Chapter 10 The Deceased

After a while, the two calmed down and asked about the situation, but neither of them knew the whereabouts of the others. Duan Jing only knew that the whereabouts of his father Duan Huo were unknown, and the other family members had been killed, and he did not know the whereabouts of Duan You's parents, Duan Ling and Mr. Chen, and all the people surnamed Duan in Liangzhou City were gone. Duan Jing said that over the years, there have been people searching for the Duan family, even the Duan family's servants and relatives have not been spared, so he changed his name to Jingduan to avoid pursuit.

When Duan You heard this, he was puzzled, more than eight years have passed, why are there still people chasing the Duan family, even servants and relatives?

Duan You didn't think much about this matter, his father should understand the reason, and the top priority now is to find his parents and sister.

asked Duan Jing and Zhu Yuan about the dispute, Duan Jing said that there was a little beggar named Xu Xiaoliu, who was bitten by a dog from a big family surnamed Chen in Gaogoubao, and he took a few beggars to the door to ask for compensation, but the other party not only did not give it, but the Chen family also beat them, he was angry, so he invited "Changsong Erhai" to help, and planned to go to theorize, but Zhu Yuan disagreed, so he argued.

Duan You heard this, and said bluntly: "I think this Changsong is harmful and vicious, so it's better for you to have less contacts." ”

Duan Jing looked a little displeased, and said in his heart, you are a descendant of my family back then, even if you are strong in martial arts, you are not qualified to talk about me. He said, "I have my own plans for this, so you don't have to make trouble." After saying that, he turned around and went back to the house, and soon walked with four or five beggars and "Changsong and Two Evils" and left.

Duan You saw that Duan Jing was suddenly indifferent, and he was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood the reason, smiled silently, and walked into the courtyard with Wei Tuo, Tenzin and the camel.

Zhu Yuan and seven or eight beggars were already standing at the door of the house, and Zhu Yuan clasped his fists with his hands to Duan You and said, "Thank you for saving this eldest brother, I don't know the eldest brother's surname?"

Duan Youyi clasped his hands into fists and said, "Brother Zhu Yuan doesn't need to be polite, we are old acquaintances, let's go into the house and talk." Saying that, let Wei Tuo go first, he took Zhu Yuan's arm and followed him into the house, followed by Tenzin, and then the beggars.

When the beggars saw Tenzin, they were all frightened, and one of them exaggeratedly said, "This dog is bigger than a cow baby, and it can't eat people!"

Duan You smiled and frightened: "Brother Tang Heizi, you are too dark, Tenzin can't look down on you." One pointed at the other, "It loves fish, and it eats you Deng Yu'er brother." ”

Tang and Deng's eyes widened, and one of them ate and said, "You...... How do you know me, I, why don't I know you?" Zhu Yuan also looked at Duan You in amazement, he really couldn't remember when they had met the brother in front of him with strong martial arts and dark complexion, and the other party said that it was an old acquaintance?

It is no wonder that Zhu Yuan and a few people, who were beggars, walked around every day, and saw a lot of people, if there were no special things, how could they remember? Not to mention that more than eight years have passed, Duan You has grown from a child to a sturdy young man, and his physique has changed greatly. Duan You is different, Zhu Yuan has rescued his brother and sister, and every time he thinks of it for more than eight years, when he hears his name and when he meets, he naturally recognizes him.

Duan You smiled and said solemnly, "My name is Chen You." Then I will tell you about the events of that year.

When Zhu Yuan heard this, he immediately remembered, shouted, hugged Duan, and said excitedly: "It turned out to be you...... Brother Chen, you weren't arrested, and you practiced a lot of kung fu to save me!"

Tang Heizi on the side also shouted in surprise: "Oh——, you turned out to be Duan ......" As soon as he said this, he was hit by Zhu Yuan on the head, and hurriedly continued, "Breathless...... Brother Chen, who is about to die and is not dead!"

A room full of people laughed.

Duan You went outside the house to unload the camel saddle, took the barbecue, etc., and gave it to everyone to eat, while briefly talking about the experience of more than eight years, and some information that revealed his identity was naturally not revealed. Although all the beggars in the house seem to be Zhu Yuan's followers, there are many people, so it is better to be on guard. Since there are still people chasing and killing the Duan family, they can't expose their identities too much.

After listening to the narrative, everyone was emotional. Tang Heizi was so envious that Duan You could eat barbecue every day.

Duan asked Zhu Yuan about the news of his parents and sister, but Zhu Yuan didn't know. Then asked about the dispute with Duan Jing, but Zhu Yuan's statement was different from what Duan Jing said, Zhu Yuan said that the owner of the big family surnamed Chen was a famous good man, who came from other places four years ago, planted the land on a barren beach, put porridge when there was a famine, and usually let beggars and poor people work on his land, taking care of food and housing, and not tiring people, and there is work all year round, which is intended to help people get through difficulties. All of them were working in Chen Shan's house, but Xu Xiaoliu wanted to steal the Chen family's dog, but he was bitten by the dog, and after Duan Jing found out, he took Xu Xiaoliu and a few beggars to ask for compensation, but somehow they fought with the Chen family and were beaten away. Today, Duan Jing suddenly came to him and asked him to bring his brother at night to discuss matters, and he came with Tang Heizi, Deng Yuer and a few other good brothers. However, it was Duan Jing who invited the "two evils of Changsong" and discussed that he would go to Chen Shan's house to ask for compensation for the night. Zhu Yuan had already heard of the bad deeds of "Changsong and Two Evils", and this time he came to rob the Chen family, so he resolutely refused to agree to Duan Jing's motion, so the two sides argued.

After Zhu Yuan finished speaking, he sighed and said: "Brother Jingduan doesn't know the severity, and invited Changsong to come to the two evils, obviously to set himself on fire, and the two evils are clearly to pull our brothers as cannon fodder and reap their own benefits.

When Duan You heard this, he knew the merits and sighed secretly. Duan Jing is really simple-minded, on the other hand, Zhu Yuan, after the end of the day, he is thoughtful, and he really thinks about the brothers.

Early the next morning, Wei Tuo went to Luoyang, Zhongzhou. Duan You can't stay. The entourage included Tang Heizi, Deng Yuer, Tenzin, and Camel. It was Zhu Yuan's idea to let Tang and Deng accompany them. Although Wei Tuo said that he did not need to be accompanied, with Tang and Deng, Duan You was indeed a lot more relieved.

After that, Duan You and Zhu Yuan walked towards the Hongshui River. Back then, Duan You hid Duan Ling in a red willow bush, and wanted to go there first, maybe he could find some clues.

The Hongshui River is not far from Gaogou Fort, and it will arrive in less than half an hour. More than eight years have passed, and the vegetation on the riverbed seems to be dense and taller, and the water is clear and flowing slowly. Duan You and Zhu Yuan walked down the riverbed, and after walking for a long time, they couldn't find the place where Duan Ling was hidden, and went up to the cliff bank, and the surrounding villages were also plausible. The two had to inquire along the riverbank, village by village, until it was dark, and there was nothing to gain. The two found an unmanned courtyard for the night. At that time, there were frequent wars on the border of Liangzhou, the population was sharply reduced, and there were unmanned courtyards everywhere in the countryside, so it was easy for displaced people to find a place to stay.

The next day, the two arrived in Liangzhou City. Before entering the city, Zhu Yuan said that Liangzhou City is now under the jurisdiction of the Northern Liang Kingdom, and the people who enter the city are very strictly checked, and some preparations must be made. So he first taught Duan You to speak a strange language, and asked Duan You to pretend to be the son of a family who came from Wu'an County, more than 100 miles north of the city to buy herbs, and he pretended to be a follower. Duan You smiled and asked him why he was pretending to be a foreigner in Wu'an dialect, and Zhu Yuan also said in Wu'an dialect that a teenager of their age, if it wasn't for the son of a family or a big family, he would have been arrested as a soldier, and most of these sons in Liangzhou have names and surnames, so they can only be said to be outsiders.

When entering the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city saw that there were two people in Duan, and they really checked it strictly, but fortunately, they were prepared and did not encounter trouble.

When I entered the city, I saw fewer people than I imagined, there were many little beggars who were six or seven years old and beggars with old faces, Duan You gave the beggars a few copper coins, and walked straight to the original Duan Mansion. When the beggars saw him, the good master, they followed him and went to the outer wall of the backyard of the original Duan Mansion, followed by thirty or forty beggars, which alarmed the soldiers who patrolled the city.

I saw a team of about seven or eight soldiers quickly chasing after and surrounding Duan You and Zhu Yuan.

The leader was a triangular, and he asked if the two of them intended to gather a crowd, did they want to rebel? Zhu Yuanxiao and the little beggars also chased after the good master, and the soldiers patrolling the city never paid attention to it, how could they have left Liangzhou City for only two or three years, and it would be like this? Puzzled, he looked at the triangular eyes, and immediately understood, and hurriedly untied a small cloth bag containing copper coins from Duan You's arms, and handed it to the triangular eye. Only then did the triangular eye smile on his face, and said to Duan You: "It turned out to be Chen Gongzi from Wu'an, disrespectful and disrespectful, you leave quickly, you can't stay around this Taishou Mansion." With that, he blasted the beggars away, and walked away with the soldiers without looking back.

It turns out that this section of the house has become a Taishou house. Inside the wall is the small courtyard where Duan You's family lived back then, Duan You wanted to climb over the wall to go in and have a look, but as the triangular eye said, the inspection here is very strict, and after a while, another team of soldiers came over, and Duan You had to leave with Zhu Yuan.

Duan You thought for a while and decided to go to Lingjuntai. At that time, Mr. Chen said that after leaving the city, he would meet at Lingjuntai, and more than eight years had passed, and although there was little hope, he still wanted to go.

So he and Zhu Yuan went to a pharmacy, untied a small cloth bag from their waists, took copper coins and gave them to Zhu Yuan, bought some herbs casually, went to the north gate, and rushed to Lingjuntai to the north.

This small cloth bag was Zhu Yuan's idea. The one-eyed ghost brought a lot of copper coins, Duan You gave Wei Tuo most of it, and the rest was packed with a number of small cloth bags and tied around his and Zhu Yuan's waists. Why didn't Zhu Yuan pay money in front of people? That is because he was afraid of people's associations: If the follower is rich, the master must be more. It's just a matter of preventing people from seeing money. Zhu Yuan has been in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with people. Duan You was quite impressed.

Lingjun platform is four or five miles away from the northwest of Liangzhou City, the surrounding forest springs are dense, the platform is five or six zhang high, the rammed earth is built, there is a lake in front of the stage, and the lake water is clear. Duan You and Zhu Yuan walked around the platform, and saw that there was an adobe hut on the south side of the platform, which seemed to be inhabited, so they called a few times, but there was no answer, and they pushed open the door of the house, but saw an old man sitting on the earthen kang in the house.