Hearing this, Tai Hao hurriedly asked, "Ruoshui girl, how do you say this?" ”

Ruoshui wiped away the tears on his face, calmed down, and replied, "This is a long story, I wonder if the adults are willing to listen to the story of the little girl?" ”

Taihao nodded, motioning for Ruoshui to continue.

Ruoshui said slowly: "Actually, the little girl's family has been in business for generations, and when I was a child, I followed my father to Cangyun City to do business. Our family is in the medicinal herb business, but because the business is not good, the family has no savings, so my father came up with a way to make money to support his family. At that time, one day it was suddenly discovered that a strange elixir appeared in Cangyun City, and it was rumored that the elixir had the effect of reviving the dead and could increase power and lifespan. So, my father was very interested in that kind of elixir, and then spent a lot of money to inquire about the news of this elixir. Later, my father got the help of some of his friends, and only then did he learn that the mysterious elixir was the legendary 'Soul Rejuvenation Pill'. My father finally got a recipe from his relatives and friends, and he began to secretly develop this elixir. He recruited many famous doctors and pharmacists to help him develop it, but it was unsuccessful. Later, my father heard that there was a mysterious alchemist in Cangyun City, who was said to be able to refine all kinds of magical pills. So, my father decided to go to the alchemist for help. ”

Taihao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Ruoshui's story. He asked, "Did Ling Zun find that alchemist?" ”

Ruoshui nodded and continued: "My father quickly found that alchemist and successfully developed the 'Soul Rejuvenation Pill', and later, my father sold it to the princes and nobles who lived in Cangyun City, and made a lot of money because the price was very expensive. This caused the alchemist's dissatisfaction, and he asked his father to divide the money from the sale of the pill with him, so that his father would take three and he would share seven, but his father was unwilling to agree, and later discussed with him that the money he made would be divided in half. After that, my father sold the 'Soul Returning Pill' to dozens of cities around Cangyun City, but after half a year, some of the people who had bought the 'Soul Returning Pill' died one after another, and my father felt very puzzled, because the people who had eaten this pill before had not been harmed in any way, and my father expected that there must be a problem in the medicine developed later, and my father immediately went to find an alchemist, but he couldn't find him. The official quickly found out about my father, and he was arrested and put in prison, but only three days later, my father died mysteriously in the prison, and not long after, my aunt also passed away due to illness. I was the only one in the family, so I wandered around and became a pipa girl, specializing in singing for a living. ”

At this time, Ruoshui had burst into tears, and his voice was choked. Seeing that she was so sad, Tai Hao hurriedly comforted: "If Miss Ruoshui don't be sad, now that Ling Zun has died and Ling Tang has also died of illness, you are their hope, you must live well!" ”

Ruoshui said: "My father died very strangely, I have always wanted to know how my father died, but the government has been hiding it and refusing to tell the truth." ”

Tai Hao asked, "In which city did Ling Zun encounter an accident?" ”

Ruoshui said: "In the prison of Cangyun City." ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "This official and Cangqi the city lord of Cangyun City know each other, and the cause of Ling Zun's death, this official will help you investigate clearly." ”

When Ruoshui heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and said gratefully: "Great, little girl, thank you!" ”

Taihao stretched out his hand to help Ruoshui up and said, "You don't have to be so polite, I'm just doing my best to help you." ”

Ruoshui nodded, grateful in his heart. Then he asked: "The little girl has a reluctant request, I don't know if to talk about it or not?" ”

Tai Hao said: "Let's hear it, as long as it is something that this official can do, he will never refuse." ”

"Don't dare to trouble the adults anymore, the little woman just wants to follow the adults in the future, I don't know if the adults are willing, the little woman saw that the adults went to Jintang City alone, and she didn't bring an entourage, why don't you let the little woman follow the adults?" Ruoshui looked at Taihao, and his eyes showed a look of pleading.

Tai Hao pondered for a moment, shook his head and smiled: "The final destination of this trip is not Jintang City, but Wenchuan City, and this official is going there to fight against the Japanese, which is a very dangerous thing......"

"That little woman should follow the adults, and she can also protect the safety of the adults." Hearing Taihao say that he didn't want to let himself follow, he hurriedly responded.

Tai Hao smiled: "What? Could it be that the water girl can also do martial arts? ”

Ruoshui said, "I...... Although I don't know martial arts, my ...... I'm very water-based, do you want me to show you? As he spoke, he put down the pipa in his arms, prepared to leave the cabin, and jumped into the water to show Taihao.

Taihao hurriedly stopped her, a little curious in his heart, and asked, "No need to show it, is your water nature really good?" ”

Ruoshui nodded and said, "Yes, I have loved swimming and rafting in the water since I was a child, and the water nature is very good. ”

Taihao thought about it and felt that Ruoshui's water quality was really good, and he could protect his own safety by following him, because those would-be robbers came from the sea, and fighting them couldn't do without the water. So he nodded and said, "Okay, then you can go to Wenchuan City with this official." ”

When Ruoshui heard this, he immediately became happy, and hurriedly knelt down and thanked: "Thank you, sir!" ”

Tai Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be so polite, let's go to Wenchuan City together, and we can take care of each other on the way." ”

Ruoshui nodded, grateful in his heart. She knew that following Taihao to Wenchuan City was full of dangers, but it was also a rare opportunity to find a new way out for herself.

As night fell, the ship's lights shimmered faintly in the darkness. Tai Hao stepped out of the cabin and stood at the bow of the boat, looking out at the water in the distance. The water surface is sparkling and starry, as if it is a beautiful picture.

A boatman said to him, "Lord Taihao, it's getting late, you should rest early." ”

Taihao asked, "How do the shipwright brothers rest?" ”

The boatman said: "We take turns to rest, and the boat is slower at night, please forgive me." ”

Taihao nodded, walked into the cabin, and after lying down, he felt very comfortable.

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew and woke him from his sleep. Taihao opened his eyes and looked, only to see a figure not far away quickly approaching this side, and when he looked closely, it was a woman in white clothes, and then he looked closely, but this woman was Mao Ru. When the man saw Mao Ru, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then stepped forward and shouted, "Lady, why are you here?" ”

Mao Ru said angrily: "Lang Jun, you live a chic life here, don't you even want your son?" ”

Taihao said: "Son? Where is he? ”

Mao Ru said: "Lang Jun, I'm so scared here, you can save me!" ”

Tai Hao was about to ask her why she said she was scared on the boat, but he looked around and found himself in a palace. Taihao hurriedly asked, "Where is this, and how did I come to this place?" ”

Mao Ru didn't answer his words, and continued to repeat the sentence: "Lang Jun, I'm so scared here, you can rescue me!" I'm so scared here, get me out! I'm so scared here, get me out......"

She shouted as she was dragged out by two guards, and Taihao wanted to step forward and grab her. But his feet seemed to be restrained, and he couldn't move for a while.

Taihao shouted loudly: "Mao Ru...... Mao Ru ......"

He opened his eyes and found that everything had just been a dream. He was covered in a cold sweat and his heart was full of fear.

Ruoshui stood beside him and asked, "Lord Taihao, what's wrong with you?" ”

After Taihao was a little more relaxed, he replied, "I had a dream, I dreamed of my wife......

Ruoshui asked, "Lord Taihao's lady is called Mao Ru?" ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "Yes, I said in my dream just now?" ”

Ruoshui said: "Yes, you called her name many times. ”

Taihao didn't speak again, and seeing that it was still dark outside, he let Ruoshui continue to rest, and he himself lay down and fell asleep.

The next morning, Taihao woke up and felt warm all over his body, as if a warm current was pouring out of his body. He got up and walked out of the cabin, and when he saw that the sun had risen outside, he hurriedly ran to the water's edge to freshen up.

Then he asked the boatman, "Brother boatman, where have we been?" ”

The boatman said: "Go back to Lord Taihao, the front is about to reach the territory of Songchuan City, do you want Lord Taihao to stay in Songchuan City for a while before leaving?" ”

Tai Hao hesitated: "Is there any special feature of this Song Chuan City?" ”

The boatman said: "Songchuan City is a very prosperous city, you can see the prosperous scene everywhere, and there are many interesting things in the city. There are millions of people in this Songchuan City, and there have been many heroes and heroes there, so it is very famous. It would be a shame not to check it out. ”

Taihao pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's go there and have a look, stay for an hour before leaving." ”

At this time, a maidservant girl came up and said to Taihao, "My lord, it's time for breakfast." ”

Taihao walked into the cabin and saw that breakfast was ready, so he called Ruoshui and the two maidservants to eat together, and told them that when they arrived at the territory of Songchuan City, they could get off the boat and go to Songchuan City for a walk.

Around noon, they arrived at Songchuan City, Taihao took Ruoshui and two maidservants off the boat, left the dock and walked along the lively street for a while, and saw a magnificent castle tower.

Tai Hao sighed: "I didn't expect the city tower of Song Chuan City to be so magnificent!" ”

He walked to the bottom of the castle tower and looked up at the towering tower, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe in his heart.

Ruoshui and the maidservants also followed Taihao to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the castle tower, and let out exclamations from time to time.

Ruoshui said: "This city tower looks bigger than Cangyun City and Xingyang City. ”

Tai Hao nodded and said: "I look at it too, but there are five relatively large cities in the Eastern Empire, namely Thousand Wind City, Cangyun City, Xingyu City, Tianxue City, and Mountain Frost City, and there is no such Songchuan City, but why is this city tower built so magnificently?" ”

Ruoshui looked at the prosperous scene around him and couldn't help but sigh: "Maybe this is the sixth largest city in the Eastern Empire. ”

When they walked into the city gate, they saw that the people on both sides were like mountains and seas, bustling and bustling. They can't help but feel the comfort and abundance of life here.

Tai Hao saw many ornate buildings and beautifully decorated shops, and the streets lined with lush trees and the smell of flowers and plants. The people here are dressed in luxurious clothes, walk lightly and look at ease.

Ruoshui also felt this atmosphere, and she said to Taihao: "The people here are really happy! ”

Taihao nodded, feeling a hint of envy in his heart. He used to live in Shizhu City, which was a desolate frontier in the Western Regions, where there was no such prosperous scene and no such comfortable living conditions.

They walked along the streets, stopping from time to time to enjoy the surrounding scenery. Taihao saw many interesting things, such as various snacks, handicrafts, strange pearls and so on, which made him feel very happy.

In a teahouse called "Qingxin Pavilion", Taihao ordered a pot of precious hair tips, which tasted fragrant and delicious. He was very happy to see that the people around him were also enjoying the food and the beautiful scenery.