Chapter 59: I'd rather die than give in
Qin Hongyun looked at her back as she ran back, and couldn't help laughing.
Nangong Yu walked behind him and said softly, "Why didn't the head tell the truth to that girl?"
The hairpin was not bought by him, but left by his mother, and he wanted him to give it to the girl he loved, which was originally to be given to his wife when the candle night was spent in the cave room. He has been tormented by lovesickness for several years, and now he has finally come out, and he is finally tempted, and he no longer wants to have reservations.
It's just these, it's not good to say to Nangong Yuming, so I have to say lightly: "Nangong senior, it's not too early, let's rest early." ”
"Yes. Seeing that he didn't want to talk more, Nangong Yu didn't force it, so he responded respectfully, and then walked into the inner hall with Qin Hongyun to rest.
The next day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining, but the wind was still cold, and the streets were empty, only some people who begged for a living were still setting up stalls and shouting. Occasionally, one or two people walked by, but they were all in a hurry, and no one stopped to watch.
Qin Hongyun stood in front of the inn and said to Nangong Yu: "Senior, I'll leave that matter to you!" He stopped and said, "I also have something to do, after that, let's meet here again!"
"Yes!" Nangong Yu hugged his fists, then turned over and hit the horse, leaving only the sound of horses' hooves.
Qin Hongyun originally wanted to leave Bu Qingyan and the others at the inn and go to Xiong's house alone, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate, the three of them were all laymen in martial arts, and if they met the old way of Lingtai, they were only afraid that their lives would be in danger.
So a group of four people went to Xiong's house together. According to the boy's instructions, they had to cross two streets and then cross three small rivers by boat before they could find the bear's house.
Qin Hongyun walked in front first, followed by Bu Qingyan and the others, but the four of them had their own concerns, and no one spoke, so they couldn't help but look a little dull, even if the cold wind was howling, it couldn't blow away the dullness.
Fortunately, the four of them did not slow down, and after half an hour, they had crossed two main streets, and even the dock that the little boy said was already in sight.
Although the little boy said that it was a small river, the four of them stood by the river, looking far away, but they still couldn't see the edge. After watching the river and mountains for a while, the four of them walked towards the pier.
There was a small boat with a black canopy parked at the wharf, and the boatman in the boat heard the footsteps, and bent down to come out of the canopy, and saw that he was of medium height, with dark skin, and a pair of large hands that were very rough, and the palms were covered with calluses, but he wore a large hat on his head, and everyone could not see his face clearly.
The boatman was stunned when he saw Qin Hongyun and the others, and then returned to normal.
Bu Qingyan and the other three were unaware of his fleeting stunned look, but Qin Hongyun could see it clearly, but he couldn't figure out why he showed such an expression.
The boatman put away his unnatural expression, bowed down and smiled: "Hehe, are the four of you going to play in the lake?"
Qin Hongyun and Ye Tong were slightly stunned when they heard the boatman's voice, and thought: How can this voice be so familiar, where have they heard it?
Qin Hongyun pressed down this layer of doubt, secretly kept a heart, and said with a smile: "Yes!"
When the boatman boarded, he smiled happily and said, "Okay! Please get on board, now is the season when 'although there is a breeze and no green waves, the boat is as smooth as glass'!"
Bu Qingyan and the others listened to what he said, so they all smiled and walked up. Qin Hongyun walked at the end, stared at the boat family and said, "The boat family is so literate!"
The face became unnatural again, and then changed to an embarrassed expression, scratched his head and said: "Hey, I'm a big old man, what kind of literary talent do I have?" It's just that there are many literati and here to enjoy it, and I have listened to it a lot, so I just talk nonsense!"
Qin Hongyun smiled, then nodded to him and walked into the boat. When he saw that all three of them were standing at the bow of the boat, and that the boatman was anchoring at the stern, he whispered, "Be careful, I'm afraid this boat is not so clean!"
Honghong exclaimed, "Then why don't we go ashore now?"
"I took a look, because the weather was too cold, he was the only one in the vicinity who was still holding the boat, and we had to hold the boat to cross the river. Qin Hongyun waved his hand, signaling that everyone didn't have to worry too much, and said, "Don't worry, with me, forgive him and won't be able to make big waves." ”
The boat was moving so smoothly that if it weren't for the fact that the river bank was getting farther away, everyone would almost have thought it had stopped. In a short time, the boat reached the center of the river.
Qin Hongyun walked to the stern of the boat and said to the boatman: "The boatman, what do you call it?"
The boatman smiled: "People who know me nearby, they all call me Kuroko!"
"Okay, Brother Heizi, do you know how the Xiong family is going?" Qin Hongyun said tentatively.
Kuroko's hand swaying the oars froze slightly, and he muttered, "Uncle is talking about Xiong Jingluo's family?"
"Yes. Qin Hongyun thought to himself: This person's abnormality is really related to the Xiong family, and immediately frowned and said regretfully: "The four of us are distant relatives of the Xiong family, I heard that they suffered misfortune, so I came back to take a look!"
Heizi also sighed and said: "Yes, Xiong Jingluo is loyal to the country, but in the end he was killed by traitorous ministers, which is really embarrassing!
Qin Hongyun said in his heart: Listening to this person's tone, the regret doesn't seem to be fake. He also said: "Hehe, a few of us have no power, and secondly, we don't have peerless martial arts, where do we dare to openly help the Xiong family, just ask Brother Heizi to take us to the vicinity of the Xiong family, just take a look or two from a distance!"
Kuroko said, "Okay, good!" After speaking, he sped up.
Seeing that the riverbank was no longer visible, Heizi suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist and said sharply: "Say! Are you sent by Wang Eryu's dog thief?" Wang Eryu is a local county, and he is also the one who asked the Xiong family for money on the orders of Wei Zhongxian and Feng Quan.
Qin Hongyun said coldly: "Are you finally willing to show your true face?" Bu Qingyan and the three of them were all stunned, not knowing who Wang Eryu was, let alone what the person in front of him wanted to do.
The man said: "Don't talk nonsense! You will go to Xiong's house to ask for money, yes or no? I really can't imagine that a person like Gongzi is also willing to be the eagle dog of Wang Eryu's dog official!"
Qin Hongyun was furious in his heart, but he never liked to explain to others, so he immediately stretched his right hand and slammed out a grappling technique, snatching the dagger in Heizi's hand at the moment.
Kuroko was startled and stepped back. Although his body was wonderful, compared to Qin Hongyun, it seemed a little insignificant, he didn't even see how Qin Hongyun's body moved, he had already arrived in front of him, and the dagger was also against his throat.
Qin Hongyun put down the dagger and said coldly: "If I want to kill you, it can be said that it is as easy as a hand, just read that you admire Xiong Jinglu, and you are also a man, so I will spare your life!
Heizi looked up to the sky and laughed, and then said righteously: "Thief, are you saying that everyone is a person who bullies the weak and fears the hard, is greedy for life and afraid of death?" Bu Qingyan and the others saw it, and they exclaimed in unison.