As soon as Furong's voice fell, Xu Qiong's face changed suddenly. He stared at Fleur for a long time, and said slowly: "I didn't expect you to expect this, it really makes the old man admire." If they do, you'll probably be the first to get rid of them. ”

Yanmei said again: "Xu Qiong, as long as you tell everything you know." I can guarantee the safety of Sister Rudan, and you know that I am like sisters with her. ”

Xu Qiong shook her head and said, "County Lord, you can't protect her. ”

Liu Shui shouted: "Xu thief, you are full of evil, and you will not escape death today." Miss Rudan has a kind heart, if you tell it all, I promise to protect her. ”

Xu Qiong said: "You are Liu Shui, right?" Rudan always thinks about you. I am relieved to say that you have an easy-going personality and treat people generously, and I am relieved to have you to take care of her in the future. But I don't know what grudges we have, and who is this Hongying girl, who wants to take my life. ”

Hongying said: "It seems that you have harmed too many people. My surname is Zhou, my grandfather's name is Zhou Jingzhen, and my father's name is Zhou Quan, you should always know! ”

Xu Qiong said in surprise: "You are Zhou Jingzhen's granddaughter, Zhou Quan's daughter?" ”

Hongying snorted and didn't answer him.

Xu Qiong looked at Hongying and Liu Shui, and knew that she would definitely be able to escape today. He lunged and slammed into Plum Blossom's sword. Meihua didn't have time to put away the sword, the long sword had already passed through Xu Qiong's chest, and Xu Qiong was killed instantly. This turned into an elbow and armpit, and in an instant, Xu Qiong had committed suicide and died.

Hongying and Liu Shui glanced at each other, but breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, no matter which of them does it, it will not be possible to see Rudan's face in the future.

Yan Mei sighed and said, "I didn't expect him to have already made up his mind to commit suicide." It's a pity that he couldn't tell him who was behind the scenes. ”

Hongying said, "County Lord, you think too highly of him. With his identity, it is impossible to know who is behind the scenes. ”

Yanmei asked strangely, "Miss Hongying, why do you think so?" ”

Hongying said slowly: "Think about it, when the fight just now, no one on the other side paid attention to him at all, which shows that he has lost the value of use." The other party didn't care whether he lived or died, and the other party obviously had the intention of abandoning him. ”

Furong then said to Liu Shui: "Young Master, I said that after the Lushan Conference, something big happened, and I was right. ”

Liu Shui said: "The female half-immortal has the ability to be an unpredictable prophet, and the foolish brother admires it to the fullest. ”

Yanmei couldn't help but stare at Furong as well, looked at it for a long time and said, "The last time I met a girl, she was also sharp-toothed, and she was on par with you." ”

Fleur said, "The county lord has won the prize. There's something I haven't figured out, since the county lord has planned to secretly follow and protect, why don't you bring more helpers? ”

Linglong interjected: "I originally thought that the soldiers were divided into two ways, and Zhang Dahu's side could attract the opponent. It's more reassuring here, originally it was just for me to bring someone to protect it secretly. But on the eve of departure, we received a dart with a letter, saying that there were eight or nine masters who wanted to rob Xu Qiong of the grain and silver along the way. When the county lord saw it, he personally went out just in case. I didn't expect the other party to be so powerful. Linglong wanted to be glamorous and talk less, so she rushed to answer.

Fleur pondered, what kind of person is this, he actually knows that someone is going to rob the Dao, since he is secretly ventilating the news, why doesn't he name him?

Yanmei asked Fleur, "In the girl's opinion, what is the origin of these people?" What is the purpose? The strength of its strength is astounding. ”

Fleur shook her head and said, "I don't know. Young master, shouldn't we go back? "Liangchen has always been unaccustomed to the cold arrogance of the county lord, so naturally he will not give his thoughts and dishes.

Yanmei turned her head to Hongying and said: "I didn't expect the girl to be Zhou Jingzhen's granddaughter, and Lingzu is a loyal martyr, so Yanmei is disrespectful." ”

Hongying said: "County Lord, you're polite, it's just a person in distress." ”

Yan Mei said: "You make it a colorful swordsmanship, it is indeed exquisite." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Shui and Hongying were shocked, there were not many people who could make this set of swordsmanship, but she could recognize it.

Hongying said: "The county lord is very knowledgeable, and he can see it at a glance. However, in front of the county lord, it is just an axe from the class, how dare you be exquisite. ”

Yanmei said: "You are here to assassinate Xu Qiong, but you didn't expect to save us." Xu Qiong did absolutely evil things, and she was innocent of death, but she helped me. If he hadn't attracted you, I would have been a barren mountain. ”

Hongying said: "What the county lord said is that we have been tailgating. ”

Yanmei smiled, and said to Liu Shui: "Childe's swordsmanship just now is extremely powerful, presumably you are a famous swordsman recently, right?" I've heard of your name too. ”

Liu Shuidao: "The small skill of carving insects is not worth mentioning. Liu Shui didn't have a good impression of her, so he didn't want to talk to her more.

Liu Shui glanced at Xu Qiong's corpse and said to Furong and Peony: "You guys come and help me dig a pit and bury him." Several people quickly buried Xu Qiong.

Liu Shui secretly thought that this was also worthy of Rudan, and then said: "Hibiscus, peony, you support the county lord, please and support Linglong, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms support Lingli, we go to the official road, and find a way to hire a carriage to return to Tanzhou." ”

So Liu Shui and Hongying led the way in front of the head, and everyone walked in turn. came to the official road and waited for a long time before hiring a carriage.

A few days later, everyone sent the three of them to the door of the mansion, and Gao Qian and others came out to greet them.

Gao Qian saw that the three county lords were injured, and he was shocked, and hurriedly called someone to help, and asked someone to report the assassination of Shi Wuqiong.

Liu Shui was about to say goodbye and return, and Yanmei said, "Please stay with the son." The son is very gracious, and the charm must be reciprocated. While he was talking, Tanzhou Thorn Shi and Hou Ye Wuqiong heard that the county lord was injured and hurriedly came to the door.

Seeing Wu Qiong coming, Yanmei hurriedly said: "Father, my daughter is incompetent, so I can't protect the grain and silver." Ask my father to punish him. ”

Wu Qiong saw that her daughter was seriously injured, and was shocked: "How is Dan'er's injury?" "He went south to take up his post this time, and his wife did not accompany him because he had to take care of his family in the capital. originally thought that he could deal with the martial arts masters in Jiangnan with his glamorous martial arts, but he didn't expect his daughter to be seriously injured.

Yanmei pointed at Liu Shui and said, "Fortunately, this son led someone to rescue him, and he was treated with gonggong." There is no need for life, but it is necessary to recuperate for a while. Ask Father to entertain them well. ”

Yanmei said to Liu Shui again: "This is my father. Liu Shui led everyone to bow to Wu Qiong. Wu Qiong hurriedly welcomed everyone into the mansion, and asked the three county lords to return to the back hall to rest and heal.

In the main hall, Wu Qiong invited Liu Shui and others to sit down and watch tea.

Wu Qiong said: "Thank you Gongzi and all the girls for coming to the rescue." I don't know what you call it? ”

Liu Shui said: "Grass people Liu Shui, this is Miss Zhou Hongying." "I introduced Liangchen and a few people one by one. Wu Qiong thanked them one by one.

After Wu Qiong said a word of thanks, he ordered someone to take out gold and silver treasures to thank him, but Liu Shui hurriedly refused.

Wu Qiong saw that Liu Shui resolutely refused to accept it, so he was no longer reluctant, and said: "Since the son is polite, if there is anything in the future, you can come at any time." ”

Wu Qiong took out another token and handed it to Liu Shui, and said, "You can enter and exit the mansion at will with this card." Liu Shui thanked him, and when he saw that he had been chattering for a long time, he got up and said goodbye. Wu Qiong personally sent it to the door of the house. Leaving the mansion, Liu Shui and Hongying were separated, Hongying and the others returned to Yang's mansion, and Liu Shui and the three returned to Li's house.

When Liu Shui and the others returned to Li's house, they saw that Li Xin and Li Feng had also returned. It turned out that they arrived in Yuezhou very smoothly all the way, and then rushed back to Tanzhou.

Liu Shui had seen everyone and explained the story in detail. When everyone heard that the county lord was injured, they were all shocked. Li Yan saw that everyone was very tired, so he asked everyone to go and rest first.

Liu Shui wanted to visit Rudan, but he felt ashamed of her, so he hesitated. After a few days, he felt that he always avoided it, and it was not a long-term solution, so he had to go hard.

But when Liu Shui arrived at the Rejuvenation Hall, he didn't see Rudan. Licorice said that Rudan was invited to see a doctor by the county lord. Liu Shui asked about Xu Qiong, and Licorice said that the county lord could not rescue him, and the lord had died in battle, so he asked Rudan to treat her family as his own in the future.

Liu Shui secretly thought that although the county lord was ruthless on the surface, he had a kind heart, and did not bring Xu Qiong's sin to Rudan, but intended to shelter him, and finally put his mind at ease.

Liu Shui was about to say goodbye and leave, but he heard the noise outside. He hurriedly walked out of the door and saw hundreds of officers and soldiers surrounding him in the distance. He walked over, only to see that it was Zhang Dahu who led people to surround a group of people.

Zhang Dahu was shouting to the people: "Listen, the grain tax must be paid today, otherwise they will all be put in prison." "The people cried out for injustice.

An elder stepped forward and said, "Official, we have already handed it in according to the regulations, why do we have to pay it again?" ”

Zhang Dahu said: "The imperial court has an urgent need, and you must comply with it, regardless of what you did last time." ”

The old man said, "I really can't afford to pay it. Zhang Dahu shouted: "If you dare to resist, you will be punished." ”

The crowd shouted, "Doesn't the government want us to live?" The people were so angry that they took up sticks and sticks. The officers and men also unsheathed their swords and drew their bows and arrows, and the situation was on the verge of breaking out.

Seeing that the people were intent on making trouble, Zhang Dahu waved his sword and shouted: "Archers prepare!" ”

Liu Shui saw that the situation was critical, and before he could think about it, he shouted, "Stop." ”

After Liu Shui finished shouting, he lifted the internal force and jumped up, turned over in the air, fell between the people and the officers and soldiers, and said to Zhang Dahu: "Please give the order immediately, the officers and soldiers retreat, otherwise don't blame the ruthlessness." ”

Zhang Dahu saw that it was Liu Shui, and waved his hand to let the officers and soldiers retreat. He heard about Liu Shui's rescue of the county lord, and knew that his martial arts were extraordinary, and he was valued by the Hou Ye, so he naturally did not dare to offend easily.

Liu Shui said coldly: "Master Zhang, what are you doing here, are you going to slaughter these innocent people?" ”

Zhang Dahu said with a smile: "Liu Shaoxia misunderstood, and he was acting on orders. Lord Thorn Shi has an order that all households in Tanzhou need to pay taxes. They resisted, and they had to do that. ”

Liu Shui asked in surprise: "What did you say, it was the order of the assassin Shi?" ”

Zhang Dahu said: "Naturally, the government has already posted a notice, and Zhang does not dare to fake the order." ”

The old man said to Liu Shui: "The government has a notice, but we really can't afford it, so we have to gather people to redress our grievances. ”

Liu Shui pondered, how could this Wu Qiong give such an order, didn't he want the officials to force the people to rebel? Looks like I'll have to go to him and ask him for clarification.

Liu Shui said to Zhang Dahu: "Since this is the case, I won't embarrass you." You evacuate the men first, and I'll take them to see the assassins. What do you think of him when he shows me? ”

Zhang Dahu thought for a while and said, "For your sake of rescuing the county lord, I will give you a face today." And he took them with him.

Liu Shui turned to the people and said, "Everyone, please go home first, and I will go to the government office to intercede for you." Everyone is waiting for news at home. But they did not agree, but went together. Liu Shui had no choice but to agree.

The people followed Liu Shui to the mansion, and the guards outside the mansion were suddenly very nervous, as if they were facing a great enemy, and they were on full alert.

Liu Shui said to everyone: "Please sit quietly, don't make noise, and don't move rashly." Lest the other party misunderstand. He asked a few old men to calm everyone and wait for good news.

Liu Shui then came to the door of the mansion and showed Wu Qiong's token, and the doorman really let him go. Liu Shui came to the hall and saw Wu Qiong.

Wu Qiong saw that it was Liu Shui, so she said: "You came just in time, I was thinking that someone would look for you, and you came by yourself." ”

Liu Shui said: "My lord, the grass people are here to intercede for the people outside the door. ”

Wu Qiong said: "Childe doesn't know. I was forced to do so. ”

Recently, the imperial court is preparing to use troops abroad, and it is in urgent need of money and food. Therefore, the urging was very urgent, and Wu Qiong had to recollect taxes to relieve the urgent need.

Liu Shui said: "Adults act like this, aren't they afraid of turning elbows and armpits? Now that the people are angry, wouldn't it be worse if there was a civil uprising? ”

Wu Qiong asked, "Then what do you think?" ”

Liu Shui said: "Please revoke the order to recollect taxes and calm the people." Liu Shui is willing to go and find grain and silver, please forgive me for some time. ”

Wu Qiong hesitated, and then Yanmei walked in with the support of Rudan. After a few days of careful treatment and care by Rudan, Yanmei has improved, although her internal injuries have not healed, she can barely walk.

Yanmei immediately said: "What Liu Gongzi said is reasonable, please listen to the advice." In case of civil change, Daddy will be a sin on top of a crime. Please think twice. ”

Rudan also said: "My lord, you can't fish with all your might, then there will be endless troubles." The adults played truthfully, presumably the emperor could understand the people's feelings. ”

Wu Qiong thought for a moment and said to Liu Shui: "I can promise you to postpone the tax increase. But you have to promise me something. ”

Liu Shui estimated that he was talking about going to find grain and silver, so he said: "My lord has a life, so I should obey it." ”

Wu Qiong said: "Some people in Lingnan gathered to make trouble, and the local officers and soldiers were not good for the attack, and the court ordered me to go on the expedition. After I left, the government was empty, so I wanted you to come and take charge. When the master of the capital arrives, the son will go to find grain and silver for me. What does Childe think? ”

Yanmei said: "Daddy, how can you trouble Liu Gongzi in this matter?" ”

Liu Shui was a little surprised, thought about it and said: "Thanks to the attention of adults, the grass people should obey their orders." He said to Yanmei: "The county lord doesn't have to be polite, the grass people volunteer." ”

Wu Qiong said: "You can go outside the door to appease the people first, and I will order the suspension of tax collection." ”

Liu Shui was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, the people of Tanzhou will be even more grateful for your kindness." ”

Wu Qiong said: "You're welcome, please come over early tomorrow." ”

Liu Shui said goodbye to Wu Qiong and Yanmei, said hello to Rudan, came to the door, and conveyed Wu Qiong's order to the people.

When the people heard this, they thundered with joy. thanked Liu Shui in unison, and kowtowed to the government to thank him, and the noise was long before the crowd dispersed.