In the cold and empty space, there is an indescribable sadness and sadness, the specific taste of which cannot be understood by those who have not experienced it firsthand.

After a long time, Lin Chong hissed and asked, "Ninth brother, what happened last night?"

Hua Rong just shook his head and didn't say a word.

Lin Chong vaguely guessed the truth of some things, but he didn't want to believe it, so he had to ask over and over again: "Ninth brother, what happened? ”

Hua Rong sighed and said, "Well, instead of becoming a gap between brothers in the future, it is better to say it now." Last night, I went to Mengfu with my fourth brother to inquire about the situation, and when I was lurking, three other people were also nearby.

The first to jump into the Meng Mansion to provoke was the Pinhua brother on the bed next door, and not long after he entered, he was discovered by the old Li seniors, and the two fought and chased away. ”

Lin Chong looked at Pinhua Daoist and asked in a deep voice, "Is what my ninth brother said true?"

The Pinhuadao people hummed with interest.

Lin Chong continued to ask Hua Rong and said, "What happened later?"

Hua Rong said eloquently: "After Senior Li and Brother Pinhua left, the swordsman in the alley couldn't wait to show his murderous aura, and was repelled by Geng Senior on the roof, but with just two palms, the swordsman had fallen to the ground.

After the fourth brother was frightened by Geng's seniors, he immediately fled when he saw that the situation was not good, and he fled with him was the old man Hu of the Zhou Mansion, who was already dead.

Until now, I have not seen the fourth brother. Since you will go to the Meng Mansion to find me, I don't think you saw them in the Zhu Mansion in Sanli Lane. ”

Lin Chong snorted for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Everything is as usual in the house, but there is no fourth brother and Zhu Gongzi, I want to come..."

Speaking of this, Lin Chong couldn't say the second half of the sentence, he would rather his fourth brother be attacked or killed by someone than guess him like this.

In fact, at such a point, even if a fool thinks about it, he can figure out the whereabouts of Gongsun Sheng and Zhu Tianmao.

The corners of Hua Rong's mouth twitched a few times, and he said nonchalantly: "So, even if we leave, where can we go?" Not to mention the failure of this mission, he also lost the life of the fifth brother, plus this scene now, even if he goes back, there is no good end, so it is better to follow Meng Gongzi with peace of mind." ”

Lin Chong snorted heavily, but he didn't say anything against leaving, so he had to slowly accept that this was not a good choice.

Hua Rong turned around and glanced at the Pinhua Daoren on the bed next door, and asked in a low voice, "What is Brother Pinhua's intentions?"

Pinhua Daoren sighed and said in a muffled voice: "Where can I go, it's just a lonely ghost, and now it's like this, it's better to find a small town and live for the rest of my life." ”

Hua Rong reviewed the doctor's explanation, and comforted him softly: "Brother Pinhua is serious, you took Meng Gongzi's elixir and treated the wound in time, it is only a matter of time before your body recovers, don't be discouraged, there will always be a day of recovery." ”

Pinhua Daoren smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "I hope so." ”

Hua Rong was silent for a while, and then asked slowly, "I don't know what Brother Pinhua wants?"

Pinhua Daoren shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know, the road ahead is confused, and I don't have a clue." ”

Hua Rong asked tentatively, "Are you staying in Jiaxing with us, or are you going to leave here?"

Pinhua Daoren sighed faintly, and did not say a clear answer, but said plausibly, "It depends on what Old Man Li means." ”

Hua Rong didn't ask any more questions, and the silence in the room returned to the same as before, but there was no longer that faint sad atmosphere.

......

It is said that after Zhou Xiaowu jumped into the lake, he swam in the icy lake for a while, and his body began to lose his strength, and the whole person had a feeling of sinking to the bottom of the lake.

After barely climbing ashore, he lay on his back to the sky, and the whole person couldn't stop shivering.

Zhou Xiaowu lay down on the spot for a cup of tea, then slowly got up and walked to the dock of the island in despair.

A dim lantern hung on the edge of the silent pier, emitting a dim glow like a ghost.

A lone awning boat was docked on the edge of the dock, and there was a snoring sound in the cabin.

Zhou Xiaowu shouted a few times on the dock, and a stocky figure walked out of the cabin, looked at Zhou Xiaowu sleepily, and asked very politely, "Is Childe going to take a boat?"

Zhou Xiaowu nodded and said, "Send me ashore now, if you can send me back home, there will be another silver reward." ”

The boatman looked at the soaked, tired boy in front of him, and said with a smile: "That's no problem, I don't know how much the son wants to contribute?"

Zhou Xiaowu didn't think about it, so he said: "Send me home, silver is not a problem." ”

The boatman was overjoyed and flattered: "I'll help my son get on the boat." ”

After Zhou Xiaowu boarded the ship, he sat in the cabin in a huddle, his shoulders trembling from time to time.

Seeing this, the boatman handed the black wrinkled quilt to Zhou Xiaowu and persuaded: "Son, it's late tonight, and the temperature on the lake is low, you don't want to dislike this quilt and wrap it in warmth." ”

Zhou Xiaowu hesitated, took the fishy quilt with body temperature, and wrapped it tightly around his body.

The boatman stood at the bow of the boat, and with a little force in his hand, the oars were already beating on the calm water, and there was a sound of rushing water, and the boat moved in response.

After a stick of incense, the canopy boat had reached the stone dock on the shore, and only to hear a 'bang', the boatman had jumped to the ground and tied the cable to the wooden post beside him.

"Childe, Childe wake up?"

The boatman shook Zhou Xiaowu, who was tired and overly sleepy.

Zhou Xiaowu slowly opened his eyes and hissed, "Have you arrived?"

The boatman replied, "Childe, you are on the shore, where do you live?"

Zhou Xiaowu sniffed and said softly: "Beiwang Lane Zhou Mansion, take me back." ”

The boatman rubbed his hands, and then carried Zhou Xiaowu out of the cabin.

On the dock, Zhou Xiaowu was lying on the back of the boatman very weakly, and his snort was very hot.

The boatman went up to the road, and after seeing the direction, he went straight to Beiwang Lane.

After walking for about half an hour, the boatman entered Beiwang Lane, and by the time he arrived at the gate of Dezhou's mansion, his legs were shaking and his face was pale.

The knock on the door was loud in the dark of night.

After a long time, the subordinates of the Zhou Mansion came to the door in their coats and shouted at the knock outside, "Who?

The boatman coughed lightly and asked a very unqualified question, "Are you here in Beiwang Lane Zhoufu?"

The people of the Zhou Mansion behind the door suddenly became angry, and scolded: "Aren't you fucking nonsense? This is not the Zhou Mansion, where is it? If you have something to say, don't delay Lao Tzu's rest." ”

When the boatman heard the scolding, he was not angry, but continued to shout: "There is a prince here, he asked me to send him to your house, you quickly open the door and let me send him in." ”

The people of the Zhou Mansion immediately laughed, but they were even more angry, and they scolded: "Who the hell are you, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, dare to come here to entertain your grandfather, are you impatient?"

The subordinate scolded while opening the door of the house, and was about to prepare to teach a lesson to the uninvited guests who knocked on the door outside.

After the door of the mansion was opened, the boatman was about to enter the door, and was kicked in the leg by his subordinates, and the whole person stumbled for a moment, and then fell to the ground together with Zhou Xiaowu behind him.

When the subordinate was about to continue kicking a few more times, Zhou Xiaowu, who was knocked on the ground, slowly woke up from his coma and scolded in a hoarse voice: "Wang Er, what do you want to do?

Wang Er only felt that this voice was very familiar, and when he looked closely, he saw that the figure lying on the ground was his master.

Wang Er sighed, hurriedly helped Zhou Xiaowu on the ground up, and asked eagerly, "Son, what's the matter?" Why is there still a dirty quilt wrapped around your body?"

Zhou Xiaowu scolded: "What nonsense, hurry up and send me in." ”

The boatman on the side interjected: "This boy has fallen into the water, and he has a high fever at this time, and he needs to find a doctor as soon as possible." ”

Wang Er was in a hurry, and shouted to the house: "Come on, the son is sick, hurry up and come out to help." ”

Although Xiaowu is a man who robs the people and robs the people's daughters, he knows how to control the people's methods, and he is quite effective in using grace and power on the people in the house on weekdays.

Therefore, when the subordinates in the house heard Wang Er shouting, 'Gongzi is sick', they hurriedly dressed and got up, and the rooms everywhere slowly lit up.

After a while, Zhou Xiaowu was carried into the bedroom by his subordinates.

At this time, the concubines who were raised in the house here also got up and came to Zhou Xiaowu's side, and under her orders, everyone in the house was busy.

In the next period of time, the one who went to find the doctor went out, the one who boiled water and boiled ginger soup went to the kitchen, and the boatman found clean and warm clothes and returned to the house.

After the boatman changed his clothes, accompanied by the maid, the concubine went to the hall to thank her.

After serving the hot tea, the concubine looked at the stocky and honest boatman in front of her and said, "Thank you, sir, for sending my son-in-law back, the concubine is very grateful." ”

With that, the concubine saluted the boatman Yingying.

The boatman immediately stood up from his chair and said again and again: "Don't dare to be it, it's all small things that should be done." ”

The concubine looked at the boatman's restrained and nervous look, laughed softly, and then asked, "Is the gentleman going back now or is he going to rest in the mansion for the night?"

The boatman glanced at the concubine of the Zhou Mansion who was good-looking but mild-mannered, and said in a low voice: "My boat is still docked on the dock on the shore, I am a little worried, so let's hurry up and go back." ”

The concubine was not reluctant, turned to the maid and ordered: "Xiaoyin, you will go to the account office later to pay twenty taels of silver to this gentleman, and send him out of the mansion for me, I will go back to the main courtyard first, and I still need to take care of the son." ”

The maid bowed her head slightly and said, "Got it, miss, you can go with confidence." ”

The boatman glanced at the concubine gratefully.

When the wonderful figure disappeared into the hall, the boatman smacked his lips lightly, and looked envious.