Overgrown with weeds, it had just rained, and the wagons and mules were walking on the muddy road, and the mules and horses looked a little tired, because it was very difficult to drag a cart full of darts and silver on such ground. The people were also tired, for after walking all night in the rain, everyone wanted to get out of this deserted road and find an inn to sleep in.

Qiao Kui is nearly sixty years old, and his body is not as good as his prime, but he doesn't dare to slack off and relax no matter what, he just wants to throw this hot potato out quickly, and nothing can go wrong.

Although Qiao Kui was also tired all night, he was still alert to his surroundings, and the more remote the place, the more he had to pay more attention, although the government thought that the general robbers and robbers would be frightened when they saw the "Tiger Forest Dart Bureau", but he understood that there were naturally capable people in this robber's stacking kiln, and naturally there were hard bones who would not be scared away by the dart game, and the reason why these people were often able to succeed was that the people in the dart line took it lightly.

But Qiao Kui is an old man, and the reason why his "Tiger Forest Dart Bureau" is famous is because he never makes these low-end mistakes, and he does his best every dart, but also because of this, he has aged very quickly in the past few years.

Qiao Xun also followed Qiao Kui to this trip, Qiao Xun has learned a lot of skills over the years, and has also helped Qiao Kui save a lot of heart, he always sees Qiao Kui frowning and looking worried, and the taste in his heart is not good, he always remembers that his mother wants to let him take care of his father, and he feels that his father is much older during this time.

Qiao Xun rode a horse to catch up with Qiao Kui and said, "Dad, we can go home after three more days." ”

Qiao Kui looked at him and said, "Yes, after this trip, I can also collect the knife and retire." ”

Qiao Xun smiled: "Dad, you are not old at all. You're much more energetic than the gang behind you, they're like wilted eggplants. ”

Qiao Kui said: "Xun'er, when this dart is over, you can go back with your father." ”

Qiao Xun said: "Of course, Dad, the child will definitely go back with you." ”

Qiao Kui sighed: "I mean, don't carry the flag of the 'Tiger Forest Dart Bureau' on the rivers and lakes in the future." ”

Qiao Xun was a little surprised, "Dad, you mean we don't want a dart game?"

Qiao Kui said with a smile: "Silly boy, it's not that you don't want to, but to keep a comprehensive one, and put away the knife as soon as possible, but also to retreat for the whole body, so as not to lose the evening season, now the rivers and lakes are getting more and more difficult to mix, and the darts are getting more and more difficult to go." ”

Of course Qiao Xun didn't understand, although he made it clear, he seemed to be reluctant in his heart, "Dad, isn't it easy for us to go to the Tiger Forest Dart Bureau?"

Qiao Kui sighed: "Child, do you think that there is no capable person in this world? There are many masters among the robbers, and maybe even I can't beat them." ”

Qiao Xun said: "What will happen if the enemy can't be defeated?"

Qiao Kui said: "It's going to die! This is a dart, and you can die anytime and anywhere, so I didn't want to do this kind of business before, because I didn't want your mother to live a life of fear with you." ”

Qiao Xun smiled nonchalantly: "Dad, you are too worried, we are living a good life now, not as hard as before, now we have what we want, this is all thanks to Dad, you always revive the dart game, or we don't know ......"

Qiao Kui didn't interrupt him, nor did he listen to what he continued, just muttered, "Is it right or wrong?"

Night.

Late at night, only the evening breeze, through the window, into a room.

Although the evening breeze is there, people are not there, and there is no one to talk to at night to accompany him.

Yun Mengyi rarely went out seven years ago, and after seven years, now she is not even willing to take a step in her bedroom.

Three meals a day were brought to her, but there was no taste of food at all, so she ate very little.

Her only contact with the outside world is that window, it is not too big or small, but it can just see the road in the distance, she will always look at that road in a daze, she Qiao Kui and Qiao Xun will ride a horse from that road slowly, but then find that it is just another dream.

Qiao Wen is still young, although Qiao Lin is extremely sensible, how can she be willing to throw her troubles to her two children?

She didn't want to throw it to the child, but Qiao Lin could see it.

Under the stars, in the courtyard, a young and handsome person stood there, it was Qiao Lin.

Qiao Lin is fourteen years old, but he has grown to seven feet, and when he walks out the door, I don't know how many women will suffer from lovesickness for him.

Does Qiao Lin always stand here in the middle of the night? Yun Mengyi knew that he would come, but she didn't know what he was doing, today was the eighteenth day she had seen, and for the eighteen days, Qiao Lin had appeared in the same place almost every night and night. If someone else saw this scene, they would definitely think that Qiao Lin had fallen into some evil, but Yun Mengyi didn't think so, she knew her children more than herself.

What the hell is Qiao Lin doing standing there? Although Yun Mengyi understands his child, he can't see through him.

Qiao Lin stood in the middle of the yard, staring at the arch, in fact he was looking at the tree behind the arch, there was a bird's nest on the tree, he was looking at the bird's nest, he didn't know if there was a bird in the bird's nest, he was just waiting, waiting for the bird to return to the nest.

Qiao Lin clenched his fists, his hands were even more delicate than a girl, and the fists he made naturally looked soft and weak, which was one of the reasons why he failed to learn martial arts.

To say that when Qiao Kui was teaching Qiao Xun martial arts, with Qiao Lin's ingenuity, how could he not learn, but he had a physique that was not suitable for practicing martial arts, his body was too weak, although he was usually no different from a normal person, but when he wanted to punch and palm, he would always be tired and sweaty, Qiao Kui knew that he was not a martial arts material, Qiao Kui did not want to break his heart, but Qiao Lin himself understood very well that he was not sad, but accepted it calmly. Since then, he has been studying qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and by the age of twelve he is proficient in everything, he is a genius, except for martial arts, he is an impeccable perfect genius in other aspects.

But the life of a genius is not easy, he is very intelligent, rational and sensual, he is the embodiment of contradictions, he always becomes impulsive because of sensibility, but because of the effect of reason suppresses that impulse, and gradually, he seems to become somewhat repressed. Because he is a genius, he only becomes depressed when he is alone, as late as he is every night.

Today's late night is especially depressing.

In the early morning, the rain and dew had just dissipated, and only the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance. Yun Mengyi suddenly pushed open the small window, and sure enough, a horse came up on the road where there had been no cars and horses for a long time, and a horse that was in a hurry and fast was rushing here. Yun Mengyi finally pushed open the door and hurried downstairs.

The man on horseback had already been brought in by Changgong, and when Yun Meng saw the man, the smile on his face disappeared, and turned into fright and uneasiness.

The person who came was Chang Yun, Chang Yun was tired and embarrassed, it seemed that he had come overnight, and as soon as Yun Meng was not allowed to speak, he saw Chang Yun fluttering and kneeling down, Yun Meng was startled and hurriedly helped him up.

Chang Yun said: "Sister-in-law, Brother Qiao, something happened to him!"

Yun Meng was dizzy for a while, only to feel like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and suddenly split his own world. The maid next to Yun Mengyi helped her, she stabilized her body, and asked in a trembling voice, "You, go on, what's wrong?"

Chang Yun continued: "Two days ago, we received news that the 100,000 salt darts transported by Brother Qiao were robbed......

"Impossible!" Yun Meng looked back, it turned out to be Qiao Lin standing aside, Qiao Lin said: "Absolutely impossible, my father's martial arts are so high, plus my eldest brother Qiao Xun and the brothers in the dart game, how could someone rob the dart silver casually?"

Chang Yun said: "After receiving the news, Brother Zhao Ming didn't believe it either, but that person still came back with something in his hand!"

Qiao Lin asked, "What is it?"

Chang Yun opened his hand, it was actually a sachet, after seeing this sachet, Yun Mengyi fainted on the spot, the two maids hurriedly held it, Qiao Lin's eyes widened - this sachet was made by Yun Mengyi himself and given to Qiao Kui, and Qiao Kui had been keeping it close to him.

After Qiao Lin sent his mother into the house, he asked Chang Yun again, "Could it be that my father has already suffered an accident?" ”

Chang Yun saw that his arrival had made Yun Mengyi faint, and he paid more attention to his words, afraid that he would cause trouble if he spoke too much, so he said: "Brother Qiao, he has excellent martial arts, and he will never easily encounter accidents, Brother Qiao must have accidentally dropped the sachet when he was fighting with the gangsters and robbers, I think that person must have picked it up on the ground, and then escaped all the way." ”

Qiao Lin said, "Who is that person?"

Chang Yun said: "It's Meng San who walked the dart with Brother Qiao." ”

Qiao Lin nodded, he had seen Meng San, Meng San was loyal and honest, he did everything he could, he was indeed a rare good man, Qiao Lin asked again: "What about Uncle Zhao? Why didn't he come?"

Chang Yun said: "Brother Zhao, as soon as he heard that Brother Qiao had been robbed, he immediately took more than a dozen officers and soldiers to Liangjiagou. ”

Qiao Lin asked, "What is Liangjiagou?"

Chang Yun said: "Liangjiagou was originally a village, and then the village was flooded, and then it is said that a group of bandits saw that the city was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so they chose the boundary of the place to be a village, it is said that they always rob the merchants, and no one can be spared." ”

Qiao Lin suddenly said, "Did you know that place was so dangerous before?"

Chang Yun said: "This ......"

Qiao Lin snorted: "Since you know, why did you let my father, my eldest brother and the people from the dart game go to the danger?"

"Hmph! Joke! Dart walking, where is it not dangerous?"

Qiao Lin turned his head when he heard the sound, and a silver-haired old man walked in slowly, Qiao Lin asked, "Who are you?"

The man didn't seem to have the meaning to reply at all, only to see Chang Yun bend down and respectfully say to the silver-haired old man, "Old Jin, why are you here?"

It turned out that when Zhao Ming learned that Qiao Kui had an accident, Lao Jin was also on the side, Zhao Ming was anxious when he heard the news, and immediately prepared to go alone, if it wasn't for Lao Jin to stop him, I am afraid that Zhao Ming would also be persecuted by the strongman in vain.

Lao Jin asked him to send someone to show his boss, and then asked him to send Chang Yun to inform Qiao Kui's family, and finally let him go to Liangjiagou with more than a dozen capable officers and soldiers.

After everyone set off, Lao Jin was a little worried, not worried about Zhao Ming, but worried about Qiao Kui's family, so he also quietly followed Chang Yun, Chang Yun rode a fast horse, but it was not as fast as Lao Jin's two feet.

Lao Jin came more than half an hour earlier than him, and had been hiding in Qiao Kui's mansion, and when he saw Yun Meng fainting, he knew that things were similar to what he thought, and sure enough, Qiao Kui's family was more worried.

Lao Jin had already heard that Qiao Kui's second son Qiao Lin was really among the geniuses, and he suddenly wanted to know how Tiancai would deal with these things, so he hid and eavesdropped, and suddenly heard Qiao Lin complaining, so he felt disappointed, so he walked out of the shadows.

Qiao Lin had also heard about Lao Jin from his father, he was a good friend of Master Qiao Kui, and his skills were extremely high, and when he saw it today, he really looked majestic and awe-inspiring, Qiao Lin suddenly became calm, and gave a salute to Lao Jin first.

Lao Jin nodded and said, "That's right!"