It is said that on the day when Ye Jinfeng and the other three returned to their homes along the north bank of the Yangtze River, that is, on May 21, in front of the gate of the "Flying Dragon Inn" in Dongdao Town, a group of family members who saw off the third son Ye Harmless were surrounding Ye Harmless's side. Not only that, but beside them were a little yellow dog, a small flower dog and a big yellow cat, a white Persian cat with blue left and yellow eyes, and a black and white "black and white cat".

At this time, I only listened to the instructions of the eldest prince Ye Dongsheng: "Manager Kang! You escort the third brother on a detour from the south! Don't go near the Tiger Forest! ”

"Don't worry! Big Prince! Kang Zhonghan said, turned over and stepped into the saddle.

So, the third son, Ye Harmless, also stepped on the little donkey. At this moment, I saw Sanqiu hand a bouquet of flowers to Ye harmless and said, "Third son! This is a gift from me and Sister Lamei! I wish you a safe journey and the fragrance of flowers! ”

At this time, Lamei also said happily and agilely: "I wish you a smooth journey and a thousand miles of fragrance!" ”

Seeing this, Ye Wuwu couldn't help but smile and said, "Thank you two little fairies!" However, I'll give you both a little bit too! ”

As he spoke, Ye Wuwu took out two folded pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Sanqiu and Lamei respectively.

"That's it! Mr. Kang, hurry up and hit the road! Ye Dongsheng couldn't help urging.

At this time, Ye Wuwu saw that the two of them had already received the gifts, and before they could take them away, he smiled mysteriously, and immediately galloped forward with the donkey, without looking back.

Seeing this, Kang Zhonghan immediately said goodbye to the eldest prince and urged the horse to chase after the third prince!

"Goodbye! Three sons! Goodbye—see you—"

Sanqiu and Lamei couldn't help but shake their hands and shout to the third prince who was gradually moving away. However, the third prince has gone away, leaving only the back that is about to disappear......

At this time, Sanqiu finally lowered his head and opened the gift of the third son. Suddenly, the picture in this paper aroused her interest! She couldn't help but read with a smile: "Spring sleeps and summer dawn turns a year, and the wax moon is cold and plum is snowy. The Qiannu fence is warm in Lantian, and she is confused! Smile Flower! …… Yes! This painting! So beautiful! Lamei Mei! You see! This painting is of you standing in the snow in the plum garden! And you have a name in this poem! ……”

Besides, at this time, Lamei also happily took the paper and said to Sanqiu: "Sister! You see! This picture shows you riding a crane flying on the clouds! Your name is also hidden at the beginning and end of the poem! ”

Sanqiu heard this, and hurriedly came over to take a look. I saw that she was really drawn on a crane flying in the sky! On him, wisps of colorful ribbons are fluttering, as if walking in the wind! Everything is depicted so vividly and lifelikely, Sanqiu really feels like it's flying! Looking at the lower left side of the picture, there are four lines of beautiful text written vertically: March dust disturbs the river, and a volley opens the eyes. The earth wakes up and the sunrise cleanses the world, and the autumn wind cleans the clouds and cranes.

"Huh! I really didn't expect that the calligraphy and painting of the third brother are still so ingenious! It's a rarity! The eldest prince Ye Dongsheng couldn't help but stare at the words, poems and paintings, and praised.

"Yikes!" Sanqiu finally suddenly realized and exclaimed, "These are the first four sentences of my four sentences!" ”

At this time, Lamei looked at the calligraphy and painting in Sanqiu's hand, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Isn't it?" The third prince is so good at pondering and reverie! He gave this poem to you and me in half! ”

"But eight sentences are missing a topic! Walk! Younger sister! Let's go back and add a topic! ”

"Okay!"

Lamei agreed, and then went to the house with Sanqiu happily.

At this time, the eldest prince Ye Dongsheng also walked happily to the courtyard. He is so happy that he finally saw the third brother's literary brilliance today! What makes him even more proud is that the two paintings are so wonderful and wonderful, and the one and the same state of Sanqiu and Lamei are impeccablely outlined, which is simply everyone's work and no one can compare! However, there was a trace of incomprehension in his heart: "At the end of the poem, why didn't the third brother write his own name, but 'Hanxiaohua'?" How can such a flower exist in the world? Could it be that he wrote it as he pleased? Or is it a plum blossom smiling in the cold? …… Cough! Regardless of him! I'd better go and see the landscape calligraphy and painting again! ”

Thinking of this, Ye Dongsheng quickened his pace again, preparing to go to the backyard to find the two girls, Sanqiu and Lamei.

Let's say that Kang Zhonghan escorted the third prince out of Dongdao Town from the south, and he had already avoided the demonic evil tiger forest far away.

At this time, the little donkey stepped under the third prince had already slowly lowered its steps, and seemed to be leisurely its owner to roam around the scenery.

Mr. Kang looked at the third prince and asked with a smile: "Third son!" Why don't you ride a horse and love to ride this little black donkey? ”

When the third prince heard this, he turned his head and smiled and said, "Matthew is stubborn! I'm not used to riding! This little donkey is very comfortable to ride! ”

"Hah! Ha! Ha! Mr. Kang smiled and said, "Horses are very loyal and tamed!" But if the little donkey is stubborn and initiates a donkey temper, no one can resist it! ”

"Don't worry! My little donkey wouldn't be like that! The third prince still smiled and said, "It's a loyal companion at my feet, Saibi Immortal!" ”

"Good! I believe! Kang Zhonghan said with a smile, "Legend has it that Zhang Guolao, one of the eight immortals, once rode on the back of a donkey upside down and struck the pillar and chanted, does the third prince want to follow Zhang Daxian's example?" ”

"You're right!" The third prince looked at Kang Zhonghan and said, "I think that at the beginning, riding a donkey to watch the scenery can arouse the poetry of the literati!" The Tang Dynasty poet Jia Dao rode a donkey and wrote: The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon. ……”

"Oh! This one! The Sprinkle family is a rough person, and he has never felt this way! Kang Zhonghan said with a smile.

"That's right!" The third prince suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "Why don't you see Xiao Luzi's shadow these days?" What happened to him? ”

At this time, Kang Zhonghan heard the question, his face immediately became gloomy, and he said slowly: "Alas! Three sons! You don't have to be too sad! ”

"What? ......" The third prince was surprised, and he didn't know what bad cry he was about to hear.

"The reason why the old lady has locked you up in the backyard for so many days is because I'm afraid that you will go to the Evil Tiger Forest again! It's a place that no one dares to approach! Let's tell you the truth! On the night when Xiao Luzi was frightened crazy, he died tragically! We've been hiding it from you until now. ”

"Ahh ......" The third prince heard it like thunder, and he couldn't speak for a while.

At this time, Kang Zhonghan grabbed the horse's neck and continued: "Just that night, we quietly buried him!" He died a pitiful death! ”

"Then why didn't you say it earlier!" The third prince was heartbroken and said, "No! I'm going to go back and see him! ……”

Seeing this, Kang Zhonghan hurriedly said, "Third son! You need to study hard, or hurry up! ”

After speaking, Kang Zhonghan pulled up the little donkey that the third prince stepped on and accelerated forward, for fear that the third prince would approach the evil tiger forest by half a step.

After walking another distance, Kang Zhonghan saw that the evil tiger forest had been left far behind, so he handed the package to the third prince and said, "Third son! There is no danger ahead, so you can go with confidence! ”

At this time, Ye Wuwu slowly took the package, no longer wanted to say anything, and slowly walked on the road to Jiangyang Town, Jingzhou with an indescribable sadness. In fact, he didn't want to leave his home and walk this long road alone! Although there are bitter and sweet in it, after all, it is still a journey of life and you have to walk alone! The so-called "road is long, I will go up and down and seek!" "The road to study requires you to have strong perseverance and perseverance, so that you can reach the other side of victory step by step!" Great oaks from little acorns grow.. Although the road is far, the line will be reached; It's hard, but it's done. Eat the meal one bite at a time, and the road must be taken one step at a time! How can we rush to achieve results based on reality? For lofty and ambitious goals, it is necessary to "plan long, press the row shortly, press step by step, and gradually concentrate!" "Don't be afraid of difficulties, don't be afraid of hardships! It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of "foolish man moving mountains", "there is nothing difficult in things, as long as you are willing to climb". "The sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high for the birds to fly!" On the road of life, go and pursue it!

At this time, Kang Zhonghan, who stopped in the same place, looked at the third prince who was gradually moving away, and couldn't help but turn his horse's head and gallop away......

Besides, the third son who was walking slowly on the road was harmless, and he had been walking reluctantly with a sad and depressed mood. However, he was even more reluctant to let others see the sorrow in his heart, and was willing to bear it alone! Moreover, he wanted to break through this sorrow, to find the root of this sorrow, to free himself from it!

On this way, only Ya harmless and lonely is left! Only then did he realize that after leaving the happy family, he had returned to the situation of running around alone and studying everywhere in the past. However, he still likes to be alone; Moreover, he has already honed his unique character from this, he loves to learn and think independently, and he loves to seek the root of the matter, and he alone seeks out major mysteries that he does not understand! Especially now, he has already made a lot of doubts in his heart: "When will my 'Wanbaoyu' be lost?" Where to leave it? I was so careless this time! …… Where to find this killer who has sneaked into the rivers and lakes? Now that it's May 21st, why did my Jingmei Master invite me to meet you on the 24th in Pingyanggang? So it seems that I can't go far in the next two days! In order not to let my family know, I had to find an inn nearby for the time being, and wait for the next day! …… What could scare Xiao Luzi to death? I can't look at him dying in vain! I still have plenty of time, I have to go back and find out, or I won't be able to solve the mystery in my mind! ”

Thinking of this, Ye Wuwu suddenly turned the donkey's head and decided to return to the Evil Tiger Forest! What Mr. Kang feared the most finally happened: yes harmlessly turned back.

In an instant, the little donkey hunched the third prince and sped up. However, the third prince who was galloping in the wind was harmless, and he was immersed in his own thoughts: "I heard that Xiao Luzi was frightened crazy by ghosts!" Say the tiger is haunted in the forest? I'm a bold man! It's been nineteen years, and I've never been afraid of anything, I've never seen a ghost, and I don't believe in the existence of a ghost at all! Many old-timers have already talked about this ghost! Let's just say that Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he wrote in "On Death" that 'when a person dies, his blood is exhausted, his essence is extinguished, his body is decayed, and his body is decayed, and he is decayed into ashes, so why not be a ghost? ’…… There is also Fan Jin, a scholar during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, who wrote a famous book "The Theory of Divine Annihilation"! At that time, in order to refute Fan Jin, Emperor Wu of Liang organized more than 60 theists to besiege him, but they were all refuted by Mr. Fan and Master Fan, and they were useless! …… And the ancient sage Confucius once said, 'The fire of each people, worship ghosts and gods and stay away, it can be said to know!'" 'Words! He is taking a half-believing attitude towards the existence of ghosts and gods! …… When I was a child, I also heard my mother say superstitious words such as 'gods return to the temple, ghosts return to the grave, demons and monsters return to the mountains and forests'! But at that time, I would never believe that there were ghosts in the world! Today I want to see what it is, how can the evil tiger forest and the mountains and forests harm me? ……”

In this way, Ye harmless thought about the past in his heart, and before he knew it, he had come to the north-south road east of Dongdao Town. Ten days ago, he was abducted by a mysterious person here. This mysterious person will be Situ Yimin, one of the "Emperor's Secret Envoys" of the "Eighteen Taibao" of Ouchi Qunying.