Chapter 10 Peeling back the cocoon
The spring sun is always refreshing, but Yu Zhong can't be happy, and the pain in his left shoulder is still reminding him of the big battle he experienced last night, and he doesn't know what happened to Jin Luoyi. He was riding with Xie Huchen on the way to the Baili Dart Bureau. None of them could understand the terrain on the map, so they might know the result by asking Baili Yan, who had traveled south and north.
Baili Yu was basking in the sun in the dart bureau compound with Erlang's legs crossed, and Zheng Xiong, the deputy dart head, was also teasing the birds and drinking tea.
"Hey, rare guests come to the door, two young heroes, what do you have to do, do you want to support darts? Baili Hao greeted him with a grin, slapped his palm on Yu Chong's left shoulder, Yu Chong's painful brows frowned, and his steps took a step back.
"Huh, this is an injury, what's going on?" Bai Liyu found that the purpose of their coming should not be simple.
"Let's talk about it when you enter the house, is the head of the dart there?" Xie Huchen looked mysterious.
"My father is out, is there anything big?"
The three of them entered the inner hall together, and Xie Huchen took out the map.
"What is this?" asked Baili Hao.
"Last night, Yu went to the government to rob ...... Oh no, I should say it was snatched out. Xie Huchen smiled mysteriously.
"My God, it was you who made a fuss last night, so I probably know what happened to your injury. Baili stuck out his tongue.
"Originally, I came to your father, and I wanted to go north and south, maybe I could see the clues in this map. Yu Zhong said while rubbing his left shoulder, which he had just been patted.
"Hehe, you don't have to ask my father! I'll find you somebody. Uncle Zheng!Uncle Zheng!" Bai Liyu shouted.
"Yo, three sons, what are you looking for me. Zheng Xiong slowly walked in from the outhouse, still holding a pot of tea in his hand, smashing the tea leaves in his mouth as he walked.
"Here's a picture, Uncle Zheng, take a look. The three of them looked at Zheng Xiong expectantly, but this old man was a chronic man, and he was still not in a hurry.
"Hurry up and take a look!" Bai Li Yu dragged Zheng Xiong over.
"Hey, slow down, old man has loose bones, don't drag me apart. Zheng Xiong walked to the picture, picked it up and looked at it from a distance, looked at it closely, looked at it for a while, squinted his eyes and smiled, with a mysterious expression.
"Uncle Zheng, what do you see, don't sell it. "This is a hundred miles of anxious jumping.
"You let the old man guess first, whether Yu Gongzi was injured in his left shoulder, I saw in the courtyard that when you came in, your left shoulder was heavier than your right shoulder, there are not many people in Jiangzhou City who can hurt Yu Gongzi, presumably the incident of the mansion last night has something to do with Yu Gongzi. "Zheng Xiong is worthy of being a ** lake, and he doesn't need others to say anything, so he said everything.
"Uncle Zheng is a clear-eyed person, this picture is very important, if you always see any clues in this picture, you will also trouble to give a point or two to the juniors. Yu Zhong made a gesture.
Zheng Xiong saw that Yu Zhong was so solemn, and he no longer joked: "The old man followed the two chief darts to the north and south, and it can be said that there is no place in the Southern Han Dynasty where the old man has not been, this map looks like it has been some years, and many of the terrain and landforms in the map have changed now, however, some can be vaguely recognized, and it can be concluded that this map is a topographic map near Zhongjing Mansion, everyone, wait a minute, I'll go get something." After speaking, Zheng Xiong walked into the backyard, walked into his bedroom, and took a large cloth bag out.
Zheng Xiong took out a thick stack of cloth from the cloth bag, picked out a few from the middle and took them out: "A few sons, please see, the old man has been traveling south and north for so many years, and he has a habit of drawing out the nearby topographic maps whenever he goes to a place. ”
"My God, there is really an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, how can we provide you with such a big Bodhisattva. Baili Hao was so excited that he almost wanted to hug Zheng Xiong. Yu Zhong and Xie Huchen hurriedly picked up these maps and compared them with the sheepskin map.
"Deputy Zheng Dart Head is right, although the terrain has changed, but compared with Uncle Zheng's pictures, some of the locations marked on this sheepskin map are indeed the terrain near Zhongjing, Zheng Deputy Darthead, can you borrow these maps from Xiaosheng for a few days. Xie Huchen gestured on the map.
"Naturally, it is possible, I can help a few sons, and the old man's efforts are not in vain. ”
"You've done a great favor, Uncle Zheng, and I'll ask you to drink the old daughter red when you go back. Yu Zhong, Hun Chen, shout Guiming, let's go to the grass hall. Baili Shu rolled up the map on the table, and couldn't wait to "solve the case", obviously he was the stupidest of the few people.
Xianyun Thatched Cottage.
The four of them sat around the stone table in the courtyard, staring at the few maps scattered on the table.
"I can't read it, what kind of thing is this? "Baili was confused.
"You're a dumbfounded. Guiming raised his hand and gave Baili Yu a scoop.
"Let's listen to Huchen, he's been watching it for a while. Yu Zhong motioned for the two to be quiet for a while.
I saw Xie Huchen comparing a few pictures for a long time, holding a cinnabar pen to draw a circle on the map for a while, and draw a cross there: "A few of you, I compared the map given by Zheng Deputy Dart, and marked a few places on this parchment map, the circles are all marked that have not changed, and the ones that draw the forks are all places that have changed greatly, you can take a look." ”
"Hey, it seems to make sense at first glance. Baili suddenly understood.
"However, this picture is only half of it. Xie Huchen's words were like a basin of cold water poured on everyone's heads, and the map that Yu Yu desperately grabbed out turned out to be only half, where is the remaining half? Four people, you look at me, I look at you, the new clues that were finally obtained were incomplete.
"Don't be discouraged, at least we have half of them now, as long as this half is in hand, the other half will definitely come to the door. Xie Huchen touched his chin confidently.
"Yu Da Shaoxia, you tell me about the big trouble in the government that night, and let's listen to your heroic story. Gui Ming Chong squeezed his eyebrows and made trouble, and Baili Yu was also full of interest on the side.
"Brother Yu, I just want to hear it, review it, maybe we can extract any new clues from it. Xie Huchen said.
Seeing that the three of them said so, Yu Zhong told the matter of visiting the mansion at night like pouring beans from a bamboo tube......
"I didn't expect Lord Jin to be a person with martial arts, higher than our Young Master Yu's kung fu, I didn't expect it. After listening to the details of their fight, Gui Ming looked thoughtful.
"This Miss Jin is really affectionate to our Young Master Yu, and she even sacrificed herself to save you. Baili Yu was also full of praise for Jin Luoyi.
The two of them commented on each word, but I saw Xie Huchen's brows tightly locked and he didn't say a word.
"What's wrong, do you think there's anything wrong. Yu Zhong asked.
"Brother Yu, I'm wondering, since Miss Luo Yi recognized you, will Lord Jin also have doubts. You have to prepare a plan in advance, if he really recognizes you, or if the girl in Luo Yi says that he leaks his mouth, your situation will not be good. Xie Huchen voiced his worries.
Yu Zhong chuckled, Xie Huchen said the key to this matter, if Lord Jin recognized him, he made a big fuss in the palace, and the crime of assassinating the court officials would be equivalent to rebellion, and at that time, not only himself, but also the Yu family would be affected, how could this be good, Yu Zhong fell into deep contemplation, and Guiming and Bai Lishu obviously didn't think of this layer, so they could only look at each other on the side.
Xie Huchen thought for a while and said: "If Lord Jin suspects you, he will definitely go to you to confirm, your injury is ironclad evidence, we have to find a way to hide it, I have a countermeasure here, I can talk to Brother Yu, you can see if it is feasible." After speaking, Xie Huchen beckoned Yu Zhong to come over, and the two whispered a few words softly. Guiming and Baili Shu, who were next to them, also pricked up their ears and wanted to eavesdrop, but they didn't hear anything.
"I think it's feasible, let's just try it, and it depends on God's will. "Yu Chong's biggest worry at the moment is whether Jin Luoyi will say anything, if that's the case, everything is in vain.
"Hey, you two are going to say it and let us hear it, and sell it. Gui Ming muttered on the side.
I saw Xie Huchen touching his chin and smiling without saying a word.
Jiangzhou Mansion.
The servants were busy repairing the roof and furnishings of the study room that had been destroyed last night, and Jin Shiyi sat in the inner hall, and Jin Luoyi stood in front of him.
"Luo Yi, do you know the man in black last night?" Jin Shiyi looked at his daughter suspiciously, he vaguely felt that his daughter seemed to be intending to help the man in black escape last night.
"Daddy...... How can I know ......" Jin Luoyi was flustered in her heart, but she also knew that if she let her father see it, Yu Chong's disaster would be great, although she still didn't know why Yu Yu came to visit the mansion at night, and she didn't know what was in the box he snatched, but she just firmly believed that Brother Yu must have his own reasons and hardships, she wanted to hear him explain in person, and before figuring out the reason, she decided to resolutely defend Yu Chong.
"Is it? Why do I think his kung fu is a bit of Yu's swordsmanship?" Jin Shiyi actually only relied on guessing, otherwise he would have sent someone to get someone, and he was just playing tricks on his daughter, he looked back and thought that since his daughter was kidnapped, the whole thing was wrong.
"Dad, Brother Yu tried his best to help you chase Qiu Gui before, how could he make a big fuss about the mansion, is the box taken by the man in black important? What is inside?" Of course, Jin Luoyi knew that her father would definitely not give her an answer, but she wanted to use the topic of the box to divert her father's attention.
"The matter of the box has nothing to do with you, you go out with me in a while, let's go to Yu Mansion and visit Yu Meixue, Yu Zhong has helped the government a lot before, I have to thank Yu Meixue for cultivating such a good son." Jin Shiyi's eyes were full of cunning.
Jin Luoyi knew that her father's suspicions were still not dispelled, but she didn't know what to do, so she could only secretly pray to God to bless Yu Chong to get through the difficulties.
After that, Jin Shiyi ordered a group of officials and went out of the mansion with Jin Luoyi, where is this to pay a visit, this is obviously to get people.
"Be careful, the horse is crazy, get out of the way!", suddenly heard a loud shout.
I saw a mad horse pulling a carriage galloping down the street at a very fast speed, and the horsemen on the carriage shouted that the horse was crazy, while trying to control the carriage, but to no avail, the people on the street avoided one after another, and the stalls along the road were knocked into the air. Seeing that Crazy Horse was rushing towards Jin Luoyi, the coachman was so frightened that he jumped out of the car directly, and Crazy Horse rushed to her eyes in an instant, if this hit I'm afraid that half a life will have to go, Jin Shiyi saw this and flew up, wanting to restrain Crazy Horse, but it was beyond the reach of the whip.
At this time, I saw a black image flying out like an arrow from the string, and pushed Jin Luoyi out with one palm, but the black shadow was solidly knocked out by the crazy horse, and then accompanied by a scream, it fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
"Brother Yu!" Jin Luoyi screamed and pounced on the black shadow's side, her eyes were flying, she didn't expect Yu Zhong to appear in front of her, and she didn't expect that it was this way that he saved her life again.
At this time, Crazy Horse had been strangled by Jin Shiyi, turned around and saw Yu Chong saving his daughter, his face was full of disbelief, he originally suspected that Yu Chong was the person who made a big fuss in the government last night, but now the suspect actually took the initiative to appear in front of him and saved his daughter's life.
"Ah, my left shoulder seems to be dislocated, and my left arm seems to be broken. The beads of sweat on Yu Chong's face fell drop by drop, and the pain was incomparable, but he knew that this was the price that must be concealed from the world, otherwise Jin Shiyi would not have believed it. All this is exactly what Xie Huchen set for him to deal with, if the horseman's skills are a little worse, if his body is a little slower, if the position of the collision is a little crooked, this plan has the risk of failure, the only thing that is not calculated is that Jin Luoyi appeared on the scene, the original plan was to just let Jin Shiyi witness it with his own eyes, and now Jin Luoyi's unexpected factor makes the whole scene more realistic.
"Quick, send to the hospital!" Jin Shiyi hurriedly greeted the officer, although the doubts in his heart had not been completely dispelled at this moment, saving people was always the first place, and this person could become his son-in-law at any time. The officials hurriedly found a stretcher, carried Yu Zhong to the hospital, Jin Luoyi held the stretcher, tears all the way, she knew that Yu Zhong appeared here is a great risk, she must guard his side......
"Doctor, how is Yu Gongzi's injury. Jin Shiyi pulled the doctor aside.
"Lord Huijin, the strength of Crazy Horse is great, this son's injury is not light, his left arm and shoulder are dislocated, and his arm is also fractured, if it weren't for this son's martial arts practice, I'm afraid that an ordinary person would be killed on the spot. The doctor replied.
"You see if the injury to his left shoulder could have been caused by something else, such as palm power. Jin Shiyi asked suspiciously.
"Back to the adult, the little people don't dare to deceive the adult, the childe's injury was indeed hit by a crazy horse. The doctor hurriedly replied.
Hearing the doctor's answer, Jin Shiyi had already begun to believe that there was someone else who was making trouble in the government, and he suddenly felt a trace of guilt in his heart.
"Doctor, you must try your best to heal this son's injuries, if he has any sequelae, I will ask you. Jin Shiyi finally dispelled the doubts in his heart, and when he saw his tearful daughter, his heartache was no less than the trauma caused by the horse collision.
"Yes, my lord, the people will do their best. The doctor hurriedly went to prepare the medicinal herbs with trepidation.
"Brother Yu......" Jin Luoyi looked at Yu Chong with a choked voice, at this moment she didn't want to know why Yu Chong trespassed into the mansion, she just wanted him to be safe.
"Silly girl. Yu Zhong wiped away the tears on Jin Luoyi's cheeks, full of apologies in his heart, but he didn't know where to start.
"Yu Shaoxia, thank you for saving your life to the little girl, please be sure to take care of your injuries, and when you recover, I hope that my father and the young man can come to the house and discuss the life events of the young man and the little girl. Jin Shiyi rubbed his hands and saluted Yu Chong, no matter what his position is, whether he is right or evil, and no matter what he does, his deep affection for his daughter is unparalleled and sincere, and the young man in front of him is in love with his daughter, and the Yu family plays a pivotal role in the Southern Han Dynasty, if he can really marry, it will be of great benefit to his career.
As soon as Jin Shiyi said this, he was so shocked that he almost rolled off the hospital bed, and Jin Luoyi's face was red with shame......
Half of the treasure map is already in hand, and it is a wonderful plan to hide from the world.
The sunset is like a beauty's cheeks, at least tomorrow is a good day.