Chapter 45: A Call for Help
Although the night is already deep, it has no impact on the bustling Suzhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć There are still evening supper stalls on info street, although there are many fewer pedestrians on the road, the girl is jumping and walking in the middle of the street, and Tang Huan who is frowning is not far behind.
"I'm hungry......" The girl walked a few steps, suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at Tang Huan, her tone was very calm, as if she was stating something that had little to do with her.
Tang Huan also stopped, glanced at the other party with a strange expression, and said, "Then you can eat it yourself." ā
"But I don't have any money...... the girl jumped in front of Tang Huan a few times and said weakly.
"What's my business. Tang Huan was unmoved, stretched out his hand to push away the girl in front of him, and walked forward.
"Hey, hey......" The girl grabbed the corner of Tang Huan's clothes and said hurriedly: "You have already bought me just now, you have to take care of the meal!" As she spoke, she began to drag Tang Huan towards the roadside tea stall, but Tang Huan did not move.
Tang Huan frowned, reached out and grabbed the girl's collar and grabbed it in the air. I have to say that this girl is far lighter than she seems, even for a person like Tang Huan, whose arm strength is not outstanding, this weight is easy. It's hard to imagine that such a thin girl actually confronted several stewards in the Wind Lotus Painting Boat just now, and knocked down one of them.
Sighing secretly, Tang Huan sat down at the roadside stall with the girl in one hand, ordered a few refreshments for her at random, and ordered a pot of tea to drink.
Seeing that the girl grabbed the pastry with one hand and stuffed it into her mouth, Tang Huan shook her head and drank tea by herself.
The girl hastily stuffed a piece of pastry, and then reached out again with her other hand to the plate. "Slow ......down" Tang Huan's fingers tapped the back of the girl's hand holding the pastry on the plate, and the girl immediately couldn't twitch her hand.
"What are you doing!" the girl squeezed out a sentence with her cheeks bulging slightly.
Tang Huan said unhurriedly: "How did you know my identity in that painting boat just now?"
"Who are you?" the girl blinked, as if she didn't understand what the other person was talking about.
"Don't play dumb, I saw you say it. Tang Huan stretched out his hand and pushed the plate containing the pastries into the distance, and the girl immediately softened.
"I guessed. ā
"Guess?" Tang Huan frowned, and said in his heart: "Although he often walks in the rivers and lakes, but outside his self-reported home, there are not many people who really see his identity. But today, this little-known little girl actually revealed his secret in one word. This is worth speculating.
The girl's eyes stared at the pastry plate, nodded and said: "I just guessed, you have a 'Tang' character embroidered on your belt, and there is a short knife dagger-like pattern next to it, plus you yourself are also surnamed Tang, so I dared to guess, and sure enough, you changed your mind and bought me on the spot."
Tang Huan was shocked, and hurriedly looked down at his belt, which was indeed the same as the girl said.
The girl snatched the pastry plate and began to eat again.
"Based on this alone, you can conclude that I am from the Tang Sect?" Tang Huan looked up at the girl and asked in a low voice.
"No......" The girl swallowed a mouthful of food, took two sips of tea and poured it violently, and then said: "I went into the city with my family, and I heard those people in the rivers and lakes say that the Tang Gate in Shuzhong seems to be not only famous for poison and hidden weapons, but some of them also use daggers, short knives and other weapons. I'm just guessing, because you don't have weapons at all. ā
Tang Huan nodded, thinking for a moment. What the girl said is indeed right, the Tang Gate has stood for thousands of years, and it must not have relied only on poison and secret weapons to get today's status in the rivers and lakes. Alchemy, traps, puppets, short knives, and daggers are all branches of cultivation in the Tang Sect. Among them, the best of them possessed a variety of skills, and there were countless examples of strange victories in battles, which made the mysterious name of the Tang Gate widely spread.
"Then why do you think I'll definitely buy you?" Tang Huan thought about it, and the ghost sent a question.
The girl was stunned when she heard this, and then said, "Because I think you are a good person." ā
You're a good guy, you're a good guy...... Tang Huan's face twitched a few times in a row, and said, "Although he is praising me, why do I feel that it sounds so awkward." ā
"You don't have to be humble, you're such a nice person. The girl settled a piece of pastry again.
"What's your name?"
The girl's hand paused, apparently lost in thought. Tang Huan also understood that being sold by his family to a place like the Wind Lotus Painting Boat made everyone a little angry in their hearts.
"No name...... the girl said, bowing her head.
"No name. Tang Huan muttered: "It doesn't matter." After eating this, you can go home. ā
"What?" the girl said urgently, as she looked up. "I'm not going back. They sold me, and you bought me again, and I followed you. ā
Tang Huan pursed his lips and said, "I'm wandering around, it's useless for you to follow." ā
The girl slapped the table, stood up and said, "I have decided, I will be called Tang Xi in the future!
"This ...... Tang Xi?" Tang Huan said with a strange expression: "You...... What is this!"
"It's nothing, it's decided anyway. The girl smiled and continued to eat.
waited until Tang Xi was full, and the two returned to Tang Huan's residence, but because there was another person, Tang Huan could only let him live next door to him.
Nothing was said all night.
When he heard that Tang Huan was leaving Suzhou for a while the next morning, Tang Xi hurriedly rushed out of the inn, grabbed the reins of Tang Huan's mount and said, "Where are you going?"
Tang Huan glanced at the other party with a smile and a smile. Originally, he was going to leave for Yunlu Academy, which was a one-day journey, early this morning, to find that Ling Yan to come out and have a few drinks together. Recently, I've just been hanging out in Suzhou City by myself, and when I go out to the painting boat to drink, I go to blow the wind alone at night, which is really boring.
"I'm going to Yunlu Academy today, what are you going to do?"
"I don't care, I'm just going to follow anyway. Who knows if you're going to leave me here and run away on my own. Tang Xi gripped the reins tightly, and there was no room for negotiation in his tone.
In the end, the two confronted each other for a long time, and Tang Huan could only let him sit in front of him and ride a horse towards Yunlu Academy.
"Who are we going to meet?" Tang Xi sat in front and asked lightly.
"A friend of mine, who is a nice person, misses him for many days, and goes to him for a drink. ā
Tang Xi nodded, oh, and then stopped talking. It wasn't until the sun began to set that the two of them reached the bottom of the academy mountain.
"Who's coming? Before the two of them could get closer, a disciple guarding the mountain jumped out of nowhere, drew his sword and pointed at them.
A trace of surprise flashed in Tang Huan's eyes, today's Yunlu Academy is heavily guarded, is there something wrong? Although there are some doubts in his heart, he still dismounts according to the other party's request, Tang Xi After trying to dismount on his own several times without success, he turned to Tang Huan with an arm and said in a milk voice: "Hug ......"
Tang Huan's eyes jumped, and he stepped forward and grabbed the other party's collar and lifted it down.
"Hello senior brother, I am a friend of Ling Yan, a disciple of your sect's Sword Sect, can I ask him to come out and talk about it?"
"Sword Sect...... Ling Yan?" When the mountain guarding disciple heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said, "You guys go, Ling Yan won't come to see you!"
"Why is that?" asked Tang Huan.
"If you want to go, you can leave, why do you ask so much?" The man frowned, and his tone became much colder.
The two had no choice but to retreat into the grove for the time being. "What's going on today, it's all weird!" Tang Huan glanced at the mountain gate again, and frowned.
Tang Xi glanced up at him and said, "Don't you see that that person doesn't seem to want to mention Ling Yan as you said?"
"Is there one?" said Tang Huan in surprise.
"Huh......" Tang Xi shook his head and said, "Will you know for a while, do you know anyone else here?"
Tang Huan said: "Yes, it's Ling Yan's junior sister, Yan Xi, why are you asking this?"
"What are you doing here?" Tang Xi didn't stop, just asked lightly on the side.
"Since you don't want me to go in, and you don't want to interpret at the same time, I'll sneak in and find it myself!"
"You're watching here!" Tang Xi stretched out his hand to stop Tang Huan, glanced at the other party, strode out of the woods and came to the mountain gate, and said with a smiling face: "May I ask if Yan Xi of your faction is not there, and the slave family wants to find her......"
The disciple of the mountain gate looked down and saw that it was a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old who was looking at him with a cute face, and suddenly his heart softened and said: "You are looking for Senior Sister Yanxi, you wait, I'll call!" As soon as the disciple of the mountain guard mentioned Yan Xi's face suddenly turned red, he hurriedly turned around and ran towards the mountain gate.
About half an hour later, I saw the disciple of the mountain guard appear on the steps, followed by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. The girl took a few steps forward, looked at Tang Xi and said strangely: "It's the little sister, you are looking for me, what is your name?"
As soon as Tang Xi heard the little sister's words, the corner of his forehead suddenly burst into muscles, and he forcibly endured the swear words that he wanted to scold, and said softly: "Sister is Yan Xi, my name is Tang Xi." ā
"Tang Xi?" Yan Xi frowned slightly, trying to remember if she had ever met this little girl.
"Sister, can you take a step to speak?" Tang Xi saw that he was a little puzzled, and hurriedly said.
Yan Xi nodded, thanked the mountain guarding disciples beside him, and followed behind Tang Xi. "Where is my sister taking me?"
Tang Xi didn't look back, just walked in front and said, "Tang Huan wants to see you." ā
"Tang Huan?" Yan Xi woke up suddenly, stepped forward and grabbed Tang Xi's arm and said, "Then where is Tang Huan now!"
Tang Xi struggled to break away from Yan Xi's pull and motioned for her to follow him. The two went around a corner and met Tang Huan who was waiting in the woods.
"Miss Yan, don't come to harm!" Tang Huan smiled and just hugged his fists, only to see Yan Xi not far away from the opposite side crying.
"Hey?" Tang Xi's eyes widened on the side, unable to believe what he saw.
"Please Tang Shaoxia...... Save my brother......"