please tell the girl, I am also entrusted by others." Xu Wei knew that the other party didn't welcome him very much, but he still bowed down and asked for advice.
Seeing that Xu Wei was acting calmly and politely, the woman in charge couldn't bear to wander around the city like a headless fly, and when she saw that there was no one around, she approached Xu Wei and whispered, "The lady of my family has been angry from time to time in the past few days, saying that the master lives in the small good shop outside the south city gate every day and does not go home, so the son can go there to take a look......"