Tang Tianlong let out a long sigh and said, "This man should marry and the woman should marry, I am not against it, but I ...... It's just that this Long Shiqiu is eleven years older than Yao'er, and the age difference is so huge, this ......"

Xiao Wensheng smiled slightly and said: "Big brother, don't worry about it, aren't you eight years older than your sister-in-law, not to mention that Long Shiqiu is brave and strategic, and his martial arts are even more unfathomable. ”

Tang Tianlong pondered for a moment and said, "It's just that this Long Shiqiu has no roots and no source, I can't marry my daughter to a person of unknown origin." ”

Xiao Wensheng nodded and said: "This is exactly what the little brother is worried about, but the so-called hero doesn't ask where he comes from, as long as he acts above board and treats Yao'er sincerely, we don't have to worry about it." After speaking, he pulled Tang Tianlong's sleeve and whispered: "Their affairs are solved by themselves, go and rest." ”

On the bow of the boat, Tang Shiyao's heart was sour, and there was a sound of gentle footsteps in her ears, and with a dry cough, Tang Shiyao bit her lip and didn't reply: "Aren't you leaving, why don't you leave?"

Long Shiqiu sighed and said, "Your Miss Tang is still blowing the river breeze on such a cold day, how dare I go?"

Tang Shiyao turned her head suddenly, and under the light, Long Shiqiu was leaning on the flagpole and looking at herself with a smile.

The word "hum" coming out of the nose was far more subtle than coming out of the mouth, and even Long Shiqiu, who had rolled in the fire three times, had to lose his temper.

"Shi Yao" he said lightly, "It's not too late for you to be angry again after listening to me." ”

"I don't listen," Tang Shiyao said that she didn't listen, but in her heart she hoped that he would continue.

Long Shiqiu and the others understood this truth, so he continued: "I just looked at the injured dart masters in the dart game, and the poison in them is a kind of drug unique to the Western Regions, called 'Intoxicating Three Stacks', which is a kind of intoxicated medicine made from three different intoxicating flower extracts. ”

Tang Shiyao saw that he was telling the truth, and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of flower is the Intoxicating Flower?

The corners of Long Shiqiu's mouth raised slightly: "Aren't you not listening?"

Tang Shiyao was so angry that he stomped her foot, "You...... I won't listen anymore" turned around and left.

Long Shiqiu hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Tease you, you listen to me tell you slowly." ”

Tang Shiyao pouted and stopped, and gave her a fierce look.

Long Shiqiu sighed and said: "Intoxicating flower is another name for mandala flowers, this kind of flower is rare in the Central Plains, it is a highly poisonous thing, its floral fragrance can make people hallucinate, heavy can cause people to coma, the Three Kingdoms period of the divine doctor Hua Tuo developed the 'Ma Boiling San' is mainly to use mandala flowers to coma patients, to achieve the effect of eliminating pain." ”

Tang Shiyao glared at him, his eyes had obviously eased a lot, and Long Shiqiu continued: "Have you ever wondered why those black-clothed people who fled just now had their companions come to answer with a single arrow?"

Tang Shiyao frowned and said, "It means that they have already been ambushed nearby." ”

Long Shiqiu said: "What does it mean that such a large group of people can appear at any time without attracting people's attention? And why can the large amount of silver taels they plundered in various places disappear without knowing it?"

Tang Shiyao is also a smart person in Bingxue, and after pondering for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up and said, "It means that they have at least a thief's den everywhere, right?"

Long Shiqiu nodded and smiled: "That's right, so the other party is not just an ordinary gang of thieves, they must have a huge organization, so that they can continue to commit crimes everywhere and transfer stolen goods in time." ”

Tang Shiyao suddenly realized: "I see, are you leaving just for this matter?"

"Clever" Long Shiqiu couldn't help but praise, and said: "The production process of 'Intoxicating Three Stacks' is very complicated, and this kind of psychedelic is extremely difficult to preserve, according to today's situation, the amount of 'Intoxicating Triplex' they use today is very large, and it is unlikely that all of them come from the Western Regions, so if you want to prepare such a large amount of ecstasy, you must plant a large number of mandala flowers." ”

Tang Shiyao said, "What do you mean?"

Long Shiqiu said slowly: "Either in Hubei or Hunan, there must be a place where a large number of mandala flowers are planted. ”

Tang Shiyao was puzzled: "Even if you are right, but in a place as big as Hubei and Hunan, wouldn't it be a needle in a haystack to find a place to plant mandala flowers?"

Long Shiqiu said: "Do you know, the cultivation of mandala flowers has high requirements for soil, generally need slightly sticky sandy soil to grow in large quantities, and the aroma of this flower is light, but the toxicity is extremely strong, so it is possible for the landlord of the manor with a large area of land to plant in large quantities, and it is impossible for ordinary people." ”

Tang Shiyao finally understood, and muttered: "You mean that as long as you find a large manor suitable for the growth environment of mandala flowers, you can find the black hand behind the scenes, right?"

Long Shiqiu smiled and said, "That's right, and this peanut likes water, so as long as you find a large manor near the water source, you may find the location of the mandala flower." ”

Tang Shiyao was overjoyed when she heard this, secretly admired Long Shiqiu's knowledge, and after a change of thought, she couldn't help asking, "I'm curious, how do you know this?"

Long Shiqiu let out a long sigh, his eyes suddenly looked into the distance, and he said faintly after a while: "Because I grew up in the Western Regions since I was a child, I already understood this knowledge when I was a teenager. ”

"What, you grew up in the Western Regions?" Tang Shiyao couldn't help asking, "What about your father?"

This sentence was like a steel needle, stabbing at Long Shiqiu's sore spot, I saw his body tremble slightly, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and said, "It's not too early, let's rest." "After that, take a step and go.

Tang Shiyao suddenly realized that she had asked a question that she shouldn't have asked.

Looking at the back of Long Shiqiu leaving, she finally mustered up the courage and said, "Are you going to leave like this?"

Long Shiqiu stopped in his tracks, but did not look back.

Time seems to stand still in this moment!

"Miss Tang, one day I will tell you everything, as a friend, there is something I have always wanted to say. ”

"Friend?" Tang Shiyao suddenly had a sour nose when she heard these two words, her eyes were filled with tears, she bit her lip, and said, "You really only regard me as a friend?"

Long Shiqiu turned his back to her and whispered, "I like you, but we may only be friends......"

"Why?" her voice suddenly rose a lot: "The girl in purple in the painting boat on the lake of Xinglou that day is also your friend?"

Long Shiqiu let out a long sigh and finally left.

And sure enough, he was gone.

At dawn the next day, Long Shiqiu left with Ghost Xiao.

On the forest path, Long Shiqiu walked with his hands behind his back and his heart heavy.

Ghost Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Let's just leave like this, will Miss Tang be very sad?"

Long Shiqiu turned around and glanced at this honest tall man, and said lightly, "What do you see again?"

Ghost Xiao said: "I'm not a fool, everyone can see that Miss Tang likes you." ”

Long Shiqiu sighed: "You don't understand, the closer she has a relationship with me, the more dangerous it is for her. ”

Ghost Xiao seemed to understand something, and said, "I understand, you also like her, that's why you want to leave her." ”

Long Shiqiu blinked and said, "I like you too, can you also go?"

Ghost Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "I can't go, if I leave, the person surnamed Yin will definitely arrest me and go to jail." ”

Long Shiqiu smiled slightly, and said as he walked: "I've always wanted to ask you about this, but I can't find a chance, and now it's just the two of us, but you can tell me why Yin Zhutou wants to arrest you." Then sit down on the stone by the side of the road.

Ghost Xiao also sat down next to him, and then said slowly: "Last year, I and a few friends who knew martial arts had no choice but to make a living on the knife edge in order to have a full meal. ”

Long Shiqiu was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? It turns out that you have also done something about robbing houses and houses." ”

Ghost Xiao's face turned red and said, "We only pick the rich big families, and we have never bullied the good people." ”

Long Shiqiu smiled and nodded, no longer interrupting him, and the ghost Xiao continued: "I remember that night, the four of us brothers touched a very large manor, although the courtyard of the family was large, but we didn't see a few caretakers, so we found a room at night and slipped in, this time it doesn't matter, guess what we saw?"

Long Shiqiu saw the light in his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course it's silver." ”

"That's right!" Ghost Xiao slapped his thigh and almost jumped up, "There is a big box full of rooms, and when I open it, it is full of white flowers and big silver ingots." As he spoke, he gestured, but the ghost flute gradually frowned.

"Where have our brothers seen so much silver, so they took off all their clothes, trying to pack as much silver as possible and run away. Ghost Xiao suddenly changed his words and said, "Just when our brother was carrying the silver on his back and wanted to slip away, suddenly there was a fire around him. Out of nowhere, a group of black-clothed men with blades appeared and cut them without saying anything. ”

Long Shiqiu saw that a trace of fear flashed in his eyes when he said this, and his voice slowly became low: "Our four brothers are not bad in terms of body and foot strength, so they threw the silver and ran all the way, and finally ran out of the important compound and came to the field east of the compound at night. ”

Long Shiqiu said: "And then?"

"My brother ran east through the flowers, but unfortunately not far after running away, the two brothers behind me were caught up by the man in black, and they were killed by one knife. Ghost Xiao's voice was already a little trembling: "Ye Laosan and I felt dizzy when we ran, and then we saw that the chasing soldiers behind were long gone, and we felt that something was wrong at that time, with the strength of the two of us, ten miles and eight miles were not a problem at all, but that night was very evil, I only felt disgusting and wanted to vomit, and finally survived the flower field." ”

"And then?"

Ghost Xiao's eyes widened and said: "We are afraid of being caught up, so we have to swim across the river, who knows that as soon as we get to the river, our brains will immediately sober up, do you say that the evil door is not an evil door?"

The corners of Long Shiqiu's mouth gradually showed a subtle smile, and he stood up and said leisurely: "Let's talk while walking, find a place, I will treat you to a good meal." ”