For so many years, it is not the first time that Cai Yan has pretended to be a man and left Cai's mansion, she has visited a lot of places large and small in Ding'an City, and she can guess the name of the street by the shouting on the street with her eyes closed, and it is always not difficult to find a music workshop.

Moreover, this plucked string house is a rare big music workshop in Ding'an City, and in Cai Yan's eyes, this route is even clearer.

There should have been a lot of literati and scholars gathered here in this music shop on weekdays, and just from the outside of the door, you can hear the pleasant music of silk and bamboo inside.

However, after last night's mutiny, there are very few people who are in the mood to listen to the tune now, so it is naturally very deserted, and even the sound of silk and bamboo is no longer heard.

Qin Ke and Cai Yan didn't come here to listen to the music, and they didn't care much, so they walked into the alley next to the music shop and walked in the direction of the back door.

Right in front of their eyes, the pedestrian who had just stuffed the bamboo piece into Qin Ke's waist slowly turned around.

"Miss. Before, it was just a glimpse, Qin Ke didn't see too clearly, but now he saw it head-on, the man was dressed in a simple cotton clothes, about forty years old, and the wind and frost on his face made his skin look extremely rough, looking like a poor farmer who had just entered Ding'an City.

It's just that the sharpness in his eyes and the thick calluses on his tiger's mouth betray his identity.

Cai Yan looked him up and down, and said with some hesitation: "Are you?"

The man folded his hands and saluted: "Miss doesn't need to know who I am, after entering the door of the left servant, she has already given up her name, and now she has no name and no surname, but she is just a nameless person." ”

If there is a name, who would want to give it up easily?

After all, that represents the initial meaning of a person's life.

However, Cai Yan quickly realized that it was the dead soldier that his father and brother had secretly trained outside the city.

The dead man didn't wait for Cai Yan to continue speaking, and said to himself: "I have been waiting outside Cai's Mansion for a few hours, from last night to today, the inspection of the Southern Army has become more and more strict, and it is becoming more and more difficult to stay near Cai's Mansion. ”

"There's not much time, so it's a long story short. The dead man said: "Miss, my subordinates are on the order of Lord Zuo Servant to intercept you back home." Knowing the daughter Mo Ruo's father, the adults have already guessed that you will definitely return to the house without hesitation when you learn about last night, so you specially sent a few subordinates to hide and observe nearby. ”

"What are you doing to intercept me?" Cai Yan's heart moved, his eyes flickered, "Fuli...... It's already dangerous, and I should go back to my dad and my brothers, no matter what, I have to do it together. ”

The dead man shook his head: "This is what the adults are most worried about, which is why he sent me to stop you." The lord said that now the situation has been decided, the fall of the Cai family is a foregone conclusion, the lord of the country pities him for being loyal to the monarch and the country, although he knows that he privately raised 3,000 dead soldiers, but he still forgave him, but only cut off the ownership position in his hands, in the name of Taifu, to protect the truth. ”

When he said this, he inevitably felt a little sad in his heart, last night's game, they could be said to have sacrificed everything, but with the immeasurable blood and immeasurable heads of these dead soldiers, in the end, they only got such a tragic ending, which made him a person who gave up his name, a little indignant.

It's just that the world is like this, in the face of the southern army that has been galloping on the battlefield for many years, although it has been defeated for many years, but its combat effectiveness is amazing, although their 3,000 dead soldiers are extraordinary, they are just a group of rabble.

Although he and some remnants escaped, how long could they hide in the face of the city's search?

Overnight, their brothers were either captured or killed, and he himself didn't know how long he could hold on, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, he should go to the execution platform with those brothers.

But he was not afraid, and his eyes gradually lit up with fortitude.

When Cai Yong recruited them, he once said: "Scholars can't fail to Hongyi, there is a long way to go." ”

In this case, he should also finish his last bit of work: "Although Cai Xiang and Cai Yang are also in the mansion, the lord of the country has issued an edict, and they will be transferred to the southern army in the near future. Lord Zuo Servant once had too much influence on the court, and even if he lost power now, it would be difficult to reassure Yang Taizhen. If his two sons continue to stay in the center of the court, sooner or later they will become a thorn in Yang Taizhen's side, and they will go to the border of the southern army, Yang Taizhen will also be relieved. As for the adults themselves...... He will stay in Ding'an City and be monitored by Yang Taizhen's spies, but there is no need to worry too much, the supply in the house is still as usual or even excessive, after all, now he is the Taifu of the Tang Kingdom, and no one dares to deliberately neglect it. ”

"Then I should go back. Cai Yan said: "My brother has been transferred out of Ding'an City, and my father has to be placed under house arrest in the mansion. ”

But the dead man denied her: "That's not right. The lord said that if you go back now, it will not help the situation, he is already alone in the cage, and if you go in alone, it will do no good. What Yang Taizhen wants now is a practical way to weaken the reputation of the Cai family, the adults thought about it, and finally thought that Yang Taizhen would assign the right servant to shoot Wang Yun's son Wang Gai to marry the young lady, and when the time comes, they will become relatives, regardless of each other, and some people will naturally fall to her. ”

As he spoke, he snorted and said, "What kind of person is an adult, how can he form a family with such a filthy person?"

He looked at Cai Yan, who also flashed disdain in his eyes, and showed a little smile, maybe this is the tiger father and no dog girl?

Even if she is a woman, she can know the rise and fall of the world, understand what she wants and what she doesn't want, and she will not compromise because of the times.

"So Miss, not only can you not go back to the house now, but you should get out of the city as soon as possible, the farther away from Ding'an City, the better, if you are caught by Yang Taizhen, many things will only be more troublesome. An adult is not a person who can easily admit defeat, now he is just a prisoner, and if the young lady is really married to Wang Gai by Yang Taizhen because of the unfavorable situation, it is the most intolerable thing for adults. ”

Cai Yan Bingxue was smart, and as soon as the dead man said it slightly, she immediately understood what Cai Yong meant.

Father's considerations are far-reaching, if she really returns home because of a momentary mood, for her father, it is just another layer of heavy shackles for herself, not to mention that if she is really allowed to marry Wang Gai, the son of Wang Yun's family, who only knows how to visit Qinglou every day and is not a martial artist, she would rather commit suicide with a knife and cut off the thoughts of those people.

The dead man looked at Cai Yan's expression with relief, knowing that she had understood her words, and smiled freely, he gave up his hand again, but this time, it was not towards Cai Yan, but towards Qin Ke.

His waist was straight, but he almost slammed it to the end, using all his strength.

"This son. The dead man's voice was heavy, like a giant hammer hitting Qin Ke's heart deeply.

Qin Ke was a little panicked for a while, he didn't expect that he would receive such a big gift, so he hurriedly went to help, but the dead man did not move, and said: "Gongzi is so young, he already has such a profound cultivation, and the future is limitless." This...... I had no choice but to entrust Miss to Childe, and asked Childe not to shirk. If he has the opportunity one day, Cai Fu will definitely repay him a hundredfold. ”

"What do you say?" Qin Ke saw that he couldn't help him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder with his hand, and replied a little nervously: "Cai Yan is my friend, of course I will help her, as for whether to repay or not, I have never asked for this." ”

The dead man sighed slightly, as if relieved, and turned to get up and said, "Then thank you Gongzi." ”

Cai Yan looked at him, guessed what he was going to do, and said, "You want to go back?"

"I've done what my lord explained, and now even if I'm alive, it won't be of much help to Lord Zuo. We swore an oath together, and we made an alliance of blood, and we will act together......" The dead man looked calm, "and I will die together, and I will not be an exception." ”

Cai Yan looked at his calm demeanor, and finally nodded.

After the dead man left, Cai Yan and Qin Ke still walked side by side, but this time their destination was no longer Cai's mansion, but rice shop.

All the gates of Ding'an City were closed, and under such a rigorous search, the more dangerous it would be for them to stay on the streets for a little longer.