Outside Luling City, a large group of displaced people finally walked to the outskirts of Luling City after a long journey.

At this time, they could already see the brand-new city walls of Luling City.

When they arrived in this strange place, they didn't know what they would face next, and they all had to save their physical strength as much as possible.

So among the displaced people, even when they reached their destination, no one cheered, no one shouted.

"Sister, we've arrived at Luling."

In the crowd, a teenager paused with a straight "stick" and held a little girl who was so thin that she didn't have a human shape.

The latter carried a crockpot with a missing mouth in his hand, and walked staggeringly, his face already swollen.

The girl struggled to put on a smile and said, "Really? That's great, do we have a way to live now? ”

"If you insist on it, there will definitely be it." The boy cheered up.

"Hmm."

It was only a hundred miles away, and they walked for two whole days.

On the way, many people fell one after another.

But the brother and sister persevered all the way.

"Let's go!"

The boy took the little girl's hand again, and the girl suddenly seemed to have a lot of strength in her body, and walked forward with her heavy legs.

Not far from Luling, some Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes stood guard in several places, and a large cauldron was set up in front of them.

The firewood was burning, and white porridge was boiling inside.

Although there is only white porridge water, it undoubtedly gives these people hope for life.

Countless people rushed to the porridge shack.

"Don't worry, line up, you have a share."

In front of these Taoist priests, there were burly warriors who controlled the order of the scene, and tried to keep these homeless people in as much line as possible.

"Sister, let's go drink a bowl of porridge soup first." The young man thought of something again, looked around, and saw that they were not far from the Taoist priest, so he said, "You just sit here, don't move, I'll go and line up." Wait for me. ”

The little girl sat obediently on the ground and nodded slightly: "Hmm." ”

The young man walked over briskly with his sword in his hand, and lined up honestly behind everyone.

After someone played a bowl of porridge, they lined up again, and the guards saw through it and threw it out like a chicken.

They have traveled all the way through mountains and rivers, and their physical strength is limited.

Seeing this scene, no one dared to make trouble after that.

Soon, the boy took a crockpot with a missing mouth and brought it out.

The Taoist priest who gave porridge smiled and made some porridge soup with a bamboo tube and poured it into his crockpot.

The young man looked at it, but that's it, and begged: "This Taoist leader, can you give a little more, our brother and sister ......"

The Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "If you ask for more, he will ask for more, and there will be no more people behind." If you still want to drink the porridge, when we are done with the porridge, go back with us, and our master will be merciful, and if you go over, you will be able to get a mouthful. ”

The boy looked down at the crockpot in his hand, and there was no squeak.

Instead, some of the homeless people behind him shouted, "Can I go?" Can I go? ”

"Of course you can, at least you can go if you want to go, if you don't want to go, you can stay here, and we will give porridge here later."

"Great, great. We have a way to live. ”

Hearing the Taoist priest's reply, some people even cried with joy, knowing that this was the way they were looking for a living.

The boy didn't say much, and returned to the little girl's side with a crockpot of soup on his head.

"Sister, come and drink porridge."

The boy brought the crockpot to the little girl's mouth, and the little girl took a big sip without hesitation.

This so-called porridge only has white porridge water, and not a single grain of porridge and rice is missing.

However, the little girl, who had not eaten much for a few days, felt that the porridge soup was extremely sweet.

The young man on the side couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The little girl seemed to remember something, and left the last sip undrunk.

"Brother, I'm full."

The young man did not shirk it, and he drank the last mouthful of porridge soup.

He was still very reluctant, buried his head in the missing crockpot, and stretched out his tongue to lick it all before stopping.

"Brother, many people around me are saying that they are going to go to that Shangxian Gate, I heard that there will be food when they go, when will we go?" The little girl spoke.

The young man was silent for a while and said, "Let's go into the city, not go to the fairy gate." ”

"Ah, why?"

"Don't ask so much, trust your brother to be."

"Oh."

The little girl was silent and did not speak again.

The young man looked back at the Taoist priests behind him, and always felt that they were too good.

Last time, the old Taoist priest was also so kind and harmonious, taking dozens of people away, but in the end, no one came back.

Many people say that these people are lucky and follow the old Taoist priest to enjoy happiness.

But he doesn't think so.

Now they are like locusts, disgusted and worthless.

Even if pie falls from the sky, it will not fall on their heads.

There must be someone in there who wants to hit some idea on them.

If their brother and sister go, they will definitely fall into the net.

The young man turned his head and asked, "Sister, do you have any strength?" ”

"It's a little bit."

The boy said, "Then let's go into the city." ”

"Now that we're like this, will the guards at the gates let us in?"

"You don't care about this, I have my way."

A moment later, the brother and sister walked under the gate of Luling City step by step.

The young man instructed: "After a while, when you enter the city gate, make your waist as straight as possible, and throw away this crockpot." ”

The little girl was a little reluctant, but under the stern gaze of her brother, she still threw the missing crockpot at her feet.

The young man on the side was silent, and pulled out the rag wrapped around the crutch in his hand, revealing the new and exquisite scabbard inside.

Then he hung his sword at his waist and walked towards the city.

When they reached the city gate, the two guards guarding the city gate stopped them and shouted, "The beggars are not allowed to enter the city." ”

Hearing someone shouting angrily, the little girl was a little flustered and timid, and silently hid behind the young man.

The young man was unmoved, his face was calm and fearless, and he said, "You can see the beggars with the gentleman's sword on their waists? I am a gentleman, I heard that the county guard is famous, and I have come all the way to this place, and I have come to defect. Will you keep the gatekeepers out of the city? ”

He clasped his fists with his hands to the sky and continued: "The sage has a saying, Soma is thin, and Xiangshi is poor. If you let the county guard lose a left arm and right arm, do you think you can take responsibility? ”

The two guards glanced at each other, feeling that this young man was an ordinary person, so they simply didn't say anything more and let the two of them enter the city.

The young man walked into the city with his sword in his hand, his head held high.

When the guards behind him didn't chase after him, he put the sword around his waist back in a worn-out cloth bag.

"Brother, we're in the city, what are we going to do now?"

"Defect to the nobles." The young man said without raising his head.

After saying that, the boy dragged the little girl into the city.

The city was bustling with people, and the streets were crowded with people.

All kinds of shouting, cheering, and some children's slapsticks are endless.

The boy's nose fluttered, and he greedily sniffed at the aroma of food wafting through the air.

There are meatloaf, fritters, and even some subtle aromas of wine.

"Sell sugar, sell sugar."

When the brother and sister heard the sound, they saw a vendor carrying a load of candy and ringing an iron bell in his hand, shouting for it.

"It's caramel."

When the little girl saw this, she couldn't walk at all, and her eyes were fixed on the vendor.

Not only the little girl, but also the teenager, he thought for a while and walked over, intending to try to persuade the vendor.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he approached, he was glared at by the vendor, and even took out a dog-beating stick.

"Where did you come from, call Hanako, go aside, don't delay me in business."

The young man was hungry in his belly, and he couldn't exert his strength, so he could only stare dryly and watch all this.

On the other side of the street.

Gao Yanshi, who came out of the Martial King's Mansion just now, had a sad face.

He swore an oath to His Royal Highness yesterday, but after he really came out of the palace, he found that his eyes were black, and it was difficult to find out the large and small forces in Luling.

First, he had no eagle dogs in the city, no one to use; Second, he didn't have a clue about what was going on in the city, and he didn't know what to do.

The trouble was that after he left the palace, someone seemed to be following him, staring at his whereabouts.

Four days have passed since the January period of promising His Highness, and under the influence of the above factors, Gao Yanshi still knows nothing about it, and he can't help but be a little anxious.

The boy who had just been driven away by the vendors was a little angry.

But now he just drank a bowl of rice soup, with no money or power, and he had no choice but to give up in the face of bullying from vendors.

At this time, he looked up and saw the tall Gao Yanshi not far away.

The young man saw that Gao Yanshi was wearing a brocade dress and had a dignified appearance, and he looked dignified among the people, so he thought about it a little and walked over with his sister.

"Brother, what are we?"

"The nobleman is here."

The young man walked over, observed for a while, and saw that Gao Yanshi's brows were sometimes tightened and sometimes stretched, and he knew that there might be a chance.

So he walked directly, put the long sword in his hand in front of him, and said with both hands: "Zhang Yi, the grass people, is willing to offer the sword and share the worries of the adults." ”

Gao Yanshi saw a teenager suddenly break in, a little strange and inexplicable.

He looked at the young man in front of him, and saw that he was in rags and smelled rancid.

He was familiar with it.

It's an outcast.

And it's still a homeless person who has been gone for a long time.

Seeing that this young man was not very old, he only looked like he was in his teens, but this calm and calm appearance really surprised him.

"What worries do you want to share for me?"

Gao Yanshi was wary of the young man who suddenly broke into his sight.

Zhang Yi said: "The grass people just observed the adult, and the adult looked preoccupied. I guess I encountered something annoying. The grass people think that they have some ability, as long as the adults can give some money, so that our brothers and sisters can be satisfied, I am willing to serve the dogs and horses. ”

Gao Yanshi weighed in his heart, he was a little worried that this young man was not some trap set by those martial arts forces.

However, now listening to his accent is a bit like a southerner of the Wei State.

And he looks dusty and downcast.

He estimated it a little, and it would take three or four months to get it like this.

If it was really those county lieutenants and those martial arts forces, the trap deliberately set would inevitably cost a little too much effort.

It just so happens that the matter handed over to him by His Royal Highness King Wu has not yet been settled, so it is better to use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and maybe there will be some gains.

Gao Yanshi was born tall and big, not much older than a young man, but he was a head taller than him.

He took the sword that the boy had handed him, opened a corner, and pulled out a part.

It's a good sword.

Gao Yanshi's eyelids raised and said, "How much do you want?" ”

When Zhang Yi heard that Gao Yanshi did not refuse, his face showed joy, and he was shocked and said, "I want ten taels of silver." ”

"Ten taels?!"

Gao Yanshi was slightly surprised, ten taels of silver is enough for a family of four to consume for four months according to the purchasing power of the current Wei State.

The little Zhang Yi in front of him is going to open his mouth like this, and he really has a big heart.

However, Gao Yanshi also knows that now is not the time to worry about money.

Getting things done without spending money is naturally the best.

But if you don't spend money and you don't get things done, in the eyes of Your Highness, it's a matter of ability.

At such a critical moment, he naturally can't drop the chain.

The sword in front of him was also worth more than ten taels, and he didn't lose anything.

After thinking for a while, Gao Yanshi generously accepted the sword presented by Zhang Yi.

Then, he took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve and put it on Zhang Yi's hand.

Zhang Yi held the silver taels in his hand, revealing an extremely excited expression.

However, he quickly calmed down, put the money away, and then clenched his fists and asked, "My lord, please say, I don't know what the grass people need to do?" ”

Gao Yanshi said: "Within twenty days, find out most of the martial arts forces in Ying County. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yi suddenly smiled and said confidently: "It won't take twenty days, if the adults can trust the grass people, give the grass people ten taels of silver, and within five days, collect the information that the adults want and give it to the adults." ”

Five days?

Gao Yanshi was shocked by Zhang Yi's words, and felt that the young man named Zhang Yi in front of him did not behave like ordinary people in terms of speech and demeanor.

It's really sleepy, someone sent a pillow.

Immediately he decided: "Good! I'll give you another ten taels, and if you can get things clear within five days, I'll give you another ten taels. ”

"The grass people must be fortunate not to be dishonored." Zhang Yi clenched his fists and solemnly agreed.

He looked around and said, "In five days, you can wait for me at the door of the restaurant here, and my sword will be deposited here." I can do things, and if the adults are satisfied, I hope to give the grass people a chance to redeem their swords. ”

"Okay, if you do it well, it's easy to talk about later." Gao Yanshi said nonchalantly, and took out another ten taels of silver.

Zhang Yi took the silver in his hand, hugged his fists and said, "The grass people have gone to do something." ”

After speaking, Zhang Yi took the little girl and turned to leave.

"Brother, Master's sword ......"

"Temporary storage is, I will find a chance to redeem it in the future."

While speaking, Zhang Yi took the girl back to the candy seller.

The vendor thought that Zhang Yi was coming to beg for food, so he held a stick behind him and made a gesture to beat.

Zhang Yi took out ten taels of silver and threw it over, and said coldly: "I want all these sugars." ”

The vendor was stunned for a moment, and the stick in his hand stopped in mid-air.

Thanks to book friend Liu Xingyi, Kunlin Yuanshan, Cheng Q Cheng, book friend 20180908221625969, and book friend 20220808175409602 for their rewards.

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