After the man whose real name was Nangong Lingguang came out of the Wanhua Building, he hadn't walked far yet, and there was already a black figure beside him.

The black shadow saluted Nangong Lingguang and asked respectfully, "My lord, have you found Lord Suzaku?"

Nangong Ling shook his head with a smile in his eyes and said, "My lord is not here, I think I went to the more lively Tongli Ancient Town, we might as well go there to have a look." ”

The black shadow bowed slightly, and then disappeared after turning around in the crowd.

Nangong Lingguang smiled at the street in front of him, and the gloom between his eyebrows disappeared, and there was a strange awe-inspiring atmosphere.

If the black shadow just now saw his own adult smile like this, his jaw would definitely drop in shock.

After laughing, Nangong Lingguang touched his nose, took a long breath, and then chased in a direction with a strange fragrance.

......

It is said that when Nangong Lingguang found Suzaku, the white tiger located in Taolin County, Shaanju, Gyeonggi Province, also received the same secret order.

The extremely tall white tiger was dressed in dark clothes, and he was holding a bamboo pole in his hand and was fishing by the stream.

After hearing the secret order, Baihu asked his subordinates beside him, "Supervisor, do you know what happened in the capital?"

The one who called the supervisor was a bald man with a simple face but a fierce look in his eyes, who was the deputy Qianhu Ximen supervisor under the Shadow Guard of the Imperial City Division and the White Tiger of the Thousand Households.

The Ximen Supervisor replied respectfully: "My lord, two days ago, there was a vision, Qin Tianjian's criticism was 'double stars with the moon', and then Qintian Supervisor Zheng Li Lao Li was sick and bedridden, and the young man surnamed Chen went to the Northland, and the court decided to divide the princes and princes, and Princess Yongle was about to leave Beijing. ”

Bai Hu touched his chin and asked thoughtfully, "Do you know where Xuanwu is?"

The Ximen Supervisor shook his head, "My subordinates don't know. ”

The white tiger smiled, threw the fishing rod in his hand casually, and the fishing rod made of green bamboo floated away along the water.

After the fishing rod floated away, the white tiger slowly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Supervisor, do you feel aggrieved by letting you stay by my side?"

The Ximen overseer shook his bald head and said without hesitation: "If there is no adult, there will be no life for me, so no matter what the adult asks me to do, I will never give up my humble position." ”

Baihu patted the shoulder of the Ximen supervisor, and said in a light tone: "What is not dead, our brothers all came out of the nest of the dead, and it is not easy to live a rich life, and we must not die easily, otherwise, wouldn't we be sorry for the hardships of the past?"

Simon smirked and said nothing.

The white tiger patted the dust on his buttocks, and called his subordinates to leave the stream together, and the direction of the two was the city not far away.

......

As for Xuanwu, who was also one of the four thousand households of the Emperor, City and Shadow Guard, he was sleeping in a room, and his deputy Beitang Zhiming stood in front of the bed with his hands down, with a little helplessness in his eyes.

As the snoring sounded, Beitang Zhiming's eyes became more and more helpless, and he looked helplessly at the boss with mottled sideburns on the bed, and the expression under the black veil was also very helpless.

After waiting for about a pillar of incense, Xuanwu stretched his waist and sat up sleepily, looking like he hadn't woken up.

Beitang Zhiming bowed and bowed, and said softly: "My lord, Lord Qinglong has issued a secret order, asking you to arrive in the capital within three days, and those who are overdue will be handed over to the Snow Eagle Guard. ”

Xuanwu rubbed his eyes and said in surprise: "Those who are overdue will be handed over to the Snow Eagle Guard?" It seems that something really happened in Jingzhong, otherwise Qinglong would not be so ......"

As he spoke, Xuanwu yawned loudly and looked like he was about to fall asleep again.

Beitang Zhiming couldn't hold back any longer, and ripped off the brocade on Xuanwu's body, and reprimanded in a cold voice: "My lord, this place is Cangzhou, Hebei Province, if you want to return to the capital within three days, you need to hurry up, according to your current state, whether you have time is not yet known, are you still sleepy?"

Xuanwu muttered a few words, looking extremely reluctant, as if the affairs of the emperor, the city, and the division were not as important as his own sleep.

After another cup of tea, Xuanwu put on his coat and boots and stood in the room with a sleepy face.

Beitang Zhiming grabbed Xuanwu's arm and pulled him to the outside of the courtyard.

At the entrance of the mansion, there were already four strong Northland horses waiting for the two of them.

When Xuanwu saw the horses, his expression froze for a moment, and he asked very puzzledly, "What? Who else is going?"

Beitang Zhiming glared at Xuanwu and said coldly: "Are you going by yourself? Can you find a way? If you are not afraid of delaying the deadline, I can not go." ”

Xuanwu patted his forehead lightly and said, "Then who will attend my brother's wedding banquet?" If I don't go, you can only go on my behalf." ”

Beitang Zhiming sighed and said, "Then I'll go find someone to show you the way now." ”

Xuanwu shook his head and said in a low voice, "No need, just find any one." ”

After saying that, Xuanwu waved his hand and motioned to one of the men who was leading the horse to take a few steps forward and asked, "Do you know how to ride a horse?"

Jia Ding said respectfully: "The little one can ride." ”

"Okay, it's you, let's go to the capital together, and you will lead the way. ”

"The little one hasn't been to the capital, so I don't know how to get there. ”

"It's okay, you'll know as you walk. ”

Jia Ding cast a look at Beitang Zhiming for help, but the latter ignored it.

Xuanwu turned over and got on the horse, and whispered on the horseback: "Then I will go back to Beijing first, you will have to worry a lot about the affairs of the righteous brother, and if you want a gift, you can choose it yourself." ”

"Yes. ”

When the words fell, Xuanwu waved his horsewhip and walked away.

Seeing this, the family had to quickly climb on the horse's back and whip after him.

Two people and four horses, looking like they are hurrying on a starry night.

When the sound of the horse's hooves faded away, Beitang Zhiming sighed faintly, looking like he had nothing to love.

After standing for a long time, the North Hall walked to the most prosperous street in the city, thinking that he was going to buy a congratulatory gift.

......

Under the autumn wind and the setting sun, the Mengfu group slowly drove into the ancient town of Tongli.

Meng Ran in the carriage lifted the curtain and looked at this famous town with great novelty.

Although Tongli Ancient Town is a town, it has a profound cultural heritage, since the early days of the Great Qin Empire, there have been many outstanding people here, there are several long-established rivers and lakes forces, there are also emerging leading families.

The old forces are naturally headed by Jijiawuyuan, and the rest are Chen's 100-foot building and Wang's retreat garden; the emerging leaders are headed by Zhu's Gengle Hall, and the rest are Chongbentang and Jiayin Hall.

The literary style of Tongli Ancient Town is prevalent and the martial arts are continuous, so any person can chant a few lines of poetry and read a few words, and naturally they can also dance with knives and guns.

Now it coincides with the competition of the Ji family to recruit sons-in-law and open the Wu Garden, and there are many pedestrians in the town.

Meng Ran looked at the scenery and characters on the street with great interest, and looked like he wanted to get out of the car to see.

Geng Huyuan smiled lightly and said, "What?

Meng Ran nodded busily.

Geng Huyuan shook his head and refused: "I'm afraid it won't work today, it's getting late, let's find a place to stay and eat first, and come out tomorrow to have a look." ”

Meng Ran knew that what Geng Huyuan said was the truth, so he didn't say anything more, just looked at the new things outside the window.

Although Meng Ran lived in Jiaxing City for more than a month, he basically never went out of the house, but just blindly practiced swordsmanship and meditation.

The life of waking up early and going to bed early made Meng Ran accustomed to the tranquility of the night, as well as the curling smoke of the cooking stove when the sun was setting.

So after entering Tongli Ancient Town, Meng Ran saw the bustle of the street, and only felt very fresh, and couldn't help but take a few more looks.

The long streets criss-crossed are paved with bluestone slabs, and there are many pedestrians on the streets, although they are not shoulder to shoulder, but they are not far behind.

Pedestrians are chatting and moving forward, or they stop in front of the vendors and whisper questions.

There are young men in strong suits who walk with swords, although they try their best to pretend to be serious and cold, but the greenness between their eyebrows and the non-stop flow of eyes reveal their true hearts.

There were richly dressed sons of wealthy families, walking down the street with a proud face, eager to tell everyone about their nobility, followed by a different number of retinues in luxurious clothes.

There are scholars who shake folding fans and are not afraid of the cold autumn wind, with a long sword hanging from their waists that has never been drawn, and they walk through the market with a self-contained demeanor, quite like a literati and rioter.

There are little ladies who are dressed coolly and are not afraid of the eyes of the vulgar, tying the skirt high above the waistline, piling up the already prominent chest to make it more spectacular, and there are some charming and bold young women, who are slow to tie up their skirts and half-expose their breasts, which is a good scene.

Such a lively and prosperous scene made Meng Ran's heart shake, like a country boy who had just entered the city.

At the end, the speed of the carriage was incalculable, and the pedestrians under the car were not as fast as the pedestrians, Geng Huyuan and Meng Ran looked at each other and smiled, and both got out of the car.

As the two of them walked, they felt that the crowd in front of them was extremely dense, and the crowd that should have flowed like a tide gathered together and turned into a stagnant water, without the slightest ripple fluctuation.

Through the black pressed head, the center of the circle was faintly visible two young foreign swordsmen, at this time the two were tense, looking like they were about to duel.

The crowd of onlookers gradually held their breath and waited for the duel between the two young swordsmen.

Meng Ran stretched his neck hard, but he could only see the back of the head of the person in the front row.

Although he was much taller and stronger than his peers, he was still just a child, and he was not as good as an adult.

Geng Huyuan chuckled and asked, "Do you really want to watch a duel?"

Meng Ran nodded without hesitation, and said in his mouth: "I've never seen someone duel, so I naturally want to see it, but unfortunately I can't see what's going on inside." ”

Geng Huyuan shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I won't have a chance to see it, there are people inside and out, all of them are here to see the excitement, let's not go inside, I think there will be no less such incidents, don't be in a hurry." ”

Meng Ran sighed, and said with a hint of frustration: "Okay, then let's find an inn to live in, I'm a little tired." ”

Geng Huyuan grabbed Meng Ran's sleeve, and after a difficult collision and crowding, he withdrew from the circle of onlookers.

After the people of the Meng Mansion converged, they walked towards a street that was not very congested.