The State of Bondage

"Have you really thought about it, why don't you go to Quzhou with your master and sister?" On the winding official road with no end, Qi Zehui carried a wooden cane and walked unhurriedly with Xiao Yan.

"Well, I thought about it, I'm going to Dali. Xiao Yan was carrying the two people's bags, which contained their clothes, dry food, and the loose money that Mo Wen had forced into them.

"Dali?Nanning Prefecture?" Qi Zehui was a little surprised, "What is there in Nanning Prefecture?"

"Of course it's Kunlun and Diancang," Xiao Yan's eyes flashed, "Master said, Kunlun body method and Diancang fingering method are a must today, if I can be lucky enough to learn one and a half moves, it will definitely be of great help to my martial arts." ”

"Come on, what is the origin of people Diancang and Kunlun, how can they look down on you as an ordinary little banzha?" Qi Zehui pouted.

"You have to tryβ€”what about you?" Xiao Yan looked at him, "Where do you want to go?" I look at your scarred appearance, you are the one who should stay and recuperate, right?"

"This ...... Hiss," Qi Zehui stopped in pain and took a few breaths, "I really haven't thought about this, in short, I can go wherever I like, master." It would be even better if I could take advantage of the chance to meet the beggars and solve the mystery of my master. ”

Xiao Yan nodded and stopped talking. But in fact, there is one most important reason why he went to Nanning that has not been said.

That is his home, the place where he was born and raised, is in Nanning.

Nanning engraved in the bones.

In this way, the two of them ate and slept in the open, drinking mountain springs all the way, picking wild fruits and hunting game, and when they met the oxen, donkeys and carriages of mountain people passing by, they greeted each other and made up a set of reasons to beg for a short ride. To Xiao Yan's surprise, Qi Zehui was still able to endure the long journey with so many injuries.

On this day, the wind is beautiful and the temperature is pleasant. Qi Zehui's body recovered a little, and he was no longer in a dilemma of stopping after taking a few steps.

There was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, Qi Zehui walked back casually, and then said in surprise: "Hurry up, quickly stretch out your hand to stop the car!

Xiao Yan buried his head and walked, and he didn't react for a while. By the time he came back to his senses, the carriage had stopped on its own. The middle-aged coachman glanced at the two of them, turned his head and said something into the carriage.

Two officers and soldiers jumped out of the carriage and looked at them with suspicion on their faces.

Xiao Qi and the others suddenly froze in place, shocked into a cold sweat. Only then did they see that the carriage was stamped with the mark of the official's family.

"Hey, where did you come from?" one of the officers and soldiers asked sharply, and the other officer and soldier took out a wad of paper, and the sharp-eyed Qi Zehui immediately saw that they were the portraits of four wanted criminals.

The portrait depicts the two of them and Mo Wen and his wife.

"I... I... That ......" Qi Zehui looked at the official who was holding the handle of the knife, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and the catastrophe was approaching at the moment, even if he usually had the ability of iron teeth and copper teeth, he was so shocked that he couldn't say a word when he looked at his portrait at this time.

But the officer and soldier chose the portraits of the two of them, pasted them on the side of their faces and compared them carefully, and their expressions became more and more subtle.

Do you want to do it? Qi Zehui secretly figured it out, but now he had broken three ribs not long ago, lost two teeth, had one arm and one leg broken, and was still holding a cold splint. If you start to do it now, let alone resist, you can't escape and take two steps, you will definitely be split in half with a knife.

But in this case, stalemate is no different from waiting for death.

Qi Zehui's eyes rolled, and he planned to come up with a plan to distract the officers and soldiers.

"You, go away, it's none of your business! You, get closer!" The officer and soldier suddenly motioned for Qi Zehui to leave, but instead pointed the finger at Xiao Yan.

It turned out that Qi Zehui was bandaged like a dumpling by strips of ointment, and the officers and soldiers could not associate this limping man with a bruise on his face and a purple body with a murderer.

"What's your name? Are you from Ping'an County?" The officers and soldiers stared at Xiao Yan, and the knife at his waist was half drawn.

Qi Zehui looked at him nervously and quietly pinched a handful of sweat.

"This official, you have misunderstood," Xiao Yan's tone was surprisingly calm, "I'm Bai Ni from Nanning, and my name is Ah Peng." ”

"Bai Ni?" The two officers and soldiers looked at each other, looking at Xiao Yan's face that was eight or nine points similar to the portrait, obviously not believing it. "Heh, this is a coincidence, we were also on an errand in Nanning, how can you prove it?"

Qi Zehui held his forehead in annoyance, what is this kid talking about, he has to say that he is white, now it's okay, it's over, I'm going to be beheaded.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly, and actually said a few words of Bai dialect, although the accent was a little rusty and obscure, but it was still smooth and powerful.

The two officers and soldiers were stunned for a moment, and immediately laughed, one of them also said a few words in the same tone, Xiao Yan listened, and immediately showed a very happy look, and the three of them immediately talked with each other, and the conversation was very hot, leaving only Qi Zehui with a blank face on the side.

The three of them chatted a few more words, and then saw the two officers and soldiers nodding and getting into the carriage. Xiao Yan waved his hand at Qi Zehui and said, "Come, I'll help you up." ”

"My mother," Qi Zehui looked at Xiao Yan as if he was looking at a monster, "What did you just say?

"Shhhh ”

"Aren't we going to leave later?" Qi Zehui showed a look of fear in his eyes, "Aren't you looking for death?"

"Hey, don't worry," Xiao Yan comforted, "They also happen to be transporting official documents to Nanning Prefecture, and if an official family gives us a ride, we don't have to worry about the sentry posts and checkpoints on the road!

"Uh, this ......" Qi Zehui was still a little hesitant.

"Hey, two little brothers, what are you waiting for if you don't come up yet?" The officers and soldiers who took off their guard were particularly enthusiastic.

"Okay! here we are!" Xiao Yan responded, climbed up first, and stretched out his hand to Qi Zehui.

Qi Zehui sighed helplessly, so he had to drop the wooden staff, take Xiao Yan's hand, and kick it up in a ten-twisted posture.

"I'm so sorry, two little brothers, come on, come on, you're thirsty, drink saliva, you guys, you look like a fugitive!"

After confirming their status as "good citizens," the two officers and men suddenly became much more approachable.

"It's okay, it's okay, the two eldest brothers work hard for the people, if we start a fire just after being interrogated a few words, wouldn't it be a disappointing of the big brothers?"

After getting into the car, Xiao Yan regained his silent appearance, but he breathed a sigh of relief Qi Zehui began to hang his son again, and quickly mingled with the two with a mouth.

"Come and introduce, my name is Chen Gong, he is Yang Ming, and the brother who drove the car is surnamed Li, you can call it whatever you want!"

"Okay, okay, Brother Chen, Brother Yang, Uncle Li, Little Brother Qi... Ah Qi, thank you for your help, thank you, thank you!"

"Little Brother Ah Qi doesn't have to be polite, our brothers didn't expect to meet fellow villagers in Dali here!

"Uh, this...... Oh, where are you?" Qi Zehui's eyes gurgled and he said nonsense: "I...... I'm from the capital!"

"Beijing?" Chen Yang and the others suddenly looked at Qi Zehui in awe, "I really didn't expect it, Ah Qi's little brother is actually from the capital, and he must also be from a famous and noble family!"

"Hey, hey, no, no, don't dare to be~" Qi Zehui was so complimented that he was very proud, and his face was happy.

"Little Brother Ah Qi, our brothers have lived for half their lives, and they have been guarding those small border cities and have never been to the capital, can you bother you and tell us what good things are in the capital?" Chen Yang and the two glanced at each other and arched their hands at Qi Zehui.

"Uh! What is this......" Qi Zehui was stunned for a moment, and was immediately embarrassed, and hurriedly cast a look at Xiao Yan on the side for help.

But who would have thought that Xiao Yan leaned on the carriage at this time and closed his eyes to recuperate, as if he hadn't heard everyone's conversation.

But from the slightly curled corners of his mouth, it can be seen that things are not so simple.

"Hey, I said Ah Qi's little brother," Yang Ming was a little unhappy, "We're just curious, don't we need to hide our secrets so much?"

Chen Gong nodded and said, "Yes, I don't want you to take us to the capital." You're not fooling us, are you?"

"Ha! How is it possible!" Qi Zehui's face turned red, he glared fiercely at Xiao Yan, who was unable to save him, and then straightened his neck and raised his head to quibble: "How can I fool you? It's just that the capital is too big, and I don't know where to start for a while!"

"Really fake ......" Chen Gong and Yang Ming looked at Qi Zehui, who was blushing and thick-necked, and they didn't believe it for a while.

"Of course it's true!" Qi Zehui gritted his teeth and said secretly in his heart: Anyway, you haven't been there, and I haven't been either, since you want to know so much, I'll just tell you about it!

"Now, two big brothers, listen up, how many floors are there on both sides of the street you have been to?"

"Uh... It's about one or two floors, and if it's high, there are three or four floors, what's wrong?" Chen Yang and the others didn't understand for a while.

"Na Na Na, this is your loneliness!" Qi Zehui waved his hand, and the pain of pulling made him grin: "Hey, you know, in the capital, the places on the third and fourth floors are all used as latrines!"

"What? the third or fourth floor of the latrine?" Chen Yang and the others were startled, "How long does it take for to fall into the pit?"

"I don't understand, this is called magnanimity! People are happy!" Qi Zehui puffed up the bridge of his nose proudly, "The shops and restaurants on both sides of the capital, the shortest ones have more than ten floors! No matter how short they are, people don't want to go!"

"Mother, what about the high?"

"It's thirty or so floors!"

"My mother!" Chen Yang and the others shuddered, "It's so high, won't you get tired when you climb up?"

"So the people of the capital are in good health! Rich, smart, and pay attention to health preservation! In the capital, every household eats meat, and the white rice is jar by jar, and the meal can't be eaten!" Qi Zehui waved his hand contemptuously, as if he was also eating rice and meat.

"Pearls, gems, jewelry, all over the street are selling, basket by basket, but people are not willing to buy, you know, there are more, they are sold cheaply, but if they are cheaper, how can they show the magnanimity of the old man?

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Yang and the others swallowed their saliva, and Qi Zehui's tone became more and more respectful.

Chen Gong suddenly asked, "Little Brother Ah Qi, have you ever seen the palace?

"Ah, that, the palace, I often go to see it! It's not unusual, it's just a little more generous than the outside, the bricks all over the ground are not stones, but silver ingots with white flowers, and the hundreds of palaces are made of gold, and when the sun shines, the gold brushes shine......"

The more Qi Zehui spoke, the more he talked about it, the more naturally he talked, and he worked hard to bring out the myths and legends and rumors that he had heard from the storyteller in the past.

Chen Yang and the others are people who have seen the world, and when they saw what Qi Zehui said was so fascinating, their hearts were suddenly full of envy and admiration for this little brother Ah Qi.

Although Xiao Yan knew that Qi Zehui was talking nonsense again, he couldn't bear the loneliness of the journey and the wonderful story, so he slowly leaned his head closer.

Even Uncle Li, who was driving the car, slowed down the horse's hooves and listened to the story of the young man in the carriage with great interest.