Liu Xunyi and a few people rode their horses and galloped for fifty miles before they dismounted and stopped in a forest with no village in front and no shop behind.

At this time, it was already the middle of the night.

"Brother Liu, you are running around day and night, and you are drinking like water, and in the long run, you don't know when your injuries will heal. ”

Pan Yuyin stared intently at Liu Xunyi swallowing the bitter and unpalatable medicinal powder raw, and still refused to give up in his mouth: "If you don't care about your body and act recklessly, I promise that the medicine next time will be more bitter than this time." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Xunyi was retched by the smell of medicine left in his throat, and surrendered, "I don't want to eat this kind of thing every day." ”

Looking at Liu Xunyi, who had a "sad face", Pan Yuyin felt angry and funny, and naughtily stuck out her tongue at him to show provocation.

"Miss Pan, do you really plan to return to Lin'an with us?"

Hearing Li Haitang's words, Feng Tianba couldn't help frowning, and pouted: "What do you mean by 'returning to Lin'an with us'? Lord Liu and I are officials of the imperial court, so we should go back to restore our lives." You are not from the court, so what are you doing with us...... Do you really want to ask the emperor for an official position?"

"That's a mistake!" Li Haitang corrected, "I'm not following 'you', but following 'Brother Liu'." ”

"Strange thing!" Pan Yuyin looked curious, "You have no relationship with Brother Liu, why do you follow him?"

"It's a secret between men, and you women won't understand it. Li Haitang pretended to be mysterious, but it was perfunctory, "It's you, obviously the apprentice of Granny Peach Blossom, why did you follow Brother Liu to Lin'an?"

"I ......" Pan Yuyin stopped talking, her cheeks flushed a little for no reason, and murmured, "My parents and family are in Lin'an, what's so strange about going back to visit relatives?"

"Oh!

Li Haitang nodded thoughtfully, and then glanced at Feng Tianba, who was secretive, and laughed out loud, which made Pan Yuyin embarrassed.

From beginning to end, Wu Chan stood aside without saying a word, and when he saw other people's gags and laughter, he was depressed and depressed.

"Who has the silver on them?" Liu Xunyi asked Feng Tianba and Li Haitang while groping on himself, "Can you lend it to me first?"

"Silver?"

Feng Tianba and Li Haitang were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly rummaged through their bodies, barely scraping together one or twenty taels, and handed them all to Liu Xunyi without thinking.

"Brother Liu, what do you want to do with the silver?" Pan Yuyin also handed over his purse.

"I borrowed this money from you, and I will pay it back twice as much when I return to Lin'an. Liu Xunyi accepted Feng Tianba and Li Haitang's silver, but pushed Pan Yuyin's purse back intact, "It's a long way to Lin'an, Miss Pan's silver is kept for us to live in the store, and we will also return it after we go back." ”

"Lord Liu, there are only so many ...... on the little monk's body"

Without waiting for Wu Chan to hand over all his copper plates to Liu Xunyi, Liu Xunyi instead stuffed the silver into Wu Chan's hand, which made him stunned, and he couldn't react for a while.

"Lord Liu, you are ......"

"Little master, these are the entanglements of returning to Shaolin Temple. It's not much, but it's ...... At least a few of us. Liu Xunyi bowed to Wuchan, "I thank you on behalf of the princess for your protection." If you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely repay it twice!"

"Lord Liu, what does this mean?" Feng Tianba was confused, "Could it be ...... You're going to get rid of the little monk?"

"There is no such thing as an indispensable feast in the world! It's not that I drove away the little master, but that it's time for the little master to go home. Liu Xunyi smiled at the hesitant Wuzen and said bluntly, "Actually, you have received a secret letter from Master Shaolin Yuanku, and he agreed with you to meet at Horyu Temple, isn't it?"

"This ......" Wu Chan was stunned for a moment, and then his face was embarrassed, "How does Lord Liu know?"

"Forgive me for taking the liberty of reading this letter, I happened to pass by, so I ......," Liu Xunyi smiled, "The little master refused to resign to us for a long time, I guess he was afraid that we would be too careful." In fact, you don't have to, you have already loved us, the princess, and Da Song. Now that the send-off is over, it is natural for you to go back to Shaolin, how can we be too careful?"

"Little monk, are you afraid that we will be too careful, or are you reluctant to leave?" Li Haitang teased with a wicked smile, "Your careful thinking has been exposed by Brother Liu, and you still haven't recruited it from the truth?"

"That's it!" Feng Tianba echoed, "Say goodbye today, I don't know when I will see you again." If you have anything to say, it's better to say it in one breath and save yourself from regret. ”

Li Haitang and Feng Tianba have always been at odds, and the two often quarrel, but when they ridiculed Wu Chan, their thoughts were surprisingly consistent.

"Actually...... "Wu Zen's heart is like numbness, and he is spitting," "Actually, I'm worried about Lord Liu'......"

"Willow ......"

Wu Chan's answer made Li and Feng, who were eager to try, stunned.

"Uncle Yuan Ku told me in the letter that when I went to Lin'an, people from all walks of life in the rivers and lakes had set up ambushes on all sides, just waiting for Lord Liu to appear. ”

"Shhh

Li Haitang, Feng Tianba, and Pan Yuyin were all stunned by the news of Wu Chan, and subconsciously gasped, and their faces became extremely ugly.

On the other hand, Liu Xunyi is light and calm, as if the "ambush on all sides" said by Wu Zen is aimed at others, not himself.

"The little master's heart is in the heart!" Liu Xunyi sincerely thanked the six gods and masterless Wuzen, "When the little master sees the master of fate, he will take the trouble to convey a thank you for me." ”

Liu Xunyi knew it well, and he was willing to write down the situation in the Central Plains and tell Wuchan in the letter, in fact, he was reminding himself on the side.

Otherwise, with the wisdom of karma, how could you not guess that Wu Chan would reveal the contents of the letter to Liu Xunyi?

He was compassionate about his suffering, but he didn't want to cause trouble for Shaolin, so he used a little trick, which can be regarded as his duty to Liu Xunyi.

"Lord Liu, you listen to the little monk's advice...... It is better not to return to Lin'an. Wu Chan hurriedly said, "Although you and I have known each other for a short time, through this period of contact, the little monk thinks that Lord Liu Shi is a heroic hero who stands up to the sky and the earth. I even doubt it...... The death of the Lord of the Luo League has another hidden meaning, so it ......"

"Thank you, little master, for lifting up. Wu Chan's heartfelt words moved Liu Xunyi's heart, but the cruel reality made him have to face it calmly, so he waved his hand and interrupted, "Little master doesn't have to worry about me, he has already put life and death out of the way." If the heavens want to kill me, even if I hide to the ends of the earth, I will not escape death, and vice versa. ”

"Even if Lord Liu doesn't care about his own life and death, he should consider the safety of others......

In a hurry, Wu Chan finally blurted out the worries buried in his heart. When he realized that he had lost his words, the righteous and awe-inspiring voice came to an abrupt end.

"Little monk...... The meaning of the little monk is ......"

"The little master reminds me very much!" Liu Xunyi looked very good, and said with a straight face, "I, Liu Xunyi, do things by myself and take care of it alone, and I must not affect others." Commander Feng, you take Haitang and Miss Pan to take another way back to Lin'an, don't walk with me again. so as not to ......"

"Impossible!" Li Haitang took the lead in refusing, "Brother Liu, you know why I came." Let me abandon you, or kill me with a sword. Anyway, if something happens to you, I won't be able to survive if I go back. ”

"Not bad!" Feng Tianba was righteous and awe-inspiring, with a firm attitude, "If you want to live together, you have to die together." When I sent my relatives out, there were hundreds of people, and now I am left alone to go back on a business trip, which is even more uncomfortable than killing me. ”

"I'm not leaving!" Pan Yuyin said stubbornly, "I promised the princess to take care of you, if you let her know that I don't believe in my words, I must be very sad, what face will I have to face her in the future, and what face will I have to face the people of the Great Song Dynasty who are blessed by her?"

"You ......"

"Little monk, don't persuade anymore, you can go quickly!" Li Haitang urged again and again quite impatiently, "We understand your kindness, but we are in a different situation from you, so we can't just leave." However, you don't have to feel guilty and blame yourself, because you are different from us, you are a Shaolin disciple, and you are burdened with Shaolin Qingyu. Nowadays, all factions in the rivers and lakes regard Brother Liu as an outlier, and Commander Feng and Miss Pan are not from the rivers and lakes, so they naturally don't care about these. I'm a person from Longxiang Mountain, and I'm an outlier among the different, and I don't care even more. But you are different, if you are mixed with us, you will inevitably fall into the hands of others, and you may bring disaster to Shaolin. ”

In Li Haitang's words, he poked at the weakness of Wu Chan, making him in a dilemma and in a dilemma.

"Lord Liu, little monk ......"

"The little master doesn't have to be embarrassed, Haitang said very painfully. In fact, your departure now is not only not unkind and unjust, but benevolent and righteous!" Liu Xunyi said with relief, "Even if you don't leave, you won't be able to keep me safe in the ambush on all sides, but will drag Shaolin into the abyss from which you will never recover." If you leave, not only can you save Shaolin from the dire situation, but also make me have one less fetters around me, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

"Lord Liu's ......"

Looking at Liu Xunyi, who was sincere and earnest, Wu Chan suddenly felt his throat tighten, and he couldn't say the words that came to his mouth anymore. Immediately after that, his nose was sore, but tears rolled down uncontrollably.

"Lord Liu, Lord Feng, Lord Li, Master Pan...... Donor ......" Wu Chan looked around at the four Liu Xunyi who didn't care and had a relaxed face, and choked up word by word, "Shaolin has the grace of nurturing me, and the little monk must not abandon the master and ......ignore it."

"Little monk, don't twist and pinch like a girl. Feng Tianba's eyes were red, and his words were still joking, "We have experienced a life and death together in Mobei, which is a great fate. Haha......"

"The little monk must pray for you day and night, you are all good people, the Buddha will bless you with safety and sound......" Wu Chan cried and laughed, tears and snot, "we will definitely be able to live and see each other again......"

"Let's go! This is already the territory of the Central Plains Martial Arts, and it will be another trouble to find out that you are with us at dawn. ”

Li Haitang directly pushed Wu Chan onto the horse, and before he could give up, Feng Tianba had already waved his hand and slapped the horse fiercely, accompanied by a neigh, the horse ran towards the end of the woods in pain.

"It's not far from Horyuji Temple, don't get lost, little monk!

"The little monk is gone...... Donors, take care ......"

In a burst of tearful laughter, Wu Chan rode a horse and gradually disappeared from everyone's field of vision.

"Let Wu Chan go one more mile, and we'll go later. ”

Liu Xunyi gathered his thoughts, and threw a grateful smile at Li Haitang and the others, who were full of thoughts, and everything was silent.

"Brother Liu, this is Hexi, and it is the territory of the Qin family. Li Haitang rolled his eyes and said tentatively, "You have a lot of friendship with Qin Ku, and now you are in trouble...... Why don't you ask him for help?"

"The reason why I refused to stay in Jingbei camp for the night was because I didn't want to alarm Qin Ku. Liu Xunyi laughed at himself, "Wu Chan is right, now you are too close to me...... It's too dangerous......"

"Dangerous? Let Lao Tzu wait for you in the cold wind for a night, isn't it dangerous?"

Before Liu Xunyi's words fell, a complaint full of displeasure suddenly came from the depths of the woods. Immediately after, under the stunned and cautious gazes of Liu Xunyi and others, a bloated figure staggered from the darkness.

Because of the cold night wind, his body shook a few times from time to time, and his hands kept rubbing to keep warm, looking pitiful and funny. Even so, he still did not forget to joke: "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, if you pass by...... I have to have a drink with Lao Tzu first!haha......"

The dark clouds dispersed, the moonlight poured out, and the faces of the people who came gradually appeared in front of Liu Xunyi and a few others.

It was the head of the Qin family that they had just talked about, Qin Ku.

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