The next day, Li Shi and Yang Zhiqing cremated Jingfeng and stored the ashes in a porcelain jar. After lunch, the two of them went to Jieshi Town, walking in the village, Li Shi looked at the grass and trees on the road, as if he was in a different world, although he was not away from home for more than a month, it was like a few years, and it was even more regrettable. When I met the villagers on the road, everyone wanted to talk and stopped, Li Shi didn't want to say much, turned a few corners, and saw a desolation in front of him, a few walls seemed to have just been burned by the fire, half black and half blue, and a few unburned roof beams were scattered on the ground indiscriminately. Li Shi rubbed his eyes vigorously, took a few steps forward, and burst into tears! Is this the destruction of the family?

I don't know when a few villagers came, gathered around, Li Shi stepped on the messy building blocks and charred ash, and he could vaguely tell what was at home and where it was originally placed. Under a few porcelain jars, a wide wood was pressed, half of which was burned off, and Li Shi bent down and turned it out, and two big characters were faintly recognizable on it: Qi Huang. It was the plaque sent by the people of Shicheng a few days ago, and I couldn't help but think: "My father has saved countless people, and the villagers have always admired his Qihuang industry, but in the end, good people have no good reward." ”

was feeling sad, and suddenly a thick voice came from in the distance: "Xiao Shi! Xiao Shi!" Looking back, it turned out to be Zhang Wentai, Gu Daihui followed behind, and his heart was sour, and he responded: "Brother Wentai! Master!" Zhang Wentai saw Li Shi and shouted: "Xiao Shi, it's really you, but you're back! Have you found Uncle Li?" Li Shi didn't answer, and asked half-loudly: "Brother Wentai, who burned my house." ”

"The officers and soldiers burned it, they said that your father killed the wife of the county order. ”

Li Shi nodded, and Zhang Wentai asked again: "Xiao Shi, did you go to Shicheng to see your father?" Li Shi finally couldn't bear it, and tears burst out of his eyes: "Dad is dead!" Gu Daihui was shocked when he heard this, and Zhang Wentai was shocked: "Xiao Shi, what did you say?" Li Shi repeated: "My father was killed. Zhang Wentai was stunned, Gu Daihui looked at the crowd around him, and said, "Xiaoshi, let's go home first!"

When the four of them arrived at Zhang Wentai's house, Li Shi briefly introduced Yang Zhiqing and Gu Daihui's mother and son to each other, and everyone had no intention of greeting each other, Zhang Wentai pulled Li Shi past him to inquire about the current situation, anxious to know what had happened during the trip to Shicheng! Li Shi briefly recounted what he had encountered recently and what happened last night, such as An Qingxu and Liang Shidong's murder of Li Wenshan. It turned out that yesterday evening, Li Shi and Yang Zhiqing escaped from the county government and returned to the inn, Li Shi was worried and secretly ran back to the county office. When he arrived at the door, the door was still closed, Li Shi had to look for other entrances, and he had been looking for more than an hour, not to mention the back door, and he couldn't even find one side door. By the moonlight, Li Shi took a closer look, there was An Qingxu in front, and Liang Shidong in the back, and there was a person on his back, vaguely Li Wenshan. Li Shi didn't dare to slack off and hurried forward to chase, but An Liang and the two walked extremely fast, leaving Li Shi far behind. was chasing Jingfeng, thinking that his father would be saved this time, but Jingfeng was deeply poisoned, and it was difficult to protect himself. Later, Li Shi chased An Liang and the others alone, and finally caught up at the South City Gate. Li Shi choked up when he said this, and said: "These two people are fighting with a group of people in black, and my father is lying on the ground, and when he comes forward, he has been killed by these two people!"

Gu Daihui's mother and son burst into tears, Li Shi gasped for a moment and said: "I picked up a knife from the ground and fought hard with these two people, but that Liang Shidong's martial arts were too high, and the men in black died in his hands one after another, I don't know when I was hit in the head and fainted, and when I woke up, they and my father's bodies were gone." Li Shi complained sadly, and Yang Zhiqing also thought of the death of her master, and she was overwhelmed with grief.

In the middle of the ring, Gu Daihui said: "Xiao Shi, what are your plans in the future? If there is no place to go, it is better to stay at the master's house." Li Shi shook his head and said: "The apprentice wants to go to Hengshan with Miss Yang to practice martial arts, and one day find An Qingxu and Liang Shidong to take revenge." Gu Daihui sighed, and said in deep thought: "Xiao Shi, Jieshi Town will always have your home, if you don't want to be outside one day, remember to come back." Li Shi nodded, and while speaking, Zhang Wentai took out a cloth and silk bag from the closet, handed it to Li Shidao: "This is the first thing that the officers and soldiers took out of it when they burned your house, and my mother said that it was a medical book written by Uncle Li himself, and he worked hard all his life." The house has burned all the things, so if you leave town, take these with you as a memory. Li Shi solemnly took it, and when he opened it, he saw four medical books, which were the "Postcubital Quenching Sutra", "Ophthalmology", "Remnants of Materia Medica" and the nameless book he had seen, as well as a silver needle for acupuncture. Li Shi stroked the book, remembered the days when he was at home with his father, and was leisurely fascinated, and thanked the master and Wentai in half a ring, and wrapped it up again.

On the second day, Li Shi and Yang Zhiqing said goodbye to Gu Zhang's mother and son, and Gu Daihui was sad before leaving. Farewell today, I don't know when I will see you again, Zhang Wentai patted Li Shi's shoulder and said: "Xiao Shi, learn kung fu hard, one day Brother Zhang will come to you." Li Shi bowed with tears.

Li Yang and the others went all the way south, and they arrived in Youzhou on this day. At this time, more than ten days have passed since Kailu County, and Li Shi and Yang Zhiqing's grief has decreased slightly. What's more, the scenery along the way is picturesque, and the golden city is thousands of miles, which is enough to make Li Shi, who has never been out of the stone city, dizzy. Nowadays, spring and Jingming, Youzhou is the northern Shangzhou, eight streets and nine mo, so lively. When the two of them arrived in Youzhou City, Yang Zhiqing suddenly said: "Brother Li, there is an inn here, we might as well rest for one night and leave tomorrow." Li Shi looked up and saw that the sign read: Renyi Inn. Yang Zhiqing said with a smile: "I don't know if this inn is really benevolent or false. The little two in the store were sharp-eyed, and greeted the door and said: "Two guest officers, I don't know if you want to eat or stay in the hotel?" Yang Zhiqing said: "Stay in the hotel, but you also have to eat." Xiao Er responded happily. When the two walked in, there were many people eating, and it seemed that business was good.

Yang Zhiqing asked for two side dishes and two steamed buns, and Li Shi looked around and looked at the layout of the store at will. When he was bored, a middle-aged man walked in, and Li Shi's eyes lit up. This person is in his forties, dressed in a white shirt, with a unique demeanor, a jade crown Fu Fan, a dignified appearance, and a fairy aura all over his body. The man sat down at a table and beckoned, "Xiao Er, some good wine and good food!" The little two replied in front of the counter: "Okay, the guest officer will come after a while." Yang Zhiqing also noticed this person, but when she saw that she was in a gesture and a chic flick, she really felt like a dragon and a phoenix.

There are many reckless heroes in the north, not to mention that Li Shi has lived in the border since he was a child, and he has never seen such an elegant person, and when he sees his dress and demeanor, he spontaneously has a sense of reverence. Li Shi looked at the man while eating, but he didn't know that this person was talented, and he was actually a hero in the world, so he picked up a pot of wine, filled the cup, and drank it all. With a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, he drank another glass, suddenly sighed, stared at the cup, and seemed to be very lonely when he drank alone. Li Shi suddenly shouted: "Xiao Er, come to the pot of wine." Yang Zhiqing was stunned for a moment, Xiao Er ran to him and asked, "What kind of wine does the guest officer want?" Li Shi was stunned, since he was a child, Li Shi rarely drank, let alone the name of the world's wine, his mind flashed, and he pointed to the man in white and said, "It's the same as the guest officer." Li Shi's voice was very small, and he didn't want the man to hear it in the noise, so he looked up and smiled slightly, and Li Shi's face turned red.

Xiao Er brought up the wine, Li Shi poured a glass, imitated the man's appearance, drank it all, drank it chicly, but it was burning in the stomach, and a spicy taste rushed to his mouth, and he suddenly coughed again and again, his face was red and his cheeks were sore, Yang Zhiqing couldn't help but say: "Why do you drink so fast! Li Shi coughed and said, "It's okay, I can drink it." After that, he poured another glass, this time slowly, who knew that the wine was even more pungent in the mouth, and it was still difficult to swallow, so he only drank half a glass and put it back on the table. Li Shi's drinking posture was all seen by the man, and he couldn't help laughing, and at this moment, he suddenly heard an angry shout: "Is Chen Xiangfu here? Get out of here?"

I saw a bearded man walk in outside, dressed as an official. When the shopkeeper saw the visitor, he looked unhappy, walked over and said, "Zhang Zhutou, Boss Chen is not here." The man grabbed the collar of the shopkeeper and said, "Tell Chen Xiangfu that he can't run the monk and can't run the temple, and one day I will catch him." The shopkeeper should be fine, and the man glanced around the store, rolled up his sleeves and left.

There were two men sitting on a table in the middle of the inn, one fat and one thin, and the thinner one shouted: "Xiao Er, where has the shopkeeper Chen been in the past two days? The fat man at the table whispered: "Brother Qiao, I see that you haven't come to this Renyi Inn for dinner for a while, this head catcher comes here every day to find the shopkeeper Chen, don't you know?" The thin man surnamed Qiao looked at what the other party said solemnly, and whispered: "Please also ask Brother Wang to solve your doubts." ”