Chapter 243: Late at Night
Today, most of the ten people in the world are men, above the court, and in the border army, all of them are men, and there is no woman.
It's weird.
This is not surprising.
Today's world is dominated by men, and most of the women are listed as playthings or vassals. Unless you are of noble birth, in the family of the Son of Heaven, or you are strong in martial arts.
It's not that there are no women who are mixed in the rivers and lakes, on the contrary, there are a lot of them.
For example, the eldest lady of the Han family, Qin Keqing, Li Shuyueγγγγγγ
But the achievements are often average, except for the short-lived female swordsman a hundred years ago, there is no woman with a beautiful demeanor.
And Lu Ning wants to be a lotus flower on the rivers and lakes now, but unfortunately, his talent is limited and his martial arts are not enough.
The carriage walked on the official road of Xishan Village, not in a hurry or slow, out of Lu Li's yard, Lu Ning's mood did not know why it became no longer so irritable, but a little relieved.
But it's not happy, after all, his son was killed, and the murderer has not yet been found.
The moon stars are scarce, and the moonlight is getting thicker.
With the whip waving, the middle-aged man drove the carriage and drove towards the mountain at high speed. Behind the carriage, dusty.
Suddenly, Lu Ning's body leaned forward, so frightened that Lu Ning hurriedly grabbed the carriage on the side, stabilized his body, and waited until the carriage stabilized, Lu Ning took a deep breath, looked angry, and yelled outside: "Liu Yong, what's the matter?"
Outside the carriage, the middle-aged man sighed and replied, "Madam, please come down and take a look." β
Lu Ning, who was sitting in the carriage, was confused, Liu Yong had followed him for many years, and he was one of the few old servants in the family, so he naturally knew his temper and the severity of things.
Now that his son has been killed, he is naturally extremely upset, and he just wants to return to the mourning hall on the mountain and accompany his son on his last journey.
Every time he thinks of the time he spent with his son, Lu Ning couldn't stop sighing. Since the death of her husband and father-in-law in the family, she has been strict with her son, and she is more separated than accompanied.
I have to take care of Beimeng's business every day, deal with mountains of chores, and when I return home, I don't have time for my son's schoolwork.
When his son grew up, his son disappeared all day, and because he did not accompany him, his relationship with him reached a freezing point.
Fortunately, with the existence of Lu Li, his son will return to Xishan from time to time, and he can also take such an opportunity to take a look from afar.
My mother doesn't seem to be doing something right.
Unqualified, very unqualified.
Lu Ning took a deep breath, lifted the curtain, and an old figure appeared in her sight.
Old-fashioned and easy-going.
Lu Ning slowly got out of the car and stood on the side of the carriage.
Liu Yong took a step back slightly, stood behind Lu Ning, stood with his hands down, lowered his head, and said no more.
Lu Ning understood why Liu Yong suddenly stopped the carriage.
"I've seen Mr. Yao. β
Lu Ning bent down and saluted, extremely respectful to the comer.
The person who turned his back to Lu Ning and Liu Yong slowly turned around, if Wang Yi was here, he would find that the person who stopped Lu Ning on the road was the old man who was herding sheep and the village chief of this Xishan Village.
The old man, or Mr. Yao, nodded, the cigarette stick was pinned to his waist, and the old man was dressed in sackcloth with an indifferent expression.
"If there's anything to do in the future, don't come. β
Lu Ning's face was flushed, obviously very dissatisfied with the old man's arrangement, his only relative, the only relative in this world, lives here, if you don't let me come, I won't come.
Lu Ning's undulating chest showed that she was suppressing her anger now.
"Sir, it is difficult for the little girl to agree to your request. β
The old man was also angry, but he just smiled, rolled up his trouser legs, glanced at the surrounding woods, and nodded with satisfaction when he saw a big rock.
The cigarette stick at his waist was held in the old man's hand, and he walked unhurriedly to the big rock, sat down, crossed his legs, and put his right hand on his knee casually.
"The old man is not talking to you to discuss, but to warn. β
"You. β
Lu Ningxian pointed at the old man sitting there, although she was full of momentum, her trembling hands showed that her heart was far from being as comfortable as it seemed on the surface.
The old man swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog, the old god was there, and he didn't care about Lu Ning's anger.
Although Lu Ning was carried away by anger, after all, she is the current head of the Beimeng, and her talent and temperament are both superior.
Taking a few deep breaths, Lu Ning relieved himself and said softly: "Sir, it is a little unreasonable for you to act like this, Lu Li is my goddaughter after allγγγγγγ β
The old man raised his hand and interrupted Lu Ning's words, "She is still the old man's apprentice." β
"Youγγγγγγ β
Even if Lu Ning is cultivated, he is bullied by an old man like this, and he is angry.
"Sir, we respect you, and you must not be presumptuous. β
Lu Ning said, then took a step forward, the clothes on his body fluttered in the wind, heroic and compelling, and he went toe-to-toe with the old man.
The old man continued to smoke his cigarette stick, glanced at Lu Ning lightly, and did not say anything.
In the night, there was silence in the woods, all kinds of wild beasts quietly hid, and even the horses pulling the carriages lowered their heads at this moment, not daring to look this way.
Liu Yong secretly said that the big thing was not good, and he didn't care about etiquette and humility, so he directly stepped forward and grabbed Lu Ning's wrist, and said apologetically: "Sir, Madam definitely has no intention of being disrespectful to you." β
Lu Ningqiao's face flushed, she broke free of Liu Yong's hand with all her strength, and glanced at Liu Yong angrily. Liu Yong looked at Lu Ning's eyes, but he didn't do this, but instead stood in front of Lu Ning and blocked the old man for Lu Ning.
The old man noticed Liu Yong's movements, and just smiled lightly, "What, you want to make a move?"
Liu Yong pursed his lips and pulled out the long knife in his arms, which was obviously the answer.
Liu Yong's hand holding the long knife trembled a little, it was really because this old man put too much pressure on Liu Yong.
This old man's name is Yao Yuan.
There is an immortal doctor in the Ming Dynasty, according to legend, there is no disease that he can't cure, there is no person he can't kill, and the immortal doctor is also called Yao Yuan.
Unfortunately, Liu Yong knew that this inconspicuous-looking old man was the immortal doctor.
Yao Yuan is not among the ten people in the world, but this does not mean that Yao Yuan's force is very weak, on the contrary, because Yao Yuan is proficient in medical skills, it is easy to kill people invisibly.
The old man didn't laugh, but just asked again, "Are you really going to make a move?"
Liu Yong swallowed his saliva, his throat rolled, and his voice trembled a little, but firmly, "Yes." β
The old man looked at the tobacco in his cigarette stick, which was almost burning, so he simply put away his cigarette stick, jumped off the stone, bent his old waist, and walked not far from the two.
"Courage is commendable, but this is not a reason for you to send to death, today the old man does not want to kill, he just wants to be reasonable. β
The old man gently patted Liu Yong's shoulder.
Liu Yong's face changed drastically, on his forehead, sweat was like rain, dripping on the mountain path, and his burly body began to tremble. Liu Yong flipped his right hand and directly inserted the long knife into the ground, against his body, to prevent himself from falling.
This time it was the old man's turn to be a little surprised, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Yes, Xiao Liuzi has made progress, last time he hit my soft tendon but fell down immediately, and now he can support it without falling, it seems that this is entering a product." β
Liu Yong gritted his teeth, his voice trembled, "What do seniors want to do, don't forget that Mrs. is γγγγγγ β
Before Liu Yong could finish speaking, Lu Ning behind him directly slapped his back lightly, and Liu Yong suddenly felt that his body was no longer as weak as before, and gradually gained strength.
"Thank you, ma'am. β
Liu Yong turned around and thanked Lu Ning, but Lu Ning, who hadn't spoken for a long time, nodded lightly and looked directly at the approaching old man.
The old man glanced at Lu Ning contemptuously, "Why, after learning some medical science from my apprentice and getting some antidotes, you can speak so hard in front of me?"
Lu Ning put his hands in front of him, clenched his fists and said: "Sir, Lu Ning is also a woman, first poisoned her husband by Northern Qi, at that time you sat idly by, he still died in the hands of the Northern Qi barbarians, I knelt in front of your room for three days, you were indifferent." I didn't ask you for the death of my son this time, but you asked me not to see my goddaughter, what is the reason!!"
The old man didn't answer Lu Ning's words, nor did he interrupt Lu Ning, just quietly waited for Lu Ning to speak.
Lu Ning in front of the old man is no longer as calm as before, and at this moment, she is no longer the lonely and heroic Lu Ning. Now she is just a wife with a dead husband and son.
Wretched.
Lu Ning, who was carrying the rain with pear blossoms, raised his head slightly, so that the tears in his eyes did not flow out, but the tears were always so unassailable, sliding down Lu Ning's delicate face.
But the old man seems to be hard-hearted, and in the face of such a crying beauty, his tone is still indifferent, "What's the matter with me?"
The old man put his hands behind him, "You have a dead husband and a dead son, what do you have to do with the old man, that kid and the old man are very disgusted, it is the kind from the bottom of his heart, what can a kid who only knows how to jump up and down do?"
But there was no way, Lu Li seemed to be enchanted, even if he fell in love with that kid, the old man could only pinch his nose and recognize that kid. β
"You said I watched your father-in-law die? The old man wants to ask, why did I save him?"
Lu Ning said aggrievedly: "That's your old friend's son, how can you bear itγγγγγ β
"How can you bear to watch him die?"
Lu Ning didn't speak, just nodded, obviously the old man was right.
The old man's face was expressionless, "Wang Zhang is Wang Zhang, and his son is his son." β
The meaning of this sentence is obvious. Yao Yuan and Wang Zhang are brothers and friends, so if something happens to Wang Zhang, Yao Yuan can't sit idly by. But what is there for you Wang Daoqing to be worthy of Yao Yuan's action, just because you are Wang Zhang's son?
There is no such truth in my Yao Yuan's dictionary.
Wang Yi came to Xishan Village, what did the old man teach him one day? Or did he condition his body and increase his internal strength for him?
Just because of King Liang's words, if you want to repay the kindness of the year, you want to learn what you have learned in your life and teach each other?
Others may do, but I, Yao Yuan, am Mr. Immortal Doctor, so I won't.
Back then, Li Taibai put a sword on his neck and let himself save his friend, but he didn't save it, and he didn't even blink his eyes.
"Wang Zhang left early, originally the old man looked at Wang Zhang's face, and he could save the life of the Northern Alliance or Wang Daoqing, but people can't be too greedy, they can only choose the same. β
Obviously, Wang Zhang chose Beimeng, not his son. β
"Impossible, impossible. β
The old man's words were obviously unexpected by Lu Ning, in Lu Ning's cognition, the old man who has always been amiable has been taking good care of his father-in-law since he married into their family on the first day.
But this last word, when explaining the aftermath, how could Yao Yuan protect the Northern Alliance, not his own father-in-law.
"You lied, you must be lying to me. β
The old man sighed slightly, "I need to lie to you?" β
After that, the old man glanced at the woods, identified the direction, and left directly.
In the same place, Lu Ning, who was carrying pear blossoms and rain, knelt on the ground, his eyes were empty, he looked ahead stupidly, and muttered silently, "It's not true, it's not true." β
Liu Yong sighed softly on the side, as one of the few old servants left by the old alliance leader, he knew a lot of things.
What Mr. Immortal Doctor said was true.