Soon after leaving the valley, they arrived at the Baicao Village, Mei Zhanxue wanted to stay, and the dog meat monk Lin did not say a word, so he went to a family with a fairly good house, and ordered them to vacate the house for the four of them to rest.

Walking the next day, Mei Zhanxue wanted to walk and go, and if she wanted to stop, Chu Qingliu's injury was not light, and he really couldn't rush it, and before the afternoon of the third day, the three of them came to Xiaolong Valley. When they passed by the wheat field, the four of them were stunned.

The mats around the shed have all fallen to the ground, trampled on no longer into a single appearance, the long bamboos that built the shed are broken and scattered, the scaffolding is crumbling, and the shed is empty.

When the four of them came to the door of Bao's house, they were slightly relieved to see that the family members and servants were all heavy-looking, but they did not cry with filial piety. An old family member stepped forward and saluted and said, "The four of you came just in time, the master and the two young masters were injured, and no one welcomed them, so I won't report it, you guys come with me." The four of them were let into the living room, and after a while, Bao Xianshou sat on a soft chair and was carried into the living room by his family.

Bao Xianshou's face was sallow, and he gasped when he spoke, and he tried his best to briefly explain the events of the day.

Not long after Chu Qingliu and Mei Zhanxue left that day, more than a dozen black-clothed people arrived on horseback, and there were only three old men supervising copying and a dozen or so copying people in the shed. These black-clothed men entered the shed, looked at it for a while, and moved without saying a word, one of them looked at a person who copied the book, and the three of them attacked the three old men.

The martial arts of the three of them are extremely good, and the martial arts of the three old men may not be inferior to them, but they have no weapons in their hands, but the men in black each hold a sword, and they still have to worry about guarding the real book.

The three old men were injured one after another, and the three men in black snatched the real book, whistled, and took the rest of the men in black to withdraw, Bao Xianshou Bao Hongxian and his son had already arrived. The father and son joined the uninjured people in the shed and fought with the man in black, and the father and son were seriously injured. Five or six people were seriously wounded in the shed, two died, and two men in black also died, but all the dead bodies were taken away by them.

After everyone listened, Mei Zhanxue said: "Mr. Bao, this group of people in black are all from the Righteous Blood Hall. "I told you about Baicaopo at the moment.

Bao Xianshou listened, sighed, and was speechless for a long time.

When the dog meat monk heard this, he stood up and said, "The two of us will go back and report to the chief priest of Shi, and he will definitely deal with it." That's all I can say about it. "In the final analysis, the Bao family's twists and turns were caused by the Chaos Alliance, but his dog meat monk is limited to his identity, and he can't make any promises or humility on behalf of the Chaos Alliance, so he can only speak to this extent.

Bao Xian Shouqiang said with a smile: "There is no need to dispose of anything, this book was snatched by them, I am relieved." If I had known this, I should have given you the book in the first place, so what is it? ”

After sighing for a long time, the dog meat monk Lin said goodbye, and Chu Qingliu and Mei Zhanxue sent them to the door together. Mei Zhanxue said: "Master Duan, Lin Daxia, I should have sent you silver to drink, but I don't have much money, you better go back and ask Miss Qu for it." ”

The dog meat monk said: "Do you still use other people's money to drink under the wine?" I respect Chu Shaoxia, so I am willing to escort him all the way. If it weren't for him, the matter of Baicaopo would be really hard to say. Chu Shaoxia, let's say goodbye, see you again in the future, you want to invite me to have a good drink. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "As long as the master doesn't give up, I still have the silver for drinking, but I have a very poor amount of wine, so I'm afraid that I will ruin your fun." The two had a good trip. The dog meat monk let out a long roar, took Lin Yifang, and walked out of the village quickly.

Chu Qingliu went to see Bao Hongxian and Bao Honghuang's brothers again, but fortunately, although everyone was injured, their lives were worry-free, so they only needed to recuperate with peace of mind.

Qu Dingxiang was really obedient, from Laoying Town to Xiaolong Valley, fast horses came and went all day long. The people who came to get the medicine were all running to drive others, and Mei Zhanxue didn't embarrass them. As long as Chu Qingliu was not unwell, he handed over the antidote to them according to the amount and brought it back.

Every three or two days, horses from the Gwangju Rebellion League will arrive, led by Lin Fang, three or five people, six or seven horses, carrying the best Tianzhu rhino horn, Tibetan safflower cordyceps, Baishan ginseng from Liao, or even Hu doctors from the Western Regions, master chefs from Jiuhua Mountain, sometimes just a little ordinary food.

No matter what was sent, the father and son of the Bao family and Chu Qingliuju all thanked them according to the etiquette and accepted them as they were. Mei Zhanxue had to sneer a few words every time, all of which were attributed to showmanship, and Lin didn't care at all.

With such careful conditioning, in less than half a month, the four of them have recovered, but Bao Honghuang's divine power has only recovered three or four percent. Bao Honghuang didn't care at all, and talked and laughed with Chu Qingliu and Mei Zhanxue in the small courtyard every day, as if the hut was a paradise.

On this day, the three of them chatted in the small hall again, Mei Zhanxue said: "Second Brother Bao, you claim to be a reading wizard, and now your body has almost recovered, I want to test you to see if you are a real genius, or a waste of fame." ”

Bao Honghuang said: "The words of the genius are all said by others, but I have never said it myself, so it is not a waste of fame, let alone a deserved name." ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Second Brother Bao, don't be afraid to be like this, I won't be too difficult for you." I don't read much, but I love to listen to stories, and it says that in ancient times, there were many people who could read books, some of whom could never forget, some of whom could walk around the monuments, and some of whom could look at the ten lines at a glance. There are so many names that I can't remember, but I can remember all three sentences. ”

Bao Hong said with a smile: "Why don't you just say these four words? Do you have to start with the word wizard from a long distance? Are we really so idle?" Chu Qingliu also laughed.

Mei Zhanxue said: "Okay, then let me ask you, the real book is called Yixuetang and snatched it, can you still write another copy silently?"

Bao Honghuang said: "No more." If I could write it, I would have written it out for you to read, would you still sit here and chat? I'll write it down, and you and Brother Chu will take a copy and walk with each other, and then give another copy to the Chaos Alliance. After eating so much of their rhino horn ginseng, there should always be something in return. It's just that I can't write it anymore, it's all my own sin, and it can be said that everything has a destiny. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Second Brother Bao, seeing that you didn't care about it that day, and insisted on jumping up the high cliff, it really doesn't look like a person who believes in heaven and fate." It should be hating the sky without pillars, hating the earth without rings. ”

Bao Honghuang said: "Am I so stupid? People, sooner or later, they all have to believe in the destiny of heaven." To be honest, I didn't take the matter of the man in black snatching the book too seriously, as long as my father and eldest brother were fine, the book didn't matter, and when my body recovered, I would write another copy. But yesterday I went to my father's room to get the two fake books, but my father destroyed them, and he said that the real books were gone, and what else did he want to do with these fake books. The fake ones are gone, and I can't write a copy of the real book anymore. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Do you still have to look at those two fake books to remember the real ones? ”

Bao Honghuang said: "When did I say what happened to me? Didn't you say everything? I want these two fake books, not for introduction, but for comparison." These two fake books, I made them according to the real book, at that time, I was afraid that I would not be able to deceive people, and the real book was not bad at the same word, but in important places, traps and ambushes were set up. Confusion is reversed, up and down serial, through pretense and borrowing, all kinds of tricks are used. I'm tired of reading books, and I often take these two fake books to look at, looking at the fake books in my eyes, thinking about the real books, and for a long time, in my heart, these three books are mixed together. ”

"If these two fake copies are still there, it's really not difficult to write a real copy silently. If there is a fake book, I can only be 50% sure of what comes out, and I can only be 10% sure of what is silent, and I am only 12% sure of not having a fake book. It's really hard for me to determine which book is the one that I wrote down silently. What's more, the real book itself is extremely confused, and there is no reasonable way to follow, only hard memorization. I can't do it all if I want to dictate them all. In this kind of book, it's hard to get a word wrong, but if you get a hundred or ten words wrong, or a thousand words, what's the use?"

Mei Zhanxue said: "Then you still don't have to be silent, but save some pen, ink and paper, and save some time to drink tea and chat." ”

As he was talking, the family came to report that Lin had arrived again.

Lin Fang came alone this time, and he was empty-handed. After meeting, Mei Zhanxue said: "Lin Daxia, that king black donkey, what did you do with it?"

Lin Fang said with a smile: "Miss Mei, don't say anything heroic, just call Lao Lin." What should I do with what the girl wants?"

Mei Zhanxue said: "You should have killed it with a knife?"

Lin Fang said: "What's the use of killing only one king and black donkey? He still has his parents, wife and children, and he still has to talk nonsense." ”

Mei Zhanxue didn't seem to believe it, and said, "You killed his whole family?" Lin Fang said: "The girl told a joke." Wang Heidonkey's family has already followed the ancient city lord and Mr. Xiao to the north. Not only them, but also Bao Baocheng, as well as the little girl's family in Shuanghe Town, also left together. Mei Zhanxue said: "Where did you go?"

Lin Fang said: "I really don't know this, but I think I went to the northwest." I came this time, is specifically to report, Miss Qu originally said the day before yesterday, this month, they will live in the Gwangju house, I didn't expect that yesterday in the northwest suddenly came people, to Mr. Shi, Miss Qu, the two masters to go back quickly, they this morning five watch day on the road, at this time I am afraid that they have arrived in Caizhou. The ancient city lord of Macheng went to the northwest, and this place is now managed by Master Duan and Master Ximen. If you have any problems, please go to Gwangju to inform me, my skills are limited, but I can report to the two masters on my behalf. ”

When Mei Zhanxue heard this, she felt empty in her heart for no reason, but there was a bit of a sense of goodbye to old friends, and she looked at Chu Qingliu, as if she was a little surprised. She said, "Lin Daxia, why didn't I hear you mention Weiyuan and Gongqi? Where did they go?"

Lin Fang said with a smile: "According to Gongqi, of course I have to follow Miss them, but for some reason, I annoyed the ancient city lord and the dog meat monk, and the two of them were looking for Gongqi all day long." Wei Yuanren almost did it with them because of this, and it took a lot of effort for Mr. Shi to persuade them, and I heard that they were going to Jiuhua Mountain to find Wu Baoqi and Wu Daxia. As he spoke, he glanced at Chu Qingliu.

Chu Qingliu didn't care, and asked: "Will you really collect the interest of the Yixue Tang's business in Jiangbei, and when will you collect it?" Lin Fang said: "It will definitely be collected, when it will be collected, and how to collect it, but it has not yet been decided."

After a few more casual conversations, Lin Fang said: "Chu Shaoxia has now recovered, has his future behavior been decided?" Mei Zhanxue said: "You don't have to ask this, I'll ask you first." You are planning to frame my second brother on the road, what the hell is going on with that old man? Why does a horse's hooves kill people when he steps on them? Is he dead? How can he die so quickly? Is he pretending to be dead?"

Lin was red and slightly embarrassed, looked at Bao Honghuang and Chu Qingliu, and said, "This is all in the past, why should the girl mention it again at this time." Mei Zhanxue said: "I'm just curious, can I be curious? If you don't figure it out, doesn't Second Brother Chu still have to bear the notoriety of murder?"

Lin Fang said: "To tell the truth, the old man who fell under the horse's hooves is indeed dead." "If you say that she is not dead, with Mei Zhanxue's good deeds and temperament, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not return to Gwangju to check, and it will not be beautiful if it is exposed at that time. Mei Zhanxue said: "Was it the horse that trampled to death?" Lin Fang said: "When the old man fell, one of the two people went to help him, and took the opportunity to prick him with a poisonous needle, and he died." ”

Mei Zhanxue remembered Qu Lingyu's quenched silver needle, and said, "Did Miss Qu give you the silver needle?" Lin Fang said urgently: "No! Miss Mei, don't get me wrong, I only knew that Miss Qu had a poisonous needle when I started it on Baicaopo that day." Think about it again, would I go to Miss Qu for a poison needle for such a small thing? Isn't that too useless?"

He saw that Bao Honghuang and Chu Qingliu's faces were very ugly, and said, "Miss Mei, we were opponents at that time. Besides, when I use this method, I try not to fight Chu Shaoxia head-on, I just want to send him to the county prison to be locked up. If I go to the county to help, I will never let him be wronged in it. As soon as the matter here is over, I have my own way to save him again, but who knows that people are not as good as heaven, that's it. But I mean, the old man isn't a good man, can you believe it?"

Bao Honghuang said: "If you are not a good person, you may not necessarily deserve to die." ”

Lin Fang nodded again and again, and said, "Bao Erxia is right, I'm confused." When I go back, I will definitely make up for his family. Miss Mei, where are you and Chu Shaoxia going?" Mei Zhanxue said: "Do you have to know?" Lin Fang smiled: "If the girl doesn't want to say it, then forget it." ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Second Brother Chu, where do you say we are going?

Chu Qingliu said: "It's naturally comfortable to stay here, but we still have a lot of things to do." I want to go back to Haizhuang first to see if I can see Master, the affairs of the Chaos Alliance and Qu Guanghan, and the affairs of Master Kushui of Wutai Mountain, I have to report to Master, and I also want to know about Master's affairs in Hangzhou. Even if I can't see Master when I go back to the village, I will be able to know the whereabouts of his old man's news, so I have to go back to the village first. Mei Zhanxue said: "What about after returning to the village?"

Chu Qingliu said: "This is very difficult to say. If there is nothing to do in the village, I may not come out again for a while, so I will ask the master for advice, and after a few months of hard work in the second half of the year, I will no longer be bullied like this. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "What should I do when I finish my efforts?"

Chu Qingliu said: "It stands to reason that I should go to the eldest brother, he looks like that, and there are enemies everywhere, I really don't feel at ease." It's just that his whereabouts are uncertain, and if you want to see him, it's better not to run around like him, just stay in one place, waiting for him to come and look for him. Of course, you must also pay attention to the movements on the rivers and lakes, according to me, the eldest brother either doesn't cause trouble, and if he causes trouble, it will definitely not be small. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "What the second brother said is right, if you look back at Haizhuang, I should also go back to Jiangling." I've been running out for so long, and I'm afraid that the resentment of my parents and brother has almost disappeared, and they don't necessarily have to beat me. The reason why she ran away from home was unknown to Bao Hong, but no one dared to ask.

She said: "I have made a lot of friends and seen a lot of strange things on this trip, and I should tell my family about it." Remembering Qu Lingyu's words that there would be a battle with Kainan Dart Bureau after all, Deng Shi was angry and glanced at Lin Yifang.

Lin Fang saw that he had nothing to say, so he had to leave. The three of them sent the guests back and recooked the new tea, but the leisure was dissipated for a while, and they couldn't enjoy it anymore.

"When will the two of you leave?" I told them to prepare horses and silver taels. ”

Mei Zhanxue said with a smile: "I don't need to look at the yellow calendar when I go out, I'll leave tomorrow." The horses will be the two I originally used, and I will ride one and leave one for the second brother. Silver, it doesn't need much, fifty taels is enough, and if I go to Gangneung, it's only more than seven hundred miles, and I won't need much silver. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "You walk alone, but be careful and don't cause trouble." ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "I'm walking alone, haven't I also walked from Zhengzhou to Wutai Mountain? Chu Qingliu said: "Don't forget, there was still a mother Zhang behind you at that time." Mei Zhanxue said: "Then I will be careful in everything and never cause trouble, second brother, you can rest assured." ”

Bao Honghuang said: "I have a note. Brother Chu went back to Jiuhua Mountain in the east, and I accompanied Miss Mei back to Jiangling in the west. I'm used to running around, and it's really awkward to stay at home. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "You are gone like this, can you let go of the affairs of the family?"

Bao Honghuang said: "Is it difficult to achieve because of this incident, I have to close my door for the rest of my life? In that case, what is the meaning of living?, didn't I say, everything has a destiny." ”

At the moment, they decided to act on this, and the three of them beckoned their families to withdraw tea and wine, and drank for a long time. Although Bao Hong was desolate and Chu Qingliu was drunk, Mei Zhanxue was also depressed and rested in peace.