At this moment, there were several foul shouts in the distance. Xiao Yunfan said in his heart: "This voice is so familiar, it seems that I have heard it somewhere." He hid behind the door panel, clicked through the white paper on the pane with his finger, and looked out. Not far away, an unkempt middle-aged beggar walked slowly towards the main hall with his shoes on his feet and a bamboo pole in his hand, and the two young beggars in front of him carried lanterns to guide him.

"It turned out to be him. He almost screamed. The beggar was none other than Liu Wanting, whom he had seen in the bazaar. He hurriedly stepped back and burrowed under the incense case. A yellow curtain covered the incense table, and outsiders could never see inside. And there happens to be a hole the size of a copper coin in the yellow curtain, which can be seen from the inside and outside.

Liu Wanting looked around, and then sat on the ground with his disciples. A disciple looked out of the door from time to time, Xiao Yunfan was very close to him, and he didn't dare to gasp, for fear that they would find out. The fight with the beggars that day was an opportunistic victory. Acting rashly now is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. In this situation, the only way to do this is to wait and see.

After a while, three men entered the door, the leader of whom was tall, wearing a cloth hat, a broad forehead, a beard, and a gold ring hanging from his right ear. A pair of eyes were like cold stars, and behind him were two retinues, all dressed in Miao appearance.

Liu Wanting saw someone coming in, stood up and said with a smile: "Leader Sangda, don't come to harm!" This Miao Sangda also smiled and said: "Brother Liu, hello!" said the two hugged each other and said hello.

Sanda said: "Brother Liu, the goods you sent to us last time." The High Priest is satisfied, and this time we will continue to follow the old rules. Liu Wanting said: "Thanks to the high priest and love, it is an honor to be disdainful. I don't know how many treasures are needed this time?" Sanda said, "The number is the same as last time." ”

Liu Wanting patted his chest and said, "No problem, Leader Sangda, is this the price?" Sanda stretched out a palm, and the entourage behind him handed him a bag.

Liu Wanting took the bag, weighed it, showed a satisfied smile, and then said loudly: "Refreshing!" Sanda said: "I hope that Brother Zhang will send what we want as soon as possible." Xiao Yunfan said in his heart: "It turns out that the beggar gang sold those children exclusively to the Miao people, but I don't know what the Miao people want these children to do?"

The two whispered again, the Miao people left first, and Liu Wanting also left with his men. Xiao Yunfan got out from under the incense case, and said thoughtfully: "There is an ulterior secret between the beggars and the Miao people, and when I finish this matter, I will definitely find out." ”

At the end of the day, he walked to the back of the main hall, and the moonlight shone on the ground like silver frost. Suddenly, there was a creaking sound in the bushes to the west. Xiao Yunfan followed the sound and walked towards the bushes, only to see a hundred and ten mice lined up in a rectangular phalanx on an open ground. They all fell to the ground, motionless.

Xiao Yunfan could see clearly through the moonlight, and a white-haired mouse came out from under a stone stele. The white-haired mouse was larger than the average black mouse, with turquoise eyes and white fur that shone faintly in the moonlight. He thought to himself that this white rat was probably the rat king, and when the black rats on the ground saw it come out, they all stood up and saluted like humans.

Xiao Yunfan smiled secretly in his heart: "I didn't expect this little thing to be like a scholar." So he squeaked out of his mouth and spoke to the Rat King in the beast language of the Thousand Spirits. The Rat King stood on top of the head of the stele, very imposing.

Suddenly, a pair of green eyes flashed with a cold light, and a rapid sound came out of his mouth. When the black rats on the ground heard the sound, they immediately gathered into a circle and surrounded Xiao Yunfan. Several fat rats stood up and stood in front of the rat king.

Xiao Yunfan made his intentions clear, and the rat king looked at it with a pair of green eyes, and then chirped twice, and two gray-haired mice jumped to the rat king's side. The three rats exchanged their heads and ears, and after a while, the rat king's little eyes stared at Xiao Yunfan, and they squeaked again.

It turned out that this little thing was negotiating terms with Xiao Yunfan, and they wanted a bag of rice. Xiao Yunfan nodded as if he understood the words of the Rat King, and he put a small bag of rice in his arms on the ground as a reward. The Rat King ordered a few black rats to drag the bag of rice aside. Then he made a pact with the Rat King to bring rice tomorrow. The Rat King sent troops to help him find out what was going on inside the prison.

In the Chishui Gang, Luo Jiutian threw a tea bowl on the ground and shouted angrily: "You are all waste, let you take care of people, and let people run away from under their noses." He knelt on the ground and turned pale with fright, and his head was like pounding garlic. Luo Jiutian stood up and said, "Get away from Lao Tzu." When the two men heard this, they crawled out of the study.

A confidant beside him said, "Uncle, what is the origin of this Lu Ye, and you treat him so kindly?" Luo Jiutian said to him: "Xiang Ying, you have followed me for the longest time. Naturally, I can't hide this matter from you, this Lu Ye is Xiao Yunfan. Xiang Ying was surprised: "Don't all the rivers and lakes say that Uncle Xiao is dead, could this person be a pretend?" Luo Jiutian said: "He can say many things between us exactly, and others will definitely not be able to do it." ”

Xiang Ying nodded and said, "Then why did Uncle Xiao come to Shuzhong to find you this time?" Luo Jiutian told Xiao Yunfan about what he wanted to help him, as well as the rescue plan. Xiang Yingmei frowned and said, "Uncle, it's not that your subordinates are talkative. The old gang leader of the Feng family has explained it, and we must not be involved. You urgently summoned your subordinates back, intending to disobey the orders of the gang leader to carry out this matter?"

Luo Jiutian patted Xiang Ying's shoulder and said slowly: "Xiao Yunfan and I have been friends for a lifetime, and I have to help him with this favor." To tell you the truth, the old gang leader once sent me a secret letter asking me to act on the opportunity. In other words, my Chishui Gang still has to take care of this matter. As he spoke, he took out his letterhead and handed it to Xiang Ying.

Xiang Ying pulled out the letter, shook it slightly, and began to read it carefully. Sure enough, it was the old gang leader's handwriting, and all the doubts in his heart were gone. Luo Jiutian crossed his hands in front of his chest and said: "I am also to blame for this matter, I originally wanted to hide it from Brother Xiao first, and then tell him after rescuing the person, so as not to put him in danger." I never expected him to save people and run away from our Chishui Gang. If he acted rashly and disrupted my original arrangement, it would be even more difficult to save people. If he gets stuck in the government, things will be very troublesome. ”

Xiang Ying inserted the letter back into the envelope and said, "Uncle, this letter is a confidential matter, so it's better to burn it." Luo Jiutian nodded, and he put the letter on the candle flame and lit it. Then he rolled his eyes, muttered for a moment and said, "What the uncle said is reasonable." The subordinates will do everything they can to find out Xiao Daxia even if they dig three feet into the ground in Chengdu.

There is another matter, please consider it, Uncle Xiao's appearance has been seen by many people in our house, and the prison robbery is so troublesome, although the uncle arranges for someone to release the news can be delayed for a while and a half, but the government can't find a clue, and it is bound to suspect us. The Feng family's anti-book case has already shaken the government and the opposition. The people of Dongchang Jinyiwei will come to check in person,

If you come to us. It is inevitable that someone will say that you and Uncle Xiao are too close, if Jin Yiwei suspects it, Uncle will naturally be in a worrying situation, and my Jinsha Gang will be more or less implicated in this matter at that time. ”

After hearing this, Luo Jiutian lowered his head and said: "Well, what you said is very true, I will consider Zhou Xiang, and it is imperative that you find out Xiao Yunfan for me first." As he spoke, he picked up a portrait on the table and handed it to Xiang Ying.

Xiao Yunfan returned to the city, rented a carriage, bought rice and rushed to Wuhou Temple. Seeing that he was about to reach the Wuhou Temple, four big men stopped in the middle of the road. Xiao Yunfan said in his heart: These thieves really don't know the height of the sky, and they actually want to fight Lao Tzu's idea. Immediately pulled the reins of the horse, jumped out of the car and said with a smile: "I don't know what the friends on the board have to say?"

One of the red-faced men hugged his fists and said, "My master has an invite, invite Mr. to talk." Xiao Yunfan said, "Who is your master?" The man took out a vermilion invitation card from his arms and strode towards him.

Xiao Yunfan thought secretly: "I don't have many friends in Shuzhong, but now I have changed my appearance, only Brother Luo knows my identity, could it be his person?"

The red-faced man stretched out his five fingers and grabbed him on the chest, this time it was extremely fast, but fortunately, Xiao Yunfan was already on guard, and his grasp did not work. The other three jumped to their feet, to his right and behind him. Xiao Yunfan said: "A few people want to make money and kill people, but unfortunately you have the wrong idea, I have always been very poor." ”

The four of them exchanged glances and shot at the same time, Xiao Yunfan was short, and he made a horse. The four of them missed a blow and wanted to fight again, Xiao Yunfan brought his legs back, jumped upward, kicked his left foot back, and pushed out with both palms.

The man behind him stretched out his palm, and Xiao Yunfan borrowed the strength of his feet to rush forward, swinging his fist and attacking the big man in front of him.

The two on the left and right turned their palms into grasps, trying to hold his calf. Xiao Yunfan stretched out two fingers and inserted them into the eyes of the big man opposite, the red-faced man was taken aback, and raised his arms to protect his eyes. Xiao Yunfan stretched out his hand and pressed on his arms, turned over and fell behind Nahan, raised his left elbow, hit him in the back of the heart, and kicked his back, hitting the opponent's buttocks. The red-faced man threw himself to the ground, got up, and the four of them were about to fight again.

Only the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and a figure descended from the sky and stopped the four people. Xiao Yunfan looked at it fixedly, he was a fair-skinned scholar. This man was about twenty years old, with a light robe and ribbon, and his air was magnificent. The scholar folded the fan in his hand, clasped his hands into fists, and said respectfully: "In Xia Xiangying, my unsuccessful brothers just joked with Mr., and I hope that Mr. Haihan." ”

Xiao Yunfan sneered: "Don't dare to be." I don't know Your Excellency, and I don't like this kind of joke. Let's leave it at that. Your Excellency is tired of making way out. Xiang Ying stretched out his hand, and the four men got out of the way. Xiao Yunfan jumped into the carriage and was about to whip the horse.

Xiang Ying said: "Wait, there is a reason for Mr. Temptation's skills." My master has a big thing to do, and I hope that my husband will help. Xiao Yunfan said: "Your master has something big to do, that's his business, and it has nothing to do with me." I've already made it clear, but you didn't understand it?"

Xiang Ying said: "My master will naturally not bother Mr. about the major events on the side, and Mr. must be interested in this matter." Xiao Yunfan stretched out his hand and touched his nose and said, "If you don't dare to be interested after speaking, then Your Excellency will definitely kill me." So I still don't listen. ”

Xiang Ying said with a smile: "People on the rivers and lakes, the more secrets they know, the more their lives are naturally worried. Being able to understand this truth shows that Mr. is also wise. But what I am going to say is not only about my husband, but also about my master, so whether he listens or not, I still want to tell you about it. Xiao Yunfan touched his chin and looked at Xiang Ying and said, "Okay, I'll believe you." Tell me what you're going to do?"

Xiang Ying stretched out a palm with a Feng character written on it. Xiao Yunfan's eyes widened, and he sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go with Your Excellency, then please lead the way." ”

After a short time, the two walked along a fork in the road, and there was an octagonal pavilion in the distance. A middle-aged man sits in the pavilion. Xiao Yunfan jumped off the horse and followed Xiang Ying to the pavilion. Xiang Ying said: "This is my master." The man turned around, and Xiao Yunfan exclaimed, "Brother Luo." But when I thought that the golden cicada used to shed its shell was not a righteous and bright means, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Luo Jiutian said with a straight face: "You don't say goodbye, let the eldest brother and I find it easy." Xiao Yunfan wanted to distinguish, Luo Jiutian waved his hand and said, "Come and sit down and say." The two sat down on the stone pier in the pavilion, Xiao Yunfan sighed and said: "Big brother, I know that you have your difficulties, so the younger brother is ......."

Luo Jiutian stretched out his palm and slapped it heavily on the stone table and said, "It's a fart!" and then stretched out his finger and said angrily: "You, you, let me say it, you save people's hearts, I don't know." Xiao Yunfan had no choice but to hang his head and say, "Big brother, the younger brother already has an idea about this." The kindness of the eldest brother to the younger brother, the younger brother remembers it in his heart. ”

Luo Jiutian's face was slightly gentle, and he sighed and said, "You are urgent, I told you the truth." The stakes are so high that there is no room for a difference. The old gang leader has secretly informed me about the Feng family's affairs and asked me to act at the opportunity. Since you have begged my brother here, I will give you a favor. I originally wanted to do things well, and then tell you, who knew that your kid suspected that I was not righteous enough, so I didn't say goodbye. ”

Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "The eldest brother is angry, it's the younger brother's." I knew that my eldest brother had this arrangement, so why not say it earlier, I took a lot of thought to get tired. Luo Jiutian shook his head and smiled: "You blame me instead." Xiao Yunfan said loudly: "Naturally, the eldest brother is to blame." Luo Jiutian stood up, pointed at him and said, "Hey, you kid is the most anxious, let you know that this thing is a bad thing." ”

Xiao Yunfan said curiously: "Big brother can't help but look down on his brother too much?" Luo Jiutian said: "Okay, okay, you go back with me quickly, let's discuss the matter." Xiao Yunfan rolled his eyes and said, "Big brother won't be happy with good words, right?" Luo Jiutian stood up and scolded: "I said that you kid is really not a thing! ”

The group did not return to the Chishui Gang, but first changed their clothes, and then settled in a restaurant. There was a secret room in the cellar of the restaurant, where several people discussed. On a square wooden table was a patrol map of the Judge. The small circles outlined with red pen on the map are according to the deployment of the forces of the judge's yamen, and the line segments and arrows outlined with blue pen represent the route of action.