The voice froze him. His fists clenched and choked in his throat.

He turned his face to look at where the sound had come from—it was behind a bush of trees, and there was no one in sight. He immediately jumped off his horse and went around to the bushes, where he saw a woman sitting on a small rattan bench at the head of the ridge.

She wore a lake-green dress and an apricot-yellow cloak. Behind him were two maidservants, one holding a small charcoal stove and the other holding a pot of tea.

Leaning slightly, she smiled and greeted a farmer in a field not far away, who had just walked under a tree beside the path and scooped water from a large clay pot with a porcelain bowl.

Li Bochen stared at her face, feeling his temples jump suddenly, and his eyes were pantothenic.

It's Lin Qiao. The look, the voice, and the tone are all too familiar. What is she doing? Is she going out? Or is she watching her family workers working in the fields? Why is she smiling and calling that person? He couldn't help but think, Xiao Man often calls me like that—Ah Chen.

Just now he said to himself that it was better not to see, or to leave. But at this time, all those constraints and thoughts were left behind, and he wanted to go over at once, say a few words to her, and see her appearance and listen to her voice.

He took a deep breath and took a step.

But I heard Lin Qiao say: "Second brother, you can work as diligently as drinking water, and I don't have to watch it every day." ”

The two maidservants behind her covered their mouths and laughed. The farmer's face turned red at once, and he put down the bowl in a daze, and walked back to the field.

Li Bochen was stunned. After a few moments, he slowly took two steps back and rolled over on his horse.

She's not a little man.

......

On April 29, Li Bochen returned to Houcheng.

Twenty days had passed, and he felt that his heart was not as painful as it had been in the first few days. Many times I can taste the food and laugh. It's only when I think of her once in a while that my heart gets stuffy. But at this time, I quickly changed my mind, and it would not be heartbreaking.

In fact, he has been thinking about one thing these days - is he normal for more than 20 days with Xiaoman?

Looking back, I always feel that I was a little confused at that time. It's not that I'm stupid, it's that I'm numb to a lot of things that shouldn't feel right. He didn't want to think that it was the result of her Taisu magic, but he always thought it was strange when he remembered how he reacted when she left.

I couldn't find her for a while, and my heart panicked. He thought, isn't it because my subconscious has long felt that this day will not be long, and that she will have to leave sooner or later?

Thinking about it like this, he didn't know if his feelings for her in the past were real. Maybe wait, he thought...... In another month, two months, we will know the result.

He sighed, and when he saw that the car in front of him had finally been released, he led his horse to the sergeant who was defending the city. In the past, when he wanted to enter Hou City, the sergeant only looked at his face and felt that there was nothing suspicious and let him go. But this time, the soldier stretched out his hand and said, "Wenmu." ”

Li Bochen was stunned. When he left Mengjiatun, he was in a hurry, and Wen Mu didn't take it with him. When the soldier saw that he hesitated, he frowned and repeated.

Li Bochen realized that something was wrong, thought about it, and said, "Master Jun, I didn't bring the paperwork, then I'll go home and get it first." ”

Just as he was about to turn away, the sergeant shouted, "Wait!"

After drinking so much, he pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife.

Li Bochen was shocked in his heart, and secretly said Could it be that this person recognized that he was the one who killed Sui Yilian's father and son? But he also thought, if this was the case, he should have been vigilant just now. That's because when did Hou Cheng become so heavily guarded?

But no matter what, he didn't want to be tied up by these people. He was about to jump on his horse and force his way out of the crowd, but he saw another sergeant coming from inside the doorway, and said, "Let him in, I recognize him." ”

The man who pressed the knife breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Li Bochen again, and waved his hand: "Okay, let's go." ”

Li Bochen was stunned, and looked at the sergeant who came out of the door—he didn't recognize it. Just as he was hesitating, he heard someone inside the door shouting: "Brother Chen!"

He followed the sound and saw that it was Yu Meng, the blacksmith in the tun. Did he ask the sergeant to relieve him of the siege? He was relieved and led his horse in.

When he walked up to Yu Meng, he arched his hand and said, "Brother Yu, thank you." ”

After saying this, I realized that Yu Meng was dressed differently today than usual. I saw him twice before, both wearing black cloth clothes. Today's clothes look no different from usual from a distance, but when I look closer, I find that although it is also a cloth clothes, the workmanship is very fine. Xiaoman had taken him to buy clothes in the city before, and he knew that such a dress would cost him a hundred yuan, not to mention a hundred yuan.

Did he come into the city today to visit any relatives?

Yu Meng returned the salute with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time." Did you chase your lady back?"

Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, he also knew about this!? But he also thought that he and Zhu Hou went back to Tunzi in a lively manner that day, and then galloped wildly, which must have attracted the attention of many people. Xiaoman's escape...... Maybe everyone in the tun knows.

He sighed and said, "No." Let's talk about that later. ”

I didn't want Yu Meng to ask about this again, so he said, "Brother Yu, you came to the city to visit relatives?"

Yu Meng smiled, walked side by side with him, and said, "Sort of." Brother Chen, what are you doing in the city today?"

The first two times I talked to this person, he seemed a little cold, but today he is very easy-going. Li Bochen didn't know if he was taking care of his emotions, so he said, "Look at a friend." Promised him something, something to bring him. ”

Yu Meng said: "Oh, who is it? Maybe I recognize it." ”

Was he deliberately chatting with himself, trying to explain himself? Li Bochen really didn't have much interest in talking, but he didn't want to appease him, so he said: "Zheng Zhao, a storyteller in the city." I exchanged stories for money from him, and I was out for so many days and wrote some of them. ”

Yu Meng sighed, seemingly slightly disappointed with this answer. Li Bochen said: "By the way, Brother Yu, what's going on in the city? ”

Yu Meng turned his face to look at him: "You really don't know?"

"Know what?"

"Zhu Hou is dead. ”

Li Bochen subconsciously stopped and glared: "Died, when, and how?"

At this time, the two walked to the side of an alley, and Yu Meng pointed to that side and said, "Let's go in and talk." ”

When Li Bochen led the horse into the alley with him, Yu Meng stood down and said, "That's the day you left." It was only that night that I heard from the people on the mountain say that Zhu Hou was dead—Brother Chen, did you do this?"

This news blew Li Bochen's head buzzing. It's not because of Zhu Hou's death itself, but because ...... Who did it?

He felt like he knew. The last thing Xiao Man asked before leaving was whether he would kill Zhu Hou, and he would not answer for the time being.

Zhu Hou...... Did she kill her? for herself!?

He felt that his mind had calmed down and that he could no longer make any waves. But now that I know about it, I suddenly feel a sore nose and hot eyes - she really cares about me...... She really did it for me.

She left the house that day and should have been out immediately. But did he venture to Jinghu Mountain to get rid of Zhu Hou for himself?

Li Bochen clenched his teeth and clenched his fists - but what was I doing at that time!?

When I was riding a horse on the street and feeling sorry for myself on the road, Xiaoman was assassinating Zhu Hou for me!

In the past, there were always people who said that he was his mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and he was used to hearing it, so he didn't take it to heart. But at this moment, he really hated himself a little.

Seeing him like this, Yu Meng took a step back and said, "Brother Chen, did you really do it?"

Only then did Li Bochen come back to his senses and said, "No......"

But after saying this, I finally realized that something was wrong. The look on Yu Meng's face was very strange, both a little wary and a little disappointed. Li Bochen's heart froze, he raised his hand to touch Yaohou, and quietly dispersed the Yin soldiers before saying, "Brother Yu, why do you think I did it?"

The Yin soldiers swept out to the vicinity, and Li Bochen immediately noticed that there were four people around the alley. He couldn't know the appearance of those people, but he could sense that the essence of those people was particularly strong through the Yin soldiers, even if they were not cultivators, they were also good martial artists.

Then he said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

But Yu Meng didn't answer him, but asked again: "Knowing that Zhu Hou is dead, do you still want to go back to Mengjiatun?"

Is he Zhu Hou's man? Come to find the murderer? But why is he called "Zhu Hou" instead of "General Zhu" or "General Zhu"?

Li Bochen couldn't guess his identity for a while, so he said: "I bought a house there, so naturally I want to go back." ”

Yu Meng suddenly smiled: "Oh." It's a pity, then I'm going to keep you. ”

When he said this, his hands parted, and suddenly he pounced. Fortunately, Li Bochen was on guard, and he took a step back to draw his sword. But as soon as Yu Meng raised his foot again, he kicked him at the head of the knife, and he felt empty.

His move was very weird, and the whole person seemed to be floating in mid-air, as if he didn't need to borrow any strength at all. Li Bochen knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, so he simply waved his hand that was about to draw the knife and slashed it out. Just as he was meeting Yu Meng's right fist, he heard a snap, and the two of them took a step back at the same time.

He was taken aback - he was going to swing his right hand into the fist, and his left hand hit his heart. But after this trick, I found that Yu Meng's strength was amazing, and he was on par with himself. The wrist that blocked his punch was still slightly numb at this time, I don't know if it was Yu Meng who poured Lei Fa into his body - he is also a cultivator!

Could it be the Dragon and Tiger Realm!?

Yu Mengshould was also taken aback, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Chen, I can't see it." ”

Li Bochen drew his sword, retreated to the side of the white horse, and said, "Who are you? Zhu Hou's death has nothing to do with me. ”

Yu Meng laughed: "Since you are so skilled, I can't ask you to go back whether it has anything to do with it or not." Brother Chen, why don't you go back to the camp with me. If you really don't want to be a tiger and have a clean family, you can still serve in the army. ”

Li Bochen was stunned, he was from the Sui army?

So did he do fine work in the tun before?

Seeing him like this, Yu Meng took another step forward and said, "Zhu Hou is dead, and there is a plate of loose sand on Jinghu Mountain, and our army is already planning to clear it." ”

He glanced at his horse again and said, "This matter is not clear to ordinary people, but this Hou City is already tight inside and loose outside." If you want to rush out of the city with this horse, I'm afraid it's hard. Even if you go out of the city, there is a military village more than 20 miles away, and you can't go back. ”

Hearing his words, Li Bochen's heart was filled with remorse - what a good opportunity! That was given to him by Xiaoman, but he wasted more than 20 days on the road outside!

If only the day wasn't so capricious...... Knowing the news of Zhu Hou's death, and thinking clearly about what Xiaoman wanted to do, I was afraid that now that he had taken over Jinghu Mountain with the assistance of the Chang family, the officials and troops of Hou Cheng would not make up their minds to suppress it!

But that's it...... If you are wrong, you must not let her down again!

Li Bochen looked left and right, and sensed that the four people outside had not gathered together, so he gritted his teeth, intending to subdue Yu Meng first, and then think of sneaking out of the city.

Seeing him like this, Yu Meng immediately said: "Hey, Brother Chen's eyes are fierce, are you planning to fight hard? To be honest, it's useless to kill me—can you still kill all the way out of Hou City?"

He shook his arms again, only to hear a clanging sound, and there was an extra row of iron rings on his wrists, and said: "What's more, the two of us are fighting, and it's hard to say who wins and who loses." ”

That's true. If this person is really in the realm of dragons and tigers, it will be a little difficult to subdue him, and if you want to take his life, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it for a while.

Li Bochen thought for a while and said, "Why do you embarrass me. My home is in Tunli, and there are still my wife's things there, and I just want to go back and have a look. ”

Yu Meng said: "Wait until we destroy the mirror-"

As soon as he said this, Li Bochen drank: "Go!"

The Yin Soldier has been recalled just now. At this time, an order was given, and the Yin soldier immediately rushed towards Yu Meng. Hearing his shout, Yu Meng's reaction was very fast, but he thought that there was an ambush around, so he took two steps back and looked left and right against the wall.

The next moment, his body shook, and his eyes froze. Li Bochen knew that he was attacked by the Yin soldiers, and he was dizzy and dizzy for a while, so he immediately raised his knife and slashed it, directly taking him in front of the door.

By the time Yu Meng reacted, he couldn't dodge, so he could only cross his arms and block with the iron ring on his wrist. But his iron ring was like a wooden ring in front of the magic sword, and it was immediately cut off and fell to the ground with a clang. Yu Meng gritted his teeth and puffed out his cheeks, but Li Bochen's knife only stopped against his wrist, and said, "Yu Meng, don't force me!"

Yu Meng was stunned, not knowing whether he was surprised why this knife was so sharp or why Li Bochen didn't cut off his hands. But the next moment, his body was short, and he suddenly hit Li Bochen's chest again, and the lightning between his fingers was so loud that the ground between the two of them was dusty, and with a tom sound, it hit his chest.

Li Bochen was hit by him and hit the wall on the other side. There was a crisp sound behind him, and the green bricks were cracked. At this time, it was inconvenient for him to use a long knife, but Yu Meng drew another short blade from his waist and stabbed him in the ribs.

Li Bochen drank again: "Go!"

The Yin soldier rushed at him again, and Yu Meng paused again. Li Bochen took the opportunity to raise his leg to kick him away, but Yu Meng's strength was comparable to his, and this kick didn't kick away. But fortunately, there was a slight gap between the two, so he slapped his left hand on his waist and held Yaohou - Yu Meng's short blade was also cut off in an instant.

Only then did Li Bochen put his arms away, the magic knife was attached to his neck, Yao Hou leaned against his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Yu Meng, don't blame me for being polite!"