Xiao Jinyan jumped out of the window of Baihualou, making sure that Yu Wenshuang had not caught up, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Only then did I remember that after tossing all night tonight, I had eaten nothing but a pot of wine, and my stomach began to rebel, and I was already hungry.

Not far away, there is a banner that reads "Youjia Wonton", and under the dim light, the owner of the wonton stall is dozing off. Because of its proximity to Baihualou, the discount stall closes late, and some guests who do not stay overnight can eat a bowl of hot wontons after going out, which is still very beneficial to the body.

Xiao Jinyan came to the stall, ordered a big bowl, and was about to eat, when suddenly an unkempt and ragged beggar came over with a smile and asked, "Brother Tai......"

Xiao Jinyan covered the wontons and said, "I haven't eaten either, and I don't have any money to give to you." ”

The beggar said, "I'm not asking for food. ”

Xiao Jinyan: "Then who are?"

The beggar looked around, saw that there was no one, took out a small bag from his arms, and asked secretly, "Brother, I see that you are a frequent visitor to Baihualou, a talent like you must be a graceful and suave person, and you have met countless people, as a man, as you grow older, do you feel powerless? Do you feel that the time is too short? I happen to have a pack of strong pills here, as long as one pill, to ensure that you are alive and vigorous, and the spirit of Longma is ......."

Xiao Jinyan said abruptly, "Do you see me dressed up poorly, like someone who needs a strong pill?"

The beggar said again, "That's okay, my strong pill also has the effect of consolidating the foundation of Peiyuan...... and besides, Xiao Jinyan was a little impatient and shouted, "Go away, my wontons are cold!"

The beggar whispered, "Peach blossom brand?"

Xiao Jinyan was shocked, he sneaked into the Baihua Building, and looked for the peach blossom as a matchmaker all night, but there was no result, and there was a beggar here who took the initiative to contact him, could this be the person who connected with Vancouver? He was not sure, and asked tentatively: "Peach blossom?"

The beggar said: "A temple on the top of the mountain has a pot of wine." ”

Xiao Jinyan said: "Second uncle Wu Sanwu will drink wine at noon." ”

Beggar: "Eat three taels of wine, three handfuls of meat." ”

Xiao Jinyan: "Who is the second uncle?"

"Shanshan Dad!"

"Odd and even the same!"

"Symbols look at the quadrant!"

"How many flowers are there?"

"A pot of wine hanging from your waist!"

The beggar hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Subordinate Dengwen Academy's six divisions, see the deputy superintendent!"

Xiao Jinyan's words to him just now were the exclusive incision code of the people in Dengwen Academy, except for the people in Dengwen Academy, outsiders didn't know, so they helped him up, "You know me?"

The beggar named Nehao said respectfully, "Six years ago, I joined the Dengwen Academy, entered the Sixth Branch of Mr. Chen's secret training, and I once met adults in the courtyard assembly. If it weren't for Lord Fang Cai looking for peach blossoms everywhere in Baihualou, to be honest, I wouldn't have recognized it!"

In the past few years, although Xiao Jinyan's appearance has not changed much, his temperament has changed.

Gen Hao asked, "Didn't you say that Lord Wen would come in person?"

Xiao Jinyan sighed, "Vancouver was killed in Suzhou City half a month ago. ”

When Genhao heard the news, he was silent, Xiao Jinyan saw that he had tears in his eyes, and he also sighed, and said in his heart that this benevolent brother is also a man of temperament, so he said, "People can't be resurrected after death, so don't be too sad." ”

"It's not because of this. ”

"Then why are you full of tears in your eyes, aren't you deeply in love?"

Gen Hao wiped his tears, "Back then, he owed me ten taels of silver for gambling money, and he never paid it back." If he's gone, who will I go to with this money?"

Xiao Jinyan comforted, "Brother, the festival mourns and changes, these accounts will be talked about later, you found Master Wen and said that there is evidence of Yuwen Tianlu's rebellion in Yangzhou, where is the evidence?"

"Three years ago, on the order of Mr. Chen, I infiltrated Xichu to do leather business, and through layers of relationships, I got acquainted with the royal court of Xichu. Half a year ago, I was not only ordered by the Emperor of Western Chu to send me to the Ming Dynasty, but I became his adviser and guide, accompanying me throughout the process.

On the tenth day of April this year, Totok not only secretly met Yuwen Tianlu in the capital, but after he came back, he looked restless, and left the capital on the second day, taking several Western Chu masters to the south, to go to Suzhou City. Along the way, we traveled day and night, and our whereabouts were very secretive, but when we arrived in Yangzhou, we were attacked by bandits from Shuanglong Mountain, and the whole team was wiped out. ”

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Those Western Chu masters, how are their martial arts?"

"There are a total of more than a dozen of us, one is a great master of the Xuan Realm, three are of the Xuan Initial Realm, and the rest are masters of the Wen Realm. ”

Those people Xiao Jinyan had met in Shuanglong Mountain before, but they were just a group of rabble, not to mention the Xuan Realm, even the people who knew the Xuan Realm could sweep Shuanglong Mountain, it was certain that those who ambushed them must be pretending to be the green forest of Shuanglong Mountain.

Gen Hao said again: "I was killed on the spot, I took the opportunity to get his package, and it turned out that it was a letter written by Yuwen Tianlu to the court of Western Chu." ”

Gen Hao took out a secret letter from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Jinyan.

The fire paint on the envelope has long been peeled off, Xiao Jinyan has taken it, but the letter is written in Western Chu language, Yuwen Tianlu has been lurking in Western Chu, familiar with the Western Chu language, and it is not unusual to be able to write letters in Chu language.

"I can't read it, what is it written?"

Gen Hao explained: "Yuwen Tianlu told Totok that Chu Bieli, the second son of the previous emperor of the Western Chu State, is currently being imprisoned in the Suzhou City Prison. Yuwen Tianlu also reached an agreement with them to give the Nineteen Cities in the West to Chu Bieli to help him regain the throne of Great Chu. ”

For decades, the Western Chu royal court and the Ming Dynasty in the west of the war continuously, twenty years ago, its national strength, even far better than the Ming Dynasty, but overnight, the old emperor died violently, the eldest son Chu Hao, that is, the current mad knife Chu Ritian practice madness, the second son Chu Bie, who originally had the right to inherit the throne, suddenly disappeared, and the third son Chu Qiu successfully ascended the throne and became the current emperor of Chu.

The third prince Chu Qiu ascended the throne, due to the imbalance of power between the royal courts, the fortune of the entire Western Chu country was greatly reduced, and Yuwen Tianlu used troops to strategize, and gradually occupied the initiative on the western front, and also took the opportunity to include the nineteen cities in the west into the Ming territory. Since then, although there has been friction between the two countries, Western Chu has no strength to send troops to the Central Plains again.

Unexpectedly, after 20 years, Chu Bieli actually appeared in Suzhou. Xiao Jinyan speculated that when the Emperor of Western Chu died violently and the court of Western Chu was in turmoil, there must have been Yuwen Tianlu's means.

In this way, the Western Chu Crazy Knife came to Suzhou to find the golden knife Li Qiuyi's duel is likely to be a disguise, and his real purpose is very likely to be for the heir of the former Western Chu royal court, Chu Farewell.

However, why did Yuwen Tianlu tell Takoff not to be gone? If the nineteen cities in the west were given to Chu Bieli, this was not just a rebellion, but an act of treason, and Yuwen Tianlu did this, was it the instruction of the Ming Emperor, or out of selfishness?

If this letter is handed over to Li Chuntie of Dengwen Academy, it will be a fatal blow to Yuwen Tianlu.

Xiao Jinyan took the letter in his arms, passed the sword to the capital to report the news, and it would not be long before he could bring the news back to the capital, and then see what arrangements Dean Li would make.

Although he decided not to care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, with the death of Vancouver, he has been involved in the struggle between the rivers and lakes and the temple, and no matter what, he will not be able to get out. When Yangzhou was over, he returned to Suzhou, where Li Chengcheng and Zhao Lanjiang were waiting for him.

After Xiao Jinyan said goodbye, Genhao followed the dark path and came to a private house. A dark shadow asked secretly, "Did you hand over the letter to Xiao Jinyan?"

Gen Hao said respectfully: "It has been given." ”

The man said: "Okay, there is nothing for you in Yangzhou City." ”

"My lord, I want to go back to the capital. ”

"Don't go back to the capital for the time being, I'm going to send you to Xichu again, it's still not peaceful over there." ”

Gen wanted to say something, but in front of the other party, he didn't have any room to speak, and saluted the black shadow, hiding in the night.

......

Xiao Jinyan was worried about Dongfang Nuannuan, so he hurriedly galloped towards Xue's house, and collided with Xue Pipi who came out of the main gate. Xue Pipi didn't think about it, he waved his hand to release the poison, Xiao Jinyan shouted: "Senior, it's me!"

Sheppipi said, "You still know to come back?"

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Where are you going in a hurry so late?"

Xue Pipi's face was full of anger, and said: "My newly acquired baby apprentice was taken away, whether Lao Tzu can regain the position of the medical saint depends on this girl, do you think I can not be in a hurry?"

Xiao Jinyan exclaimed, "The people of Yixiaotang really captured Nuan Nuan?"

Xue Pipi said with a calm face, "Not only was it captured, but it also left a letter." ”

"What is written?"

"Let me take your head and go to Shilipo to change people!" Xue Pipi looked at Xiao Jinyan, "Do you say you did it yourself, or let me help you?"

Xiao Jinyan hurriedly said, "The Oriental girl was sent to Yangzhou by me, if something happened to her, I am also responsible, if I don't bother with my predecessors, even if it is a sea of swords and fires in Shilipo, I Xiao Jinyan is also willing to go with my predecessors." Seeing that he was alone, he asked, "What about Doctor Xue, why didn't you see him?"

Xue Pipi said dissatisfied, "He wishes I couldn't save that girl, how could he help?

Shilipo is outside the city of Yangzhou, the city gate has been closed at this time, but for Xiao Jinyan and Xue Pipi, it is not a difficult thing, the two of them performed light skills, jumped out of the city gate, and traveled overnight, and came to Shilipo.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and ten miles away, it is deserted. The night wind blew, there was the sound of leaves, there was a wolf howling in the distance, where did I see a figure?

Xiao Jinyan stood on the ten-mile slope, and when he saw that there were no people in the Dongfang Nuan Warm and Smile Hall, he was also a little anxious in his heart, and couldn't help shouting, "Yu Wenshuang, Xiao Jinyan's head is here, if you want it, just come and get it!"

Suddenly, not far away, something moved.

Xiao Jinyan looked over, and ten zhang away, there was a pair of white bones, glowing with blue glow, and walked towards Xiao Jinyan. In the wilderness, it was late at night, and there was no one around, and this white skeleton was like a living person, walking upright, which looked extremely terrifying.

Xiao Jinyan was so frightened that his hair stood up.