After tying these big bags and small bags on his back in order, Mu Xun suddenly remembered one more thing, hurriedly reached out and touched his waist, took out the porcelain bottle containing the antidote, handed it to Uncle Li, and said: "You help me keep this antidote, I don't know how long it will take me to go, if you find her during this period, please keep her, and tell her... Tell her...", and said in a deep voice: "Just tell her that I like her!"

Uncle Li immediately smiled and replied, "Okay, okay! I will tell her, and I will definitely help you keep her." ”

Mu Xun's face turned red, and he hurriedly raised his eyes to look away, and it happened that in the blink of an eye, he saw Feng Yishan and a group of people riding horses.

Feng Yishan and Mu Xunyao glanced at each other, immediately grabbed the horse and walked quickly, then turned over and dismounted and hugged his fists and said, "Let the two of you wait for a long time." ”

Mu Xun hurriedly said: "It didn't take long, it didn't take long." As he spoke, his eyes swept over the three people behind Feng Yishan, and he asked, "I don't know what these three big brothers should be called?"

Feng Yishan turned around and introduced: "The tall man on the left is called Yan Dingxian, the one standing in the middle is called Fu Yanjie, and the short man on the right is called Liu Xingtian." He turned around and pointed at Mu Xun, and said to the three people: "You just call him Mu Xiaoye." ”

After introducing the acquaintance of the two phases, Feng Yishan led the horse he had ridden to Mu Xun and said: "Don't wait for me, you should set off quickly, if there is news, send letters to each other!"

Mu Xun didn't say much, stretched out his hand to take the reins and turned over on the horse, and then hugged his fists at the three of his peers and said: "The three eldest brothers will accompany the younger brother for a while, and the younger brother is here to thank you!"

The three of them bowed their hands in unison, but Feng Yishan waved his hand and said, "If you say more thanks, you will be divided!

Mu Xun looked at Uncle Li again and said, "Uncle Li, just wait for my good news." ”

Uncle Li nodded again and again, bowed to the four members of the Mu family, and said, "Thank you four masters!" When he straightened up, he said to the three of them: "My little master has never been far away, and he has to take care of the three of them on the road." ”

Mu Xun saw that Uncle Li's nagging was about to rise, so he hurriedly turned the horse's head and ran to the city gate first.

Feng Yishan looked at the back of the four of them leaving, and suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart, and said goodbye to Uncle Li and left.

Four days later

Mu Mansion

It was a sunny day, the breeze was not dry, Mu Chaofu was in a good mood after lunch, and drove the wheelchair alone to the "Zun Jing Pavilion", and when he was about to pick up the books in front of the bookshelf and read them, he suddenly heard Feng Yishan shouting outside the door: "Grandpa Guo, there is big news!"

Mu Chaofu's heart jumped, and he hurriedly drove his wheelchair to the door, and asked, "Is there any news from Beiting?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Feng Yishan rushing into the house, holding an envelope in his hand, and shouted, "Yes, someone has sent a letter!"

Mu Chaofu frowned, and asked urgently, "Who sent him, did you intercept him?"

Feng Yishan shook his head and said: "The person who sent the letter is a child, who lives in a village on the outskirts of the city, and he sent the letter after receiving a penny of silver from the main owner. ”

Mu Chaofu raised his eyes to look at the envelope, stretched out his hand and said, "Show it to me." ”

Feng Yishan handed over the letter, but when his hand was just halfway out, he suddenly hesitated again, then took the letter back and said, "I'll read it to you." As he spoke, he tore open the seal, reached in and took out the letterhead, then stretched it out again, and took out another jade plaque.

Mu Chaofu looked at the jade plaque, and suddenly said in shock: "This... This is my waist card for Beiting!"

Feng Yishan naturally recognized this jade plate, nodded and said, "Yes, it is your waist card." ”

Mu Chaofu urged: "Let's see what is written in the letter?"

Feng Yishan opened the letterhead and read it word by word: "For the father..."

Mu Chaofu didn't care, waved his hand and said, "You just read it down." ”

Feng Yishan swallowed his saliva, and then read again: "I have a home, I... I...", the remark came to an abrupt end again.

Mu Chaofu guessed in his heart that there must be a "child" character at the back, and Feng Yishan didn't dare to read it again, so he said: "You don't have to read it, you can tell me after you read it." ”

This letter was very short, Feng Yishan swept it through, and said: "The Beiting letter said that he had found a home, and he wanted to go away with the person he loved, so that Mu Xun didn't have to worry, let alone go to him." ”

Mu Chaofuqi said: "This is the end?" After receiving Feng Yishan's affirmative reply, he couldn't help frowning, and said suspiciously: "This letter is so strangely written, isn't it forged by others?"

Feng Yishan shook his head and said: "I have never seen Beiting's handwriting, and I can't tell the truth from the fake, but I can go to his house to find a handwriting to compare later." He looked down at the jade card in his hand, and said: "But this letter was sent together with the waist card you gave him, and Mu Xun was mentioned in the letter, if this letter was not written by him, it would be unreasonable." ”

Mu Chaofu lowered his head and muttered, "What you said is reasonable. But I really can't believe the content of this letter, shouldn't I bring my beloved home when I meet him? Why should I let go of everything to wander the world? Beiting is a person who cares for his family, and he will never do such a ridiculous act in the future. ”

At this time, Feng Yishan seemed to think of something, his eyebrows froze, and he said strangely: "No! This letter seems to be a private letter to Mu Xun, but why did it send it to you? This is unreasonable!"

Mu Chaofu nodded slowly, lowered his eyes and thought about it. Suddenly, a conjecture suddenly jumped into his heart, and his half-closed eyes suddenly widened and brightened, and he smiled without saying a word, took out a folding fan from his sleeve, twisted it, and shook it gently.

Feng Yishan said strangely: "What do you see?"

Mu Chaofu said with a smile: "Hey, I think Beiting was most likely trapped by a wild woman, and she couldn't get out easily, so I found a way to bring the letter back." As for the purpose of sending the letter to me without mentioning my intentions, I am afraid that someone was standing by his side at the time of the letter, and it is inconvenient to mention my name in the letter, and as for sending the letter to my house, it is probably that I want to restrain the anxious boy Mu Xun, so that he will not rush to the rescue. ”

When Feng Yishan heard this, he felt a little ridiculous at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that there was some truth, and suddenly said: "Well, no wonder the child who delivered the letter would stand at the door and shout Mu Xun's name, he must have regarded us here as the Mu family, if it wasn't for me being nearby at the time, that child would have been blown away by the doorman." As you say, there is a mystery in this letter. ”

Mu Chaofu said: "But this is just my speculation. You should go to Beiting's house immediately and confirm the handwriting on the letter first. ”

Feng Yishan was ordered to rush to the teahouse, and after entering the door, he expressed his intention directly, and wanted to ask Uncle Li for Mu Beiting's handwriting. Uncle Li was puzzled by Feng Yishan's move, and frequently asked him what this move was, but Feng Yishan was still unsure of the authenticity of the handwriting, so he only used the word "useful" to pass over. After Uncle Li asked frequently to no avail, he had no choice but to give up and begged Feng Yishan again.

Feng Yishan rushed to the paper and ink shop in the city with these papers in his arms, and found the framing master to help him check them; after some comparison, the framing master gave a positive answer, confirming that the handwriting on the letter was indeed written by Mu Beiting.

Feng Yishan received the letter, ran quickly, and rushed back to the "Zun Jing Pavilion". Mu Chaofu had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and when he saw him enter the door, he hurriedly asked, "How is it?" Is it the handwriting of Beiting?"

Feng Yishan nodded and said: "I have looked for the Mingyan master, and there is no doubt that it is the handwriting of Beiting." ”

Mu Chaofu breathed a sigh of relief and sighed to himself: "That's good." In this way, it can also be seen that Beiting should be safe, but the situation is not very good. ”

Feng Yishan said: "Then what should I do next?"

Mu Chaofu took a closer look at the letterhead, and said: "The words on this letter are not sincere, the words are not true, and at a glance, you can see that it is written against your will, we still have to find him back." ”

Feng Yishan frowned and said: "But we really can't reach this matter! Two days ago, Political Envoy Liu Bu just came to write a letter to ask why our people are operating in the Guizhou territory, if they continue to move, I am afraid that it will arouse suspicion." In my opinion, the most appropriate way at the moment is to wait for Mu Xun's news. ”

Mu Chaofu nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "As long as there is no worry about your life, you can afford to wait." He raised his eyes and looked at Feng Yishan and asked, "How many days has it been since Mu Xun set off?"

Feng Yishan said: "It's been four days. ”

Mu Chaofu instructed: "You send a fast horse to chase after him, and tell him about today's events, so that he can rest assured, but he still has to go north to ask Lin Zongbian for help." ”

Feng Yishan responded and retreated. Mu Chaofu watched him leave until he was gone, slowly turned his wheelchair to the window on the other side, and looked at the verdant bamboo outside the window.

At this time, a fresh breeze suddenly rose, and a trace of coolness came in through the window, Mu Chaofu only felt that his mind relaxed instantly, and the hundreds of points around his body seemed to be transparent, and he closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a moment, and suddenly said to himself: "Beiting, Beiting, I don't know what kind of character you have encountered, if you really meet a good woman and create a happy marriage, it will be a blessing..."