But it was said that Cao Qiong took Xiao Lu Xiong and didn't dare to fly with all his strength against the wind, so he had to slow down and rush towards the territory of Chu State, but the slower the speed, it means that the longer he stays in the territory of Liang State, the greater the risk, although Cao Qiong did not put Li Xian and others in his eyes, and even once put down the arrogance of "Liang Guo has no grandmaster", but after all, now with a small oil bottle, if he really meets a master of Liang State, he will also take care of it, in case something goes wrong with this little point, then the old friend Lu Linyi's painstaking plan for many years will be in vain.

Cao Qiong lowered his head, looked at the little doll in his arms, his eyes were complicated, and he said after a while: "Little guy, from now on, you will depend on me, an old man." "It's strange to say that this newborn baby seems to be unusually close to Cao Qiong, not crying or making trouble, just staring at Cao Qiong with wide eyes.

The latter was happy in his heart, and continued while teasing Lu Xiong: "Ling Zu is a rare strange person in the world, he has no last resort, as early as more than 20 years ago, he deduced all this, Cao didn't believe it back then, and felt that this person was just a swagger and deception, but twenty years have passed, everything is exactly the same as Ling Zu's deduction, Cao has to believe it, it's a pity that your father is weak, his roots are mediocre, and it is difficult to be a big responsibility, so he has to put this heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and Ling Zu did not hesitate to pay his life in vain for all this, is also involved in the family fall, although the old man is an outsider, he also sincerely admires, little guy, don't let Cao down, let alone let your dead grandfather down! ”

Lu Xiong blinked, as if in response to Cao Qiong, who was in a good mood and looked up to the sky and laughed. Suddenly, his eyes were sharp, and he turned his head to the dark place behind him and said: "After chasing the old man all the way, you don't have to hide anymore, come out and see!" ”

The next moment, several black-clothed people appeared from the shadows, and they were none other than the people of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion. A stepped forward, clasped his fists and bowed and said, "I am a person in the Heaven and Earth Pavilion of Xia Nai, and I have seen Senior Cao. I waited for this time to act on orders, and I was offended, and I hope that my predecessor Haihan, I don't know why my predecessor came to Liang Guo this time? ”

Cao Qiong sneered and said disdainfully: "The world is so big, where can't the old man go?" Where to go, what to do, do you need to be informed? After speaking, his momentum changed, and his fighting spirit was high. Feeling Cao Qiong's terrifying and murderous aura, everyone in the Heaven and Earth Pavilion was like a great enemy, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Just as the two sides were tense, a sharp voice sounded: "Cao Jianshen, why bother to be angry with these subordinates, it is ungraceful." While speaking, a short old man appeared from the shadows, dressed in brocade clothes, and stopped in front of Cao Qiong, "Cao Jianshen naturally doesn't need to inform others where he wants to go, but His Majesty knows your majesty's divine power and is inevitably worried, so he ordered the old slave to come and investigate." ”

Cao Qiong sneered and said, "Who is my Dao, it turned out to be you eggless eunuch, why, I haven't seen you for a few years, and your courage has grown?" Don't you cower in your Qingyang City? ”

was uncovered by Cao Qiong in front of him, Rao is Yang Xiu is extremely good at forbearance, and he couldn't help but be really angry, and scolded with his halberd finger: "Cao Lao thief, Hugh is rampant, I really can't do it if our family is afraid of you!" Let's see how many catties you have now! ”

Cao Qiong took a deep breath and laughed at himself: "It seems that the world has forgotten Cao's methods, Qiu Yao, Qiu Yao, the old man really misses the rivers and lakes with you!" After speaking, he hugged Lu Xiong a little tighter, hooked his finger towards Yang Xiu, and his action was extremely provocative.

Yang Xiuqiang held back his anger, summoned Jia to his side, and said: "Since he has been found, and the task is completed, then it will be handed over to our family, tomorrow afternoon, if our family has not returned to Beijing, we will report this matter to Your Majesty, be careful!" A was the first to get started, and he knew that his group couldn't help if he stayed at the moment, and it was the most important thing to send the information back, so he bowed down and said: "My subordinates take orders, and my father-in-law is careful in everything." After speaking, he left with the people of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion.

For the departure of a few people, Cao Qiong always watched coldly, and did not stop him, Yang Xiu shook his hands, and threw out a pair of short knives from his sleeves, the mirror-like blade was cold, and the blade condensed a little cold light, adding to the sharp coolness. Yang Xiu snorted coldly: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, I don't know if Cao Jianshen can still fight?" Is the Flying Sword still invincible? Cao Qiong tugged at the corners of his mouth, still hooking his fingers.

Seeing that the other party despised him, Yang Xiu said angrily: "Where is your sword? ”

Cao Qiong looked up to the sky and laughed, full of pride: "You eunuch also deserve the old man to use a sword?" Without further ado, let's make a move! ”

Yang Xiu was furious, and for the first time in his life, he was humiliated by this, brandished his double knives, and killed Cao Qiong. The latter was not afraid of the opponent's attack, looked down at the baby in his arms, and said with a smile: "Good apprentice, let's see how the master breaks the enemy!" "I saw Cao Qiong's feet standing on the ground to win the roots, with his flesh palm against the two edges, even if Yang Xiu's martial arts are strong, and his sword skills dazzle, Cao Qiong does not fall behind, and he can deal with it freely.

The two of you come and go, the move is very fast, in the blink of an eye, they have fought dozens of times, Cao Qiong is not moving like a mountain, his feet have never moved half a point from beginning to end, on the other hand, Yang Xiu, he can't attack for a long time, and there is not much true qi left in the dantian, Yang Xiu was shocked in his heart, and if he goes on like this, he is afraid that it will not be good, but if he wants to change to a breath of fresh air and fight again, it is not easy to talk about, and the opponent is bare-handed, only fighting with one hand, this Cao Qiongxiu is really unfathomable, and it has reached a higher level than more than ten years ago.

As if seeing through Yang Xiu's predicament, Cao Qiong pushed out with a slam palm, slapped Yang Xiu's chest heavily, and under the force, Yang Xiu could no longer support it, staggered back three steps, fell to the ground, and his already slightly sickly face became even paler. Cao Qiong took a step forward, looked condescendingly at the fourth master of the Liang Kingdom, and said coldly: "Today is a small punishment, go back and tell your master, Cao Moujie is idle Yunye Crane, although he is a Chu person, but he has never participated in state affairs, if he Feng Jing has to inch in, Cao Mou does not mind going to Qingyang City in person, when the time comes, I want to see, the hundreds of thousands of iron horses of your Liang State can not stop Cao's flying sword!" After speaking, he hugged Lu Xiong and walked away.

Yang Xiu sat cross-legged, vomited one and nine, and used his skills to heal his wounds, until he vomited a large mouthful of blood, his complexion improved slightly, rubbed his chest that was still painful, and said to himself: "This Cao Lao'er's cultivation is so pure, it's good, this time I at least know Cao Qiong's bottom line." "Originally, Yang Xiu was a martial arts wizard, but now he is only in his forties, and he is firmly on the throne of the fourth master of Daliang, and Li Xian is only a line apart, so he naturally has a contempt for the masters of the world, but today he is far away from Cao Qiong, and he is afraid that he will not be able to catch up in his lifetime, but Cao Qiong is over sixty years old, Yang Xiu is convinced that at most twenty years, the position of the first person in the world must be in his bag!

After finishing the conditioning, Yang Xiu slowly stood up, preparing to return to Beijing to resume his life, and at the same time silently wrote down a name in his heart - Qiu Yao.

Early in the morning of the second day, Lu Daoquan was afraid that the road would be far away and delay the trip, so he only took his wife and children and a few handmaids and grooms, and set foot on the road to Beijing, while the chief housekeeper Lu An was left in Yuzhou City to take charge of the rest of the affairs.

On the way, Mrs. Lu finally lulled Lu Ying to sleep, sat next to Lu Daoquan, gently rested her head on her husband's shoulder, and asked softly, "Master, how do you feel about this promotion?" Lu Daoquan rubbed his beloved wife Qingsi and said with a smile: "This time, I was promoted to three levels in a row, and I jumped from a local staff member to a close minister of the Son of Heaven, my husband is very worried in my heart!" I always feel like a dream, and I still can't believe it, and I don't know why His Majesty is alone with me. The capital is not as good as Yuzhou, my husband and I are not familiar with the place, I don't know how many jokes will be made when the day after tomorrow when I face the saint. ”

Mrs. Lu comforted: "No, husband, you are rich and rich, and I believe that as an official in Beijing, you will definitely soar and glorify your ancestors." Lu Daoquan looked at his wife, his eyes doting: "In your eyes, your husband is naturally very good." Mrs. Lu smiled like a flower. The two of them sharpened their ears and temples again.

After a long journey and taking care of his wife and children at all times, Lu Daoquan stayed awake all night and finally arrived in Qingyang City at noon on this day. Seeing this, Lu Daoquan hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and was about to step forward to salute, but was stopped by Gonggong Lin: "Lord Lu, you are a dignified third-grade official, salute our family, it is not in accordance with the rules, there are many people here, don't leave the handle." ”

Lu Daoquan came back to his senses at this time, and arched his hand: "Thank you Gonggong Lin for reminding me, it was Lu who owed consideration." ”

"It's okay, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, so we should take care of each other." Gonggong Lin said indifferently, "Lord Lu has worked hard all the way, please move with our family first, have a good rest for a day, don't miss tomorrow morning." Lin Gonggong's tone is neither humble nor arrogant, neither giving people a sense of flattery, nor making people unhappy. Lu Daoquan responded, ordered the carriage to follow behind him, and he walked side by side with Gonggong Lin.

The group drove slowly and came to the northwest corner of Qingyang City, Lin Gonggong pointed to a house in front of him and said with a smile: "This is the mansion of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Lu, please, this house will be surnamed by Lord Lu in the future." ”

Lu Daoquan looked at this house, although it was not too magnificent, but it was considered to have a place to settle in the capital, and Qingyang City had every inch of land, and he wanted to buy real estate with his own money, and he didn't know that he would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey, but he was suddenly appointed first, and now he has sent a mansion, Lu Daoquan asked himself if he didn't have such a big face.

It seemed to see Lu Daoquan's concerns, and Gonggong Lin opened his mouth to explain: "Lord Lu relaxes, the former Shangshu Wang Dian of the Ministry of Rites openly contradicted His Majesty in the palace, challenged the imperial power, and has been given death, according to the practice of the imperial court, this is a big crime of the nine clans, but His Majesty has always been generous and benevolent, coupled with Jiang Taishi's intercession, the old and young of the Wang family survived, only demoted to the common people, expelled from Qingyang, this house is empty and empty, Lord Lu is now as an official of the court, the pillar of the country, and has won the heart of His Majesty, and this house is personally decreed by His Majesty, Bestow this kindness to your lordship, Lord Lu will be loyal to His Majesty in the future. Hearing this, Lu Daoquan hurriedly nodded yes.

took Lu Daoquan and his party to his residence, and Gonggong Lin retired first, saving him the crime of forming a party for personal gain, Lu Daoquan was well versed in the rules of officialdom and did not keep him. After the husband and wife settled down, Mrs. Lu snuggled up in Lu Daoquan's arms and asked in a coquettish voice: "Master, why does Your Majesty treat you with blue eyes alone?" Lu Daoquan groaned: "This is exactly where I am confused, although my Lu family was once in a high position, but it has long been in the middle of the road, it stands to reason that the children of a place should be slowly forgotten." ”

Mrs. Lu explained: "If you come, you will be safe, maybe the old man Ji people have their own natural appearance!" ”

In the evening, the husband and wife had just had dinner when someone came to report: "Lord Lu, someone outside the door asks to see you." Mrs. Lu was suspicious: "Does the husband have any acquaintances in Beijing?" Lu Daoquan thought for a moment, and didn't seem to be able to think of any old knowledge in Beijing, so he said: "I have been an official in Yuzhou, how can I climb those high branches in Beijing, by the way, have people ever reported their homes?" "Returning to Lord Lu's words, no." The servant bent down and replied.

For the sake of prudence, Lu Daoquan personally opened the door to welcome guests, only to see a tall and thin old man standing outside the door, richly dressed, and there was no entourage around him. Before Lu Daoquan could speak, the old man took the lead and said: "When I saw him today, Lord Lu really showed his talent, and it was not in vain that the old man came forward in person to recommend you to His Majesty." When Lu Daoquan heard this, his heart was shocked, it turned out that his promotion was caused by the person in front of him, but who is this old man? And why help yourself?

As if he saw what Lu Daoquan was thinking, the old man went straight to the point and said: "Temporary visit, there is a lot of trouble, Lord Lu forgive me." The old man's surname is Jiang, and his single name is a clear character. ”

Taishi Jiangqing! Lu Daoquan's feet softened, and then he fell to the ground, put his forehead on the ground, and said: "Xiaguan Lu Daoquan, I have seen Lord Jiang, but I don't know that Lord Jiang is coming, I am not welcome, and I hope that Lord Jiang will forgive me!" Jiang Qing smiled and said, "What is Lord Lu's crime? Hurry up, please! Although he said this, he had no intention of helping, and Lu Daoquan didn't dare to get up.

Seeing that it was almost over, Jiang Qing helped Lu Daoquan up, looked him up and down, and said, "Like, really like!" Lu Daoquan didn't know what to mean for a while, and then heard Jiang Qing continue, "The old man and Ling Zun used to be old acquaintances, really speaking, the old man saw you when you were young. This exceptional promotion, you don't have to worry too much, it's just to support the juniors, and it can be regarded as an explanation for your father. As for tomorrow morning, what Your Majesty asks, you can answer truthfully, you must not be vague, let alone exaggerated, even if it is wrong, it is better than ambiguous, being an official in Beijing, no better than a place, it is better to say it beautifully than to do it beautifully, you are a smart person, you should know the truth of Jane in the emperor's heart. ”

Lu Daoquan bowed and replied, "Thank you for your advice, and the lower officials should keep it in mind." ”

Jiang Qing nodded and instructed: "You can keep these words in your heart, it's not too early, and the old man won't bother much." ”

After sending Taishi Jiang away, Lu Daoquan couldn't calm down for a long time in his heart, and he didn't fall asleep until late at night.