Qingzhou.

Pei Yue and the three have already arrived in Qingzhou. Everywhere along the way, people were struggling to make a living, and everywhere you could see people begging in rags.

Several people were heartbroken but helpless, with the ability of the three of them, they could not save these people at present. Only by discovering the forces behind Qingzhou and smashing all the corrupt officials can we restore peace and tranquility to Qingzhou.

The three-person trip is also very simple. Needless to say, Lord Li Weili has always lived a simple life, and when he learned that he was going to come to Qingzhou to investigate the case secretly, the clothes he brought were also the most ordinary coarse linen clothes.

Pei Yue is similar.

Lu Chunnian has always had no worries about food and clothing, but he also knows that this trip to Qingzhou must be low-key and low-key, and the clothes and utensils he brought should be ordinary as much as possible. But after all, the Lu family has a century-old foundation, and the low-key and ordinary in his eyes is still a bit eye-catching in Qingzhou.

After entering the territory of Qingzhou, several people abandoned the carriage.

Without him, the carriage was too dazzling, and the people passing by all looked at them with blank eyes, hoping that Pei Yue and the three of them could leak some money from their hands and save them, and even stopped the carriage directly, wanting to take advantage of the fire to rob.

Fortunately, Pei Zhen's martial arts skills scared these people away.

In the long run, it is not safe enough. The three of them had limited money and could not save so many refugees.

Eventually, they decided to sell the carriage and take some money with them.

In order not to startle the snake, several people also deliberately disguised their identities.

Lu Chunnian looked like a rich young master, he assumed the pseudonym Lu Nian, pretended to be the young master of the Lu family in the Lu family embroidery building in the capital, and came to Qingzhou to do business.

Li Wei and Master Li assumed the alias of Lu Wei and pretended to be the shopkeeper of the Lu family. Pei Yue assumed the alias Lu Yue and pretended to be Mr. Lu Jia's bookkeeper. Pei Zhen assumed the alias Lu Zhen and pretended to be Lu Chunnian's little servant.

In this way, there is no Dali Temple, Dali Temple, only the young master of the Lu family and his subordinates.

Lu Chunnian was very sincerely afraid of this identity, he was originally the person with the lowest official position among the three, but he became the one with the highest status among several people.

In order to make the performance real, Pei Zhen helped him carry the burden, and Li Wei and Pei Yue's baggage were all taken by themselves. Pei Zhen not only carried his own baggage, but also helped Lu Chunnian carry his backpack, and also took some sundries.

And Lu Chunnian didn't take anything, and walked in front with ease.

Lu Chunnian was a little weak-hearted, and he turned back frequently, wanting to help Li Wei carry the burden.

Li Wei said: "Young master, how can a young master help someone take things and luggage." ”

When Lu Chunnian heard this "young master", he couldn't wait to kneel down and kowtow to Li Wei immediately, where could he afford this young master from Li Wei?

Pei Yue said, "Young Master, pay attention to your identity." At this moment, we only have Young Master Lu here. ”

Lu Chunnian had no choice but to continue to move forward tremblingly.

Walking is not as good as taking a carriage, especially in this long winter, the weather is not bad today, there is no snow, but the north wind is sluggish, and it is indeed difficult.

Levi was old, and he couldn't bear it if he was too eager to travel. Therefore, a few people did not dare to be in a hurry to go.

That night, they rested in a ruined temple on the outskirts.

The ruined temple has been abandoned for some years. The outermost wall was in ruins, and there were ruins everywhere. The gate was gone, and only an empty jamb remained. The plaque fell on the ground in front of the door, missing a piece, and the remaining piece could faintly see the word "temple".

It was gray, and it looked like it was going to snow. It is inconvenient for a few people to continue to hurry, there is no shop in front of the village here, only the ruined temple in front of them can be settled.

Li Wei has been in Qingzhou for most of his life. He was originally from the village below Qingzhou, and he had seen many such broken temples. When he was a child, when he herded cattle for the landlord, he also took shelter from the rain in such a dilapidated temple. Unexpectedly, now that he is in a high position, he still has such an opportunity to remember the bittersweet ones.

Pei Yue didn't feel anything. After the Pei family fell, although he could not be called brocade clothes and jade food, he was also well taken care of by Mrs. Pei and grew up, and he never suffered such hardships.

But he had heard Mrs. Pei tell him about his father's days in the army. The border pass is not comparable to the capital, how much hardship his father has suffered, although he can't empathize, but he also knows a lot under his grandfather's ear. Therefore, he also developed a character that can endure hardships.

It's still Lu Chunnian, he is a son of a rich family through and through, and it is the first time in his life to see such a broken temple. The thought of having to rest in such a place tonight made him feel miserable.

Pei Yue helped Li Wei to lift his feet and step into the threshold of the temple.

It was getting late, and the temple was dark. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and the wooden structure stood tall in the darkness, like a monster waiting to devour the traveler.

"Don't you go in? Master. Pei Zhen's acting skills are in place, even if there are only two people in front of him, Lu Chunnian, he still remembers his identity.

Lu Chunnian smiled awkwardly: "I'll wait." ”

Pei Zhen felt strange that Lu Chunnian didn't hurry into the temple in such a cold weather, but had to blow the wind outside. But he also knew his identity, so he didn't say anything and entered the temple with his luggage on his back.

The north wind blew, and it was bleak. The wind cared at the decaying building, making a strange whirring sound.

When Lu Chunnian heard the news, he felt scared. At this moment, Pei Yue, Li Wei and Pei Zhen had already entered the temple, and he was left standing alone at the dark door.

Lu Chunnian also felt scared. He shouted, "Wait for me!" ”

The main hall of this ruined temple is still well preserved, the doors and windows are all there, and they can be closed.

Pei Yue lit the candles on the altar with the fire fold he carried with him. The warm light of the fire instantly illuminated the entire hall.

In the center of the main hall is a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, because the temple has been abandoned for a long time, the Bodhisattva's gold paintings have been lost, revealing the gray dirt inside.

The Bodhisattva was holding a jade bottle in his hand, and the jade bottle was nowhere to be found at this moment.

There was only one candle left on the altar table in front of the Bodhisattva, and the curtains in the main hall were all in tatters due to disrepair.

Li Wei folded his hands and bowed twice to the Guanyin Bodhisattva, and chanted the words in his mouth: "Meet Guanyin Bodhisattva." The disciples were in a hurry, but they couldn't find a place to stay, so they had to borrow your treasure land and hope that the Bodhisattva would forgive them. ”

With that, Levi bowed reverently.

Pei Yue tore down those curtains. There are some dried straws in the corner on the east side of the main hall, which looks as if someone put it on purpose.

Pei Yue guessed that it might have been left behind by the fleeing people who passed through here for the night, and he didn't know if the person would come back.

If it's too late today, it won't be easy to find this dry straw again. So Pei Yue spread all the curtains that had just been torn off on the dry straw, so that the straw was warmer.

"Master Li, you can rest here. I went out to find some firewood and make some fire. Pei Yue said.

Levi had been on the road for a day, and his old bones were indeed tired, so he didn't say anything more, and sat on the paved mat with no more strength.

He waved his hand and said, "I see that there is a lot of dry grass in the yard, and those should be used to make a fire." But there's still too little grass, and I'm afraid it's going to snow tonight, and that's not enough firewood for us to burn overnight. Look at the side hall to see if there are any discarded doors, windows, and wood, and take them back and burn them together. ”

Pei Yue nodded, then turned around and went out.

Pei Zhen saw Pei Yue go out to look for firewood, so he put down the luggage and baggage on his back, turned around and went out to look for him together.

Lu Chunnian hurriedly ran into the main hall, the hall was empty, a candle was lit in the center of the hall, and the jumping flames were faint, and they could only shine out of the square inch.

The face of Guanyin Bodhisattva was hidden in the darkness, and it looked a little infiltrating.

Lu Chunnian was uneasy, and he immediately walked quickly to Li Wei and sat down.

When Li Wei saw him like this, he knew that Lu Chunnian, a noble son, was afraid that it was the first time to spend the night in such a dilapidated temple. He quipped: "Young master, this is scared?" ”

"I'm not afraid." Lu Chunnian stiffened his neck and said, "It's just too dark, yes, it's too dark, I can't see clearly." ”

Levi knew that he had a hard mouth, and he didn't pierce him, but said thoughtfully: "It's good to be dark, if we investigate the case in secret, we will hide in the dark." ”

Lu Chunnian sighed: "I also know that we can only act secretly this time, but I'm really worried about Ah Zhi, he has no news so far, and I don't know what the situation is." ”

The more Lu Chunnian spoke, the lower his voice became, he had been worried for the past few days, for fear that Lu Chunnian would know that there were three long and two short.

Seeing that he was depressed, Levi comforted him: "Don't worry. Chunzhi is also a clever person, he has been in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, and he is a good person. I've heard that he has also learned kung fu, so he will definitely be able to protect himself. ”

Lu Chunnian lowered his head and picked at the straw, and said helplessly: "The kung fu that the children of the family have learned is just a fist and embroidered legs, it sounds good to say, and it is usually pleasing to the eye when dancing with a sword, but it is useless at all, especially in the face of those outlaws who are mad, I am afraid that it will be ......."

"Brother Lu, no news at this moment is the best news." Pei Yue pushed the door in with a bundle of weeds, and he was followed by Pei Zhen who was holding two wooden chairs.

Pei Yue put the dry weed on the ground and carefully lit it. The weeds were dry, and as soon as they touched the flames, they suddenly burst into flames, and the hall instantly became bright.

Pei Zhen dismantled the two decayed wooden chairs into a few sections of wood, and carefully set them on the fire, and only when the wood was ignited by the fire did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, I found this wooden chair in the side hall, so we don't have to freeze tonight."

Lu Chunnian looked at the burning fire in front of him in a daze, and he didn't know if Lu Chun knew if it was cold there, and whether he would be frozen.

Pei Yue walked up to him and sat down, Pei Zhen took out the baked cakes he bought on the road from his luggage and handed them to him.

Pei Yue took the baked cakes and gave them to Li Wei and Lu Chunnian.

Lu Chunnian was preoccupied, how could he have an appetite, he refused and did not accept it.

"Brother Lu, we have been on the road for a day today, and we will continue to rush tomorrow, how can you survive without eating something. Don't wait until you get to Qingzhou City, you will fall before you can do anything. Then there is no way to save Brother Chunzhi. ”

Hearing this, Lu Chunnian took the baked cake and took a bite. The baked cake was cold and hard, he had never eaten such unpalatable food, but he also knew that the conditions were difficult, so he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

Li Wei also comforted: "Chunzhi is also half a minister, if something happens to him, there will definitely be news." However, we have not heard any news about the minister along the way, indicating that he is still safe for the time being. ”

"Tomorrow, we will hurry up early and strive to arrive in Qingzhou City as soon as possible to investigate the case."

"Don't worry about it anymore."

Lu Chunnian nodded gratefully.

After they had eaten and drunk enough, they slumped into the narrow cushion and fell asleep.

Pei Yue held the silk handkerchief in his hand and muttered to himself: I don't know if Wanning's illness is better?