Lin Jianlan said: "I've been in Jiangnan for so long, I can't go out, but I didn't expect it to be so bitter here. And what happened then?"

Yue Lingfeng said: "What else, the common people are just forced to have no way to get up and make trouble, what ability do they have to fight with the army of the imperial court? But later, a mysterious person surnamed Yuan went to shelter the people, organized the Taihu Righteous Army, cast their own weapons, hoarded grain and grass, and contended with the imperial court. Now it has become a climate, and the imperial court has sent troops several times and they have been defeated!"

Lin Jianlan said excitedly: "Good fight!"

Yue Lingfeng said with a smile: "Brother Lin, it's hard for your words to be heard by the government. So we can't be sure whether the masters and the army of the Eastern Capital Imperial Kou Division are against our Kuangyi Gang or the Taihu Righteous Army......"

Lin Jianlan said: "If they go to Taihu Lake, will the Kuangyi Gang not care?"

Yue Lingfeng muttered: "We people in the rivers and lakes do not interact with the imperial court on weekdays, nor do we easily make enemies with the imperial court. If it were Brother Lin, what would you do?"

Lin Jianlan pondered for a while and said slowly, "Brother Yue, if I do, I will help them." ”

Yue Lingfeng let out an "oh", unconsciously ignoring that Lin Jianlan was just a teenager, and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "First, the Taihu Righteous Army occupies a 'righteousness' character, and although it is now against the imperial court, after all, the original intention is for the poor people; second, the righteous army is full of ordinary people, I am afraid that there are not many people who can do martial arts, and ordinary officers and soldiers can be the enemy, but how to deal with the masters of the Eastern Capital Imperial Kou Division? If the Taihu Righteous Army is exterminated by the government within the scope of the Kuangyi Gang Headquarters, how will the people in the rivers and lakes and other factions view us? Laughing at our incompetence is secondary, if people with ulterior motives walk around and say that we are colluding with the imperial court, it will be very bad; third, this truth is simple, 'the lips are dead and the teeth are cold', the border south of the Yangtze River is surging, the rebel army has been leveled, and the imperial court can deal with us without distraction. Speaking of this chase, Lin Jianlan was a little embarrassed, blushing and said: "My opinion may be too superficial, Brother Yue, don't laugh at me." ”

Yue Lingfeng said: "Brother Lin is too humble, what you said is quite insightful, and we will discuss it again when the hall masters of the other two branches arrive." Besides, although there are a small number of officers and soldiers stationed, I don't know when they will move?"

Lin Jianlan was praised by Yue Lingfeng, and he was much bolder, and said, "In my opinion, I'm afraid they won't do it a year ago." Uncle Qing often said that the people in the government are used to being pampered, and the soldiers are rarely practiced, since it is said to be Taihu Lake, it is estimated that there is a place with a lot of water, if you fight on the water, you will not be injured by the blade, I am afraid that you will fall into the water and go to half a life, and unlike the common people who work the water to spend their days on the water, such a cold winter and wax moon, they go from officers to soldiers, who can endure this hardship?"

Yue Lingfeng nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Not bad, not to mention the official army, even those masters of the Eastern Capital Imperial Kousi, I'm afraid they don't want to capsize on Taihu Lake and fall into the ice cave to suffer! Hehe, when we discuss this matter, if I want to tell these high opinions, I'm afraid no one will believe that it was you, a child, who said it, right?"

Lin Jianlan hurriedly jumped down from the stool and said, "No, no, don't say, my aunt is very unhappy about learning martial arts, and she will be unhappy if I point fingers at such a big thing in the gang again!"

Yue Lingfeng thought for a while and said: "Alas, what you said is also reasonable, but when Manager Cao never died, Mrs. was not so mean, her temperament was very gentle, even if she was very protective of birds and kittens, although she was strict with you, she may not harm you, you can rest assured." ”

Lin Jianlan said: "I know this, aunt...... She's also very pitiful, so I don't want her to be angry with me anymore, and it's not good for her. ”

Yue Lingfeng saw that his face was heavy, and he seemed to be really sad for Lin Hongfeng, and said in his heart: "Brother Lin is kind-hearted, he was almost killed by Mrs. Cao that day and was robbed to the main hall, but he cares so much about Mrs. Cao's mood, it's really rare." Alas, everyone in the gang didn't know what he said about martial arts and Taihu Lake today, and they still treated him as an ordinary teenager, according to me, if he can practice internal strength, his future achievements should be above Mr. Cao, even if he is the gang leader, I am afraid that he will not be under it. Thinking of this, he said in his heart: "Being in the rivers and lakes, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is difficult to say for a while, just like me, I run for the affairs of the gang all day long, but I can't always be happy in my heart...... But if Brother Lin doesn't have such an experience, he is only in the countryside in this life, I'm afraid he is just an ordinary farmer, what is the difference between other mediocre people?" Lin Jianlan saw Yue Lingfeng suddenly stunned, walked in front of him, and waved his hand in front of him, Yue Lingfeng came back to his senses and sighed: " Recently, I have been in a daze, I am really a little mentally weak, Brother Lin, I came from the Jiangning branch overnight, but I have to go to recuperate my spirit, I am now living in the wing room of Dr. Cheng, and I can't leave for a while, if there is anything, go to me. ”

Lin Jianlan was slightly disappointed and said: "That's it, then you go, I still want you to take me out to play, I have been here since I came, and I haven't gone out yet, they are afraid that I will run away, but the way back is gone, I am penniless, where can I go back?"

Yue Lingfeng was stunned for a moment, and said: "This is indeed bitter Brother Lin, although the forest in this main hall is lush and the pavilions are beautiful, but you can see the head all year round, how can you not be boring? It's just that if Madame doesn't nod, I'm afraid no one can take you out, and when this matter of the official mansion is over, I'll talk to Madame, and take you out for a few days with my life!"

Lin Jianlan cheered up when he heard this: "That's great, no matter how much you read in the book, there is no reality that you have seen with your own eyes, then it is decided!"

Yue Lingfeng couldn't help but smile and said: "It's decided, a gentleman's word, it's hard to chase a horse!" Fang arched his hand and left, Lin Jianlan saw his back going away, and said secretly: "Doctor Cheng, although they have been friends with me for so long, they are not as close as Brother Yue and me." I can't help but look forward to the passage of this year, and I think of the officers and soldiers and the masters of the Eastern Capital Imperial Kou Division secretly gathered in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, if they really deal with the Kuangyi Gang, but I don't know if they can cope with it, even if they have dealt with it, I am afraid that there will be casualties in the gang, thinking of this, I secretly shouted in my heart: "Uncle Qing, if you don't come again, something will happen to the Jiangnan you are worried about!"

In the blink of an eye, the New Year has passed, after the hall masters of the three branches arrived at the main hall a few years ago, Yue Lingfeng put forward Lin Jianlan's opinion, and everyone felt reasonable, so while taking precautions at home, it was inevitable to consider whether to send someone to go if the officers and soldiers were rushing to Taihu Lake, and who to send, in order to find out clearly, dozens of minions should be arranged every day to go to various places to inquire about the news and then summarize it。 Listening to Cao Zhong and Cao Quan, this year, there have been four such Spring Festivals in the gang, and in the past few years, because of the death of Mr. Cao, the gang leader has fled and his whereabouts are unknown, and the main hall is also very quiet, and there is no celebration.

This year passed like this, both busy and lonely, when everyone discussed the strategy against the enemy, only Lin Jianlan was idle, and after another year, he was no longer the child who clamored for his grandmother to buy firecrackers, and on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, he was alone in the night sky, looking at the bright colors of a few fireworks occasionally drilling out in the far distance, and there were only endless thoughts and emotions in his heart, but he no longer cried because he left his hometown and relatives, and only secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that everything was okay with his grandmother.

Unlike the north after the New Year and have been cold until Qingming, as soon as the New Year passes, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River begins to warm up significantly, the green branches of the willow trees next to the window also bring a trace of warm greenery to the lake, the plum blossoms in the main hall have already bloomed and withered, a small peach of a tree, begonias are also full of pink buds, at this time to Taihu Lake and the candidates who stay in the main hall have basically been determined, the Zhao hall master of the Huangshan branch hall and the Ling hall master of the Taizhou branch have personally taken this group of people to support Taihu Lake just in case, and the rest of the people are staying in the main hall. The news that the spies got was that the officers and soldiers had gone to Taihu Lake in batches, and there was no news from the various branches, so there must have been no change, but the master of the Eastern Capital Imperial Kou Division had disappeared, in fact, it was no wonder, if it was really a master, I am afraid that I would not be able to keep up with the skills of the spies.

At this time, Qin Tianxiong and the others had no time to take care of Lin Jianlan, so he walked around the gang every day, but most of the time he stayed in Lin Longqing's house, staring through the window in a daze with his face on his face. Looking at the spring in this small town-like hall, but everyone's faces were very heavy, as if a piece of ice had been condensed, and everyone was ready to wait, and Lin Hongfeng looked even more restless, but Lin Jianlan knew very well in his heart: "Auntie's appearance like this, I am afraid that it is the first major event related to life and death since she took charge of the Kuangyi Gang, naturally she is nervous that the Imperial Kou Division will send a master to come, but it is also because I am worried that Uncle Qing will come back to look for me at some point, and I can't deal with it." ”

was thinking wildly, but heard a whistle outside, there was the sound of blades knocking, Lin Longqing's back window in this room was directly facing the folding bridge on the water, it was an excellent place to watch the battle, Lin Jianlan held his breath, his eyes widened, and looked at the place where the folding bridge was connected to the gate, but he saw a simple knife thrown in, fell into the water, and a person rushed in, shouting: "Meet the enemy! The footwork was not chaotic, avoiding the mechanism and rushing inside, Lin Jianlan recognized this person, it was a deputy leader in charge of the ambush in the forest on the periphery, seeing that several figures on the side of Kuang Yitang rushed out, the rabbit fell and fell, and in an instant they had come to the bridge, Qin Tianxiong stopped the leader and asked: "Why are you so flustered......?"

Qin Tianxiong already showed displeasure on his face when he heard this, and the leader saw his face and hurriedly said: "The martial arts are very strong, and the outside has been stopped, but Leader Chen and everyone are just barely supporting, I'm afraid they are about to come in!" As soon as the words fell, the sound of gold and iron outside suddenly stopped, and then one after another people were thrown in, but they were all on the broken bridge, "Oops", "Ouch" The sound was endless, and in a moment, more than 20 people guarding the forest were stacked on the bridge one after another, but the one in front broke out in a cold sweat, just because if he was thrown forward a little more, he would touch the mechanism on the bridge, and the arrow would pierce his body and die.

Everyone looked startled, and looked at the door, but saw Leader Chen's hands drooping, walking straight in, with a long sword across his neck, everyone looked along the sword and saw that the hilt of the sword was covered by a sleeve, it turned out to be a tall old man hidden behind Leader Chen, but he felt that his appearance was very unfamiliar.

Qin Tianxiong was furious when he saw this, and he had been insulted like this, and the martial arts of Leader Chen were not low, but he was pointed at with a sword and walked in, but he was about to step forward but was stopped by Doctor Cheng and shook his head. Doctor Cheng grabbed Qin Tianxiong, stepped forward and said: "The old man can be regarded as an early entry into the rivers and lakes, but he has never seen such a character as Your Excellency, and he has entered my Kuangyi Gang as if he had entered a no-man's land, I don't know where the Kuangyi Gang offended Your Excellency, and even broke into the gang to hurt people?"

The old man didn't answer, but just looked forward through Leader Chen, carefully looked at Doctor Cheng and the others, and after sweeping around, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't intend to hurt them, but as soon as I entered the forest, they attacked and blocked me, and they wanted to take their lives, as if I were their enemy." ”

Lin Jianlan saw that the old man's figure was already very familiar, and his heart was shocked, and when he heard the old man speak, he was so ecstatic that he stuck his head out of the window and waved to the old man: "Uncle Qing! Uncle Qing! I'm here!"

When the old man heard Lin Jianlan's shout, his face was happy, and he turned to the water pavilion, and saw Lin Jianlan waving his hand happily, so he pushed Leader Chen away, stretched out his hand and tapped it twice, but he untied the acupoints on his shoulders, and without saying a word, he walked with some water, and in a moment he had come to Lin Jianlan's window, but his toes stood on the water. Lin Jianlan was very curious when he saw that he could stand on the water but not sink, stretched out his head to look down, but saw that Lin Longqing could vaguely see a pillar as thick as a load rod under his feet, but the water was rippling, and he couldn't detect it on weekdays, so he suddenly smiled, raised his head again, and saw that Lin Longqing had already taken off his mask, his eyes were gentle, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Lin Jianlan's heart was hot, tears had already flowed out, and he quickly wiped his choked throat and said, "Uncle Qing", and looked carefully at Lin Longqing's right chest, worried: "Is Uncle Qing's sword injury healed?"