Chapter Forty-Seven: A Thousand Miles to the Army

Hui Feng said: "At that time, I saw Miss Cheng in the Baiting Post House with a fever and passed out, and my heart was very tight. Brother Xu, you and Yuan Zhi didn't come back, I was afraid that something would happen to Miss Cheng, so I took it upon myself to carry her back to Caizhou to seek medical advice!"

Xu Zhi scolded with a smile: "Senior Brother Hui, if you take Miss Cheng away, you won't leave any news for us." Yuan Zhi and I were in a hurry at the time, and when we saw that we couldn't find you anywhere, we were afraid that something would happen to you!"

Hui Feng glanced at Cheng Yingying beside her, saw her face full of happiness, and said with a smile: "I was bent on saving Miss Cheng at the time, so I forgot about it, and it made Brother Xu worry about us, it's really damned!"

Xue Atan was amused by Hui Feng's words, and interjected: "Brother Hui, it seems that what Brother Xu said is right, the tempers of the two of us are very similar, brother, I also like to do things straightforwardly, as long as I recognize the right things, I rarely discuss with others!"

An Jingsi saw Xue Atan elevating himself with the help of Hui Feng, and deliberately asked: "Xue Aniu, how do you compare with Brother Hui, his move is very affectionate to Sister Cheng, and you are just reckless!"

Xu Zhi saw An Jingsi and Xue Atan arguing, Xue Atan couldn't say An Jingsi for a while, his face was full of grievances, he comforted Xue Atan a few times, and asked Huifeng again: "Senior brother, did you and Miss Cheng return to Caizhou later?"

Hui Feng replied: "No, on the way back to Caizhou, we met a man in black! This man in black behaved very strangely, in broad daylight, dressed in night clothes, and covered his face with black veil. I later learned that this man in black was Princess Xiuyun and Zhou Chen, the guard next to Yun Feiyang!"

Xu Zhi thought to himself, could it be that Zhou Chen had been following us in Caizhou that time, but then he shook his head lightly and asked, "By the way, junior brother, he didn't embarrass you on the road, right?"

Hui Feng said with a smile: "Brother Xu, you are too worried, not only did he not embarrass us that time, but also helped us that time!"

When Xu Zhi heard this, he felt even more strange, and said: "You said that he also helped you, this is not logical? It is said that Zhou Chen is a member of the imperial court, and he almost fought with us for some trivial things in Caizhou Yanyulou, could it be that he has no problem with you at this time?"

As soon as Xu Zhi finished talking about his worries, Xue Atan nagged again: "Brother Xu! It's not that the younger brother said you, you are good at everything, it's just that you are too worried! Zhou Chen, as a palace guard, is also a person with status, so he shouldn't do anything to Brother Hui." Brother Hui, you say, that's the case!"

Hui Feng replied: "Brother Xue is right, this Zhou Chen thought that we were just passers-by at first, and he didn't deliberately pay attention to us, let alone identify us!", and then told everyone about the scene at that time:

At that time, Hui Feng carried Cheng Yingying on his back and rushed to Caizhou along the official road, and a man in black followed closely behind him and sighed: "It's rare that the little brother is so affectionate and righteous, and he is in a hurry with his wife on his back!"

Hui Feng was a little embarrassed by what he said, and turned around and replied: "Big brother, you are mistaken, she is not my wife, she is just a friend of mine!"

The man in black quickly followed, glanced at Hui Feng, and said with a smile: "Oh, that's the case!

Huifeng replied: "My friend is very sick, I want to carry her back to Caizhou for treatment?"

The man in black glanced at Cheng Yingying on Huifeng's back, and said with a slight smile: "I happen to be going to Caizhou in the future, or the three of us will go all the way and take care of each other!"

Huifeng listened and readily agreed. The three of them walked to the outskirts of Caizhou, and saw a group of soldiers with knives coming to the intersection in front of them, holding several portraits in their hands, and checking the pedestrians passing by in turn.

Huifeng was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, and was a little hesitant.

When the man in black saw this, he was very strange and asked, "This brother, seeing that he is about to enter Caizhou City, why can't he stop?"

Hui Feng glanced at the soldiers in front of him, and said after a while: "This eldest brother, it is a little inconvenient for the younger brother to enter the city now. ”

The man in black asked, "Little brother, if you don't go to the city, how can you see a doctor for your friend?"

Hui Feng was about to answer, several soldiers saw Hui Feng and the others, and surrounded them, just as they were holding the picture and carefully identifying it, Hui Feng quickly lowered his head. The man in black saw that Hui Feng's expression was nervous, understood three points, and saw that the soldier's attitude was very arrogant, and shouted: "I am a fellow villager and friend of your city defense general Lord Zhu, and here is his handwritten letter, do you want to check even me?"

When the soldiers saw that the man in black took out Zhu Wen's handwritten letter, they hurriedly saluted and apologized, and said: "The villains have no eyes, they have offended the nobles, please take care of the adults, we still go over there to investigate, maybe we can catch the criminals?"

Hui Feng thanked the man in black, and the man in black said to Hui Feng: "Little brother, I look at your scene, you must have offended King Huang and General Zhu, but you don't have to worry. I saw that your friend just had a cold. Even if you can't get into the city, I'll help you grab some herbs and come back. You stay outside the city and don't leave, and I'll come back to you when I'm done with my business in the city!"

Hui Feng saw that the man in black was very righteous, and he didn't know what to say to thank for a while, so he had to nod vigorously with tears in his eyes.

Hui Feng watched the man in black enter the city, found a hidden place in the nearby woods, and gently lowered Cheng Yingying from his back. Huifeng saw that Cheng Yingying's face was pale, her anger was like a gossamer, she was already unconscious, she was anxious, and she didn't know what to do, so she had to hug her tightly and call the name of "Yingying", and saw that she had no reaction, so she had to cry secretly.

In the evening, the black-clothed man left Caizhou City, carrying a bottle of wine, a few packets of medicine and a cooked goose. Hui Feng was very grateful in his heart, and hurriedly greeted him, and the man in black took Hui Feng's hand and said, "Brother, I've kept you waiting." Let's find a place nearby to boil the medicine, and save your friends first!"

The man in black saw that there was an abandoned village in the depths of the willows, and Hui Feng carried Cheng Yingying on his back and followed the man in black into the village. The village has long been broken and ruined, and it is clear that the village was destroyed by war and has been uninhabited for a long time. The three of them found a relatively complete house, pushed the door in, and saw that the tables in the room were covered with thick dust, and the walls around them were also covered with layers of cobwebs.

The man in black and Huifeng saw that all the stove and cooking utensils in the house were rusty, they didn't care about this, so they hurriedly made a fire to boil the medicine and fed Cheng Yingying. Hui Feng hugged Cheng Yingying and looked at her intently for a while, seeing that her face slowly turned red, and a slight bead of sweat slowly oozed from her face. Hui Feng was very happy to see that the medicine of the man in black was working, and said guiltily to the man in black: "This eldest brother, the younger brother is penniless now, I really don't know how to repay the great kindness of the eldest brother?"

The man in black sighed and said, "Brother Huifeng, why bother with your hands? I also admire you as a young hero, I don't want you to be so down-and-out, and my brother can't bear it, so he also helps!"

Hui Feng asked in surprise, "This big brother, how do you know my name?"

The man in black smiled and said, "Don't hide it, I'm Zhou Chen, the guard under General Yun, you forgot, we once met in Caizhou Yanyu Building!"

Speaking of this, Hui Feng paused for a moment and glanced at Xu Zhi. From the look and tone of Huifeng's speech, Xu Zhi could see that he was able to help Zhou Chen at that time, and this feeling is still in his heart.

An Jingsi listened to Hui Feng's story, and also had a little good impression of Zhou Chen: "This Zhou Chen and Brother Hui met in Pingshui, but he was able to help Brother Hui and Sister Cheng, especially he didn't hide his identity at all, he shouldn't have any intentions for Brother Hui as Brother Xu was worried about!"

Hui Feng also said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, please forgive me! What Xiao Jingsi said is also what Little Brother thinks in his heart! A person is in extreme distress, if someone is willing to help, this kindness will be remembered by anyone for a lifetime, and Hui Feng is by no means a grass and tree, who can be ruthless." Besides, although he is a member of the court, he didn't deliberately hurt us!"

Xu Zhi saw that Hui Feng was grateful to Zhou Chen, and thought: As far as the situation at that time is concerned: Even if Hui Feng understands that Zhou Chen rescued Cheng Yingying with ulterior motives, what can he do? He has no choice but to accept Zhou Chen's alms. Xu Zhi thought about it, and suddenly understood Hui Feng's distress, so he had to sigh: "Senior Brother Hui, eldest brother believes that your judgment is correct, but what happened later?"

Hui Feng looked at Xu Zhi gratefully, and continued to narrate: Later, when he saw the man in black confiding his identity to him, he quickly stood up, arched his hand to the man in black, and said: "It turns out that the eldest brother is a general of the imperial court, and he really has eyes and ignorance of Mount Tai, and he is disrespectful!"

The man in black hurriedly said humbly: "Brother Hui is too outside, I really dare not be a fool! By the way, Brother Hui, aren't you with Xu Daxia?"

Hui Feng had no choice but to tell how he was separated from Xu Zhi in Caizhou.

When the man in black heard this, he pretended to be angry and said: "I really didn't expect Huang Chao to listen to slander like this, Xu Zhi is his appointed concubine, why did he suddenly turn his face and deny people?"

Hui Feng was also angry, and scolded: "Everyone says that Huang Chao is benevolent and righteous, I think he is hypocritical, he will treat us like guests for a while, and treat us as prisoners for a while, as the so-called 'don't use suspicious people, don't suspect people', I think Huang Chao is a temporary success, and he won't have much achievement in the future!"

The man in black knew that Hui Feng was extremely dissatisfied with Huang Chao, and deliberately provoked him: "Brother Hui is right, only some ignorant people will look down on that rebellion at present. That Huang Chao is just an unsuccessful scholar, he can't read, he doesn't keep his duty to farm, he even sells illicit salt, and he is wanted by the government, he instigates the ignorant people to openly rebel, these years the world has been in frequent wars, and the people can't live and work in peace and contentment, it's not to blame that Huang Chao for being stubborn and openly opposing the court!"

Hui Feng still seemed to be angry, and continued to scold: "That Huang Chao won't talk about him, although Brother Xu still respects him a lot, I don't think it's for Yuan Zhi's face, in fact, the most hateful thing is that Zhu Wen, and his damn brother Zhu Cun!"

The man in black was deliberately surprised: "Zhu Wen is a close friend of the villagers, although the two of us are our own masters, but the personal relationship is still quite good, how could he offend Brother Hui!"

Hui Feng had no choice but to tell Zhu Wen about setting up a private court without asking questions, putting himself on death row, and making himself a scapegoat, and the man in black also scolded: "It turns out that Zhu Wen is such a despicable villain, he really knows people and faces, I really mislook at him!"

When Xu Zhi heard this, he saw that Hui Feng was convinced of Zhou Chen's words, and he was afraid that his junior brother would be deceived again, so he couldn't help it anymore, and persuaded: "Senior brother, you can't trust Zhou Chen too much, he is very good at disguise, he is the guard of Da Nei in front of Li Xiuyun and Yun Feiyang, and in front of Zhu Wen and Ou Yangguang, he is the man in black who guides them, and in front of you, Senior Brother Hui, he has become Zhu Wen's fellow villager and friend again!"

Hui Feng listened to Xu Zhi's words, and said puzzledly: "Brother Xu, the younger brother still doesn't understand it, at that time, because I was grateful to him, I trusted him very much, and I also obeyed his words, could this fall into his trap?"

Cheng Yingying, An Jingsi, and Xue Atan were also puzzled, and they all looked at Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi saw that everyone was confused, but he was also based on intuition at this time, and there was no conclusive evidence, so he had to sigh: "Whether this is Zhou Chen's intention, I can't be very sure, but he must have taken advantage of Senior Brother Hui's gratitude to him! Let's not talk about Zhou Chen, how did you come here to join the army later?"

Hui Feng continued: Later, when the man in black saw that I hated Zhu Wen very much, he suggested to me: "Zhu Wen is now the right-hand man under Huang Chao, if you want to be an enemy of him, it is like an egg hitting a stone, and you can't do it!"

Hui Feng said: "Then how to deal with him? I not only want to seek justice for myself, but also avenge the death of Grandpa Cheng and Brother Wu Jun in Yanyulou!"

The man in black was silent for a while before he said, "If you want to deal with Zhu Wen, you can only succeed with the help of the power of the imperial court!"

When Hui Feng heard this, he applauded repeatedly, but he was a little worried: "If you want me to go to the imperial court, my eldest brother Xu will not agree, and besides, the imperial court is corrupt and the people are prey, so am I not helping the abuse?"

The man in black comforted: "Brother Hui, you are too worried, at present, only some officials in the court are incompetent and insatiable, and those Qing officials who are diligent and love the people are still worthy of praise from the people." As long as the imperial court quells the rebellion of Huangchao, and apart from those corrupt officials and unscrupulous officials, won't the people of the world live a good life the same? Why do you have to take refuge in Huangchao, and you have to bear the infamy of a traitor, won't you be spurned for the rest of your life!"

Hui Feng thought for a long time before he said, "Brother Zhou, you are the lifesaver of me and Miss Cheng. I believe what you said, even if my younger brother wants to go to the imperial court at this moment, the imperial court will not accept me easily?"

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Now Liu Jingren, the general of the imperial court's Zuo Shenwu, is selecting capable people and virtuous people in Luoyang, the eastern capital, with the good martial arts of the Hui brothers, they will definitely be able to get ahead, and those who glorify their ancestors, why should they be like Xu Zhi and have been sending people under the fence and living in poverty all his life?"

When Hui Feng said this, he looked at Xu Zhi, and saw that he didn't mind what he said just now, thinking that my brother Xu's mind and cultivation have really reached a new level.

Hui Feng was about to continue talking, Cheng Yingying saw that Hui Feng had been talking for a long time, and said distressedly: "Brother Hui, you rest for a while, let the following story be told by the little sister for you!"

Hui Feng nodded gratefully to Cheng Yingying, and Cheng Yingying continued:

Later, Yingying's illness gradually improved, and Hui Feng and Cheng Yingying decided to go back to Baiting first, discuss with Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi, and then make the next step. But when the two returned to Baiting, they saw that Baiting's post house had already been burned down, and there was no trace of Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi everywhere.

At this time, Huifeng and Cheng Yingying were penniless, and the two thought about it, thinking that it was better to return to Caizhou to throw themselves into the net, or to go to Luoyang to join the army first, find a place to settle down, and then carefully search for the whereabouts of Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi after settling down. The two of them have made up their minds, all the way to the north, crossing the Ru River, bypassing Ruzhou, sleeping in the open air, picking melons, fruits and wild vegetables on weekdays to satisfy their hunger, and finally came to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

At that time, Chen Chong, the defense envoy of Luoyang, and Liu Jingren, the general of Zuo Shenwu, set up a big ring at the south gate of Luoyang to recruit talents, and openly selected a lieutenant general vanguard officer and several lieutenants to assist Liu Daren in guarding Dengfeng County, the east gate of Luoyang. Seeing that this was an opportunity, Hui Feng jumped into the ring, and through three days of non-stop hard fighting, he finally defeated 72 challengers from all directions and won the final victory in the ring competition.

Just as Chen Chong and Liu Jingren announced the results of the competition on the spot and appointed Hui Feng as the pioneer lieutenant general, Hui Feng saw an extremely familiar black figure, accompanied by a girl in red and walked over to him, Chen Chong and Liu Jingren saw them, hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and shouted: "Subordinates see the princess!"

When Hui Feng heard this, his heart was agitated, and because of several days of continuous martial arts competition, he did not rest, he was exhausted for a while, his eyes were black, he couldn't support it, and he fainted in the ring.