Chapter 127: The leaves fall and the dunes are over
"The child is grateful to his father for saving his life, thank him for his sixteen years of nurturing grace, and his father's great kindness, it will be difficult for the child to repay it for the rest of his life!"
Ying Wujian stepped forward to support his arm, helped him stand up, and said softly: "The child should be so polite, although you and I are not biological father and son, but in fact, there are more than that, and after a hundred years of this king, the title of the king of Tanglin will be inherited by you." β
"Thank you, child, Father!" said Ying Wan, getting up and bowing his hand. Ying Wuxi patted his hands, clasped them tightly together and said, "Father has something that you still need to do in person." A kind smile appeared on Ying Wuji's face again, as if the previous unpleasantness had not happened. "Father, please command, the child will never give up!" said Ying Wanli resolutely.
"You immediately go to the account office and bring three thousand taels of silver, give it to the people of the Ten Ghost Hall, let them take the money back to Lu'an Mansion to revitalize the Ten Ghost Hall, and then inform them of the robbery of Dao Xueke by You Jinwen, and they will naturally leave. Ying Wujian commanded softly. Ying Wanli was a little puzzled by this: "Father really wants to let them go? They broke into the palace at night, plotted against them, and should be beheaded according to the law! The laws of the state cannot be abolished, how can they be regarded as child's play?"
"The laws of the state should not be regarded as child's play, but there is a law when there is a country, and when people are bound by the law, they must first make the country prosperous. And not at this moment. Ying Wujian patiently explained, "Letting go of the people of the Ten Ghost Hall is just an expedient measure, and this king has his own arrangements." This is just one step in our plan. β
"Yes! The child understands!" Ying Wan left and didn't ask more, but there was one more thing, and he was a little puzzled, "Father, if the people of the Ten Ghost Halls refuse to believe that You Jinwen has robbed Dao Xueke and refuse to leave, what should they do?"
Ying Wujian lowered his head and thought for a while, then touched his chin and replied: "You just need to explain the situation to that Feng Zhan, this person is the second-in-command of the Ten Ghost Hall, and after Xiao Wuxian died, he led everyone. This man is resourceful, calm and sophisticated, and has a broad vision, and he naturally knows the stakes of it, and will never do such a scoundrel thing. β
"The child takes the order!" With that, Ying Wanli walked out of the inner hall quickly, and the smile on Ying Wuji's face disappeared without a trace in that moment, just stroking his beard and sitting down, his eyes already covered the heavens, earth, mountains and rivers.
"When-" Ying Wanli put a box on the table, he had ordered someone to seal the Ten Ghost Hall, Luo Baiyi, Wen Nanzhi, Duan Qingmeng, the Demon in the Umbrella and Ling Yige and the six people took to a big room, facing everyone and slowly opened the brass box, the neatly stacked silver radiated a dazzling light, but the five people of the Ten Ghost Hall all swept their eyes and sneered at this, but Wen Nanzhi quietly stared at the box full of silver.
"Smack. Ying Wanli put down the lid of the box, let the buckle close naturally, and turned his head and said, "Come in." As soon as he finished speaking, four attendants came in from outside the door, and two large boxes were brought and thrown on the ground, stirring up a puff of dust. The two of them opened the box, and it was filled with a large box of horseshoe snowflake silver.
Ying Wanli looked at Feng Zhan who was sitting in the middle, Feng Zhan's wheelchair was shattered by Ying Wuji, and he could only sit on a chair at this time, and everyone surrounded him. Ying Wanli looked down on these so-called chivalrous warriors in his heart, and in his eyes, these people were just some willful and reckless people who were full of chivalry.
Therefore, there was inevitably a trace of contempt in Ying Wanli's tone: "Here are three thousand taels of silver, there are three carriages outside the palace, take the money, leave Tanglin Mansion, and go back to Lu'an Mansion to revitalize the Ten Ghost Hall." β
"What do you mean by that? Take some money and send us away? When we call Hanako? Where is the old knife? Ahem...... "Luo Baiyi stepped forward and asked sharply, and he couldn't help coughing in a hurry, affecting the injury.
Seeing this, Feng Zhan signaled Luo Baiyi with his eyes not to be impatient, and then looked at Ying Wanli, and politely arched his hand and asked: "I don't know what the little prince wants? If you want to let us go, why do you need to give so much silver? Please also ask the prince to raise his noble hand and let my brother go, and we will leave Tanglin Mansion." But even though Feng Zhan knew the general situation, the rest of them were more or less irritated by the arrogance in Ying Wanli's tone.
Seeing that Feng Zhan was so polite, Ying Wan was a little reluctant to go, so he restrained his arrogance, looked at Feng Zhan squarely and said: "It's not a secret, Dao Xueke is no longer in the Tanglin Palace. β
Everyone was shocked and suspicious when they heard this, Feng Zhan hurriedly asked, "Where do you start with this?" Ying Wanli told Feng Zhan and others what happened last night and Ren Shanhuai and Zhu Qingqiu's departure this morning. Luo Baiyi sneered: "It's ridiculous, making up a lie is like deceiving us, it is clear that you have detained the old knife and want to use his hand to unlock the secret of the Jade Buddha, and what do you Jinwen say, with his martial arts, he is not an opponent at all!"
"Believe it or not, you can search this palace, and you will not be accompanied!" Ying Wanli looked at Luo Baiyi with strong anger, and the eyes of the two were eager to tear each other apart, Ying Wanli slapped the table, turned around and strode away.
"Take your stinky money away!" Luo Baiyi wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Feng Zhan: "Baiyi! This is in the Tanglin Palace, not in the Lu'an Mansion!" Luo Baiyi was helpless, so he could only stomp his feet and swing his fists, sighed, turned back, slammed the table and asked, "Do you really believe that kid's nonsense?"
Ling Yige nodded and said, "When the little prince just spoke, he was full of righteousness, his eyes were resolute, and his expression was calm, it didn't seem like he was doing it deliberately, nor did he seem to be lying. Everyone also agreed, Luo Baiyi had no choice but to turn his back, fold his arms and ask helplessly: "In this case, what should we do next?"
"Accept the money and go back to Lu'an Mansion. Feng Zhan unfolded the fan, and Yao said thoughtfully shaking the fan. "What?" Luo Baiyi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, turned around and stared at Feng Zhan and asked, "Didn't I hear me right? The Ten Ghost Hall and the Rongji Pawnshop have been destroyed, what else is there to go back to Lu'an Mansion, besides, let's just accept the money, don't go to the old knife, and don't avenge the hall master?"
"Ah Xue wants to be saved, and the hall master's revenge is avenged, but what, just a few of us? It will only be like last night, and like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, but next time, I'm afraid it won't be as good luck as today." Feng Zhan patiently explained.
Ling Yige stood up and said, "Brother Feng, the hall master has gone, and the Ten Ghost Hall will obey your life." Though you command, we will listen to you. With that, he looked at the other people, waiting for their statements. Duan Qingmeng was the first to stand up, followed by Wen Nanzhi, and the demon in the umbrella also stood up to express his position, Luo Baiyi naturally had no meaning, and everyone said in unison: "Everything is at the disposal of Brother Feng." β
Feng Zhan didn't have the slightest joy, he only felt that the heavy responsibility was on his shoulders, and his heart was a little heavier, and he arched his hand and said: "Your brothers can afford me, and I won't shirk it, so I will tell you what I think and think calmly." In the past ten years, the Ten Ghost Hall has gone through ups and downs and controversies, but it has always adhered to its duty. Although there have been changes now, at the beginning of the hall master's establishment of the Ten Ghost Hall, the wish of chivalry in the four seas cannot be abandoned. β
"Although there are only nine people left in the Ten Ghost Hall, the Rongji pawnshop is no longer there, and Qingyaxuan still exists in Lu'an. We returned to Tanglin with the three thousand taels of silver, based on Qing Yaxuan, made a comeback, recruited disciples on the rivers and lakes, and revived the prestige of the Ten Ghost Hall. When the soldiers are strong in the future, I will go to the Yiye Sword Gate to solve Ah Xue and avenge the Xiao Hall Master! From now on, there will be no hall master in my Ten Ghost Hall, and the real hall master will always be the only one in the Xiao Hall Master!"
Everyone said in unison: "Follow the orders of Big Brother Feng." Only Na Luo Baiyi's face was embarrassed, a little hesitant, Feng Zhan saw it and asked, "Baiyi, what are you worried about?"
Luo Baiyi tugged at the corner of his clothes and said, "Hmm...... Lao Dao is now losing his internal strength, if he is really captured by You Jinwen, what kind of relationship does Lao Dao have with Chu Qing'an, and Chu Qing'an has already married You Jinwen before. You Jinwen will definitely not let him go. If you want the Ten Ghost Hall to make a comeback, it will take a long time, but I am afraid that the old knife will not last until that time. And Xiaoli is still far away in Mengyao Mountain, I didn't have a very good attitude towards her before, I'm just afraid of ......"
This is reasonable, but I was negligent. Feng Zhan sighed when he heard this, and then he pondered for a moment, lowered his head and meditated, and then said slowly: "Then I have to do this." Raising his eyebrows, Feng Zhan's eyes were already sharp.
Feng Zhan said loudly: "Baiyi, you return immediately, Mengyao Mountain, pick up Xiaoli, and return to Qing Yaxuan." The five of us will go back to Qing Yaxuan first to settle down for a while, and then recruit some disciples to be the faΓ§ade. After the arrangements are made, they will each hold a prayer to visit the various sects, such as the Moguan Lord of the Hanshan Taoist Temple, the empty martial arts abbot of the Fulong Temple, these martial arts predecessors are all righteous and awe-inspiring, righteous and understandable. We explained the truth to them, asked them to help, and went to Yiye Sword Gate to ask You Jinwen for someone, I think You Jinwen will not give face to these martial arts seniors. β
Luo Baiyi thought about it for a while, and felt that this plan was feasible, so he walked out of the door quickly, and Feng Zhan shouted and asked, "Baiyi, where are you going?"
Luo Baiyi waved his hand and said, "Go back to Mengyao Mountain!"
Seeing that Luo Baiyi had already walked away, Feng Zhan put away the Xuan Fan and hit it three times in his palm, and said: "Without further ado, time is running out, let's leave for Lu'an Mansion immediately!"
"What is this?" asked Feng Zhan.
Ling Yige squatted down and adjusted the tripod at Feng Zhan's feet, and when he heard this, he raised his head and smiled: "I had nothing to do last night, but after recuperating from my injuries, I dismantled a chair in the room and changed a pair of tripods for you, which is much more convenient than a wheelchair, and it can also allow Brother Feng to walk again." You get up and try. β
Feng Zhan opened his legs, propped up the chair with both hands, and really stood up slowly, but he didn't have much surprise, just smiled and said, "Thank you." Ling Yige didn't care, just smiled slightly, Feng Zhan walked out of the room, Ling Yige hugged the small alley on the table and Duan Qingmeng followed, the two large boxes of silver were carried by Wen Nanzhi and the demon in the umbrella, and the forty or fifty catties of boxes were not worth mentioning for people who practiced martial arts.
Feng Zhan sat in the first carriage, You Ling Yige drove, Duan Qingmeng sat in the second carriage, driven by Wen Nanzhi, and the third carriage was driven by the Umbrella Demon alone. Three whips sounded, the horses neighed, and the sound of rolling wheels resounded in the streets and alleys, heading in the direction of Lu'an Mansion.
At this time, Zhu Qingqiu and Ren Shanhuai, who were one step ahead, did not go far, but wandered outside the city gate, until they saw that the three carriages of the Ten Ghost Hall had left the city gate one after another, and they fulfilled their promise without any illness, and then they were relieved. "Shanhuai, the people of the Ten Ghost Hall have also been released, it seems that there is no conspiracy in the country, where should we go?"
Ren Shanhuai shook his head and said: "It's still too early to make a conclusion, now that the Snow Brothers are mostly in the Yiye Sword Gate, we can't act rashly, it is better to go back to Mengyao Mountain first, meet with Senior Sister Liu and Miss Xiaoli, and then discuss the next plan with the seniors." Zhu Qingqiu nodded, and the two of them disappeared hand in hand at the end of the path to the Qianyun Mansion.
It is rare to have a peaceful day, and there are not many major events, but when I see the changes in the situation, I always feel that something bad is about to happen. Gradually into the early autumn, the day is short, the day is late, but it is dark early, the people also hung the lanterns in front of the door early, lit the candles in the house, and the lights of thousands of homes reflected the blue deep sky.
During the day that day, Chu Qing'an, who was still on the top of the mountains, had nothing to do for a day, and walked dozens of miles alone to return to the Luoyan Mansion. The atmosphere of Luoyan Mansion still made her shudder, and it was lifeless, but it was the only Han town and market in the vicinity, Chu Qing'an's horse was mistakenly killed by Xuanyi the day before yesterday, and she had no leg strength, so she had to buy another horse in Luoyan Mansion, although she was thinner, but it was better than nothing.
Leading the horse and walking on the street of Luoyanfu, which was already a little familiar, it was still full of gloom, there were almost no pedestrians on the street, and suddenly there was a sound of the huqin, Chu Qing'an looked back, and saw that there was a little blind man playing the huqin on the side of the road not far behind him. The little blind man was no more than eleven or twelve years old, dressed in tattered clothes, barefoot, his hands and feet were covered with mud, his empty eyes looked ahead, and the sound of the huqin echoed in the empty streets, which was extremely desolate, and everyone who heard it was nostalgic.
Chu Qing'an was naturally no exception, he turned back again, took out a tael of silver, and gently placed it in front of the little blind man, so that he would not notice it, and he was about to leave. But the hearing of blind people is much stronger than that of ordinary people, even though Chu Qing'an can reduce the sound of his footsteps, but the sound of horses' hooves cannot be concealed.
Just walked away two or three steps, the sound of the huqin stopped abruptly, a gust of wind and sand swept through, and a chill hit behind him, Chu Qing'an hurriedly turned his head to look, the little blind man who played the huqin put the qin behind his back, picked up the silver tael in front of him, and a smile appeared on his dirty little face, and said silently: "The road ahead is bumpy." β
"What are you talking about?" Chu Qing'an clearly heard the kid say something, but the tone was very heavy, which made Chu Qing'an vaguely feel a little uneasy. The kid didn't pay attention to Chu Qing'an, but turned around and left with the huqin on his back, and said as he walked: "The long night is full of wind and snow, and the road ahead is rugged and bumpy. β
Chu Qing'an watched the child disappear at the end of the street, and the thin horse neighed without warning, his mane was upside down, restless, and he clearly felt the murderous aura. Chu Qing'an also felt that staying here any longer was afraid of causing trouble, and besides, it was getting late, and there were still big things tonight, so he couldn't delay the hour.
Thinking of this, Chu Qingan turned over his horse and ran towards the south gate with his whip. And Chu Qing'an left, the people on both sides of the place where she was standing actually opened the closed windows, and a few people dressed like ordinary people poked their heads out, and saw Chu Qing'an walking away, so they went out. Seven or eight people gathered together, whispered softly, and divided into two groups, one group followed in the direction Chu Qing'an left, and the other group immediately returned to the Luoyan Mansion Mansion.
Luoyan Mansion is located in the border stopper, there are often tigers and wolves haunting, the eagle circles, the eagle hits the sky, circling and flying down, and falls on the arm of Yin Huo Xiaohuang of the Luoyan Mansion, Huo Xiaohuang took the letterhead on the eagle's leg, opened it and looked closely, and then released the eagle. The person close to him asked, "I wonder where this belief came from?"
"Bold. Huo Xiaohuang scolded, but there was not much blame in his tone.
The man knew that he had made a mistake in his words, so he hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "The subordinates should die, the subordinates should be talkative, the subordinates should die, the subordinates should be mouthful......"
Huo Xiaohuang didn't look at him, just threw the letterhead up, flipped his sleeves, and slapped the letterhead before it hit the ground, without much sound and fluctuation, it shook the soft letterhead to pieces. Since ancient times, it has been easy to overcome rigidity with martial arts, and it is difficult to control softness, which shows how terrifying Fang Cai's seemingly careless palm is.
"Get up. Huo Xiaohuang commanded, and the man immediately got up without hesitation. Huo Xiaohuang continued: "It's just that the government should pay close attention to the movements of the Chaoying clan outside the city, and if there is any trouble, immediately send a letter to the Tanglin Mansion and report to him." β
"What do you mean...... the man?" the man asked cautiously.
"Wait and see. Huo Xiaohuang replied very casually, as if he was answering casually, but it seemed to be thoughtful. "But the ...... over there on the Shengshang" Before the man finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huo Xiaohuang: "Sooner or later, there will be a big war between the Chaoying Clan and the Han people in the Central Plains, and now the ten warriors of the Chaoying Clan no longer exist, even if there are elite soldiers and strong generals, it is difficult to have a chance of winning in front of Ying Wujian and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Central Plains, and now that the mansion is in Luoyan Mansion, if you want to help the imperial court exterminate the Chaoying Clan, or help the Chaoying Clan enter the Central Plains, it is an easy matter." Once this is done, the status of this government will not be what it used to be! Now that this government is standing still and waiting for the price to be sold, which side offers a reasonable price, I will help whichever side is reasonable, or will the government benefit from both of them, and the government will benefit from it?"