Nanjing in September is a little cold, the wind is not big, it is not small, but it keeps blowing, blowing the green leaves on the trees red, blowing yellow, and then slowly blowing down. In the imperial garden, Zhu Yuanzhang was watching the scenery in the pavilion. And his personal guard, the stealth man Lao Liu, was quietly hiding in the shadows.

I don't know when, the voice of the thin gossamer penetrated the ears of Lao Liu, who was dressed in a brocade robe, "Urgent, see, entertain, well." There are only four words, but Lao Liu knows that the matter must be very urgent, otherwise he will not contact himself in broad daylight. There was no change in the Imperial Garden, no one noticed, and in a dark corner, a man left.

At the dry well of Tianmen, Lao Liu met Li Caiyu, who transmitted his voice.

"Say, what's the urgency," Lao Liu asked lightly.

"Gong Liu, the little door master is gone" Li Caiyu smiled as usual, his face was gloomy and terrifying.

"What should I do, a child can't watch it?" Lao Liu's face was not good-looking.

"At noon today, the old Qian of Nan Zhili, the director of the palace, sent a message, saying that the appearance of the little door master has changed greatly, and I suspect that our nails have been nailed crookedly, and then I quickly investigated and found that he was indeed gone. ”

"Tell me in detail, from the beginning. Lao Liu asked in a gloomy voice.

Li Caiyu raised his head and recalled, "After sending the little master out of the palace before, the nails saw him enter the Tongfu Inn. They were also watching nearby. It's all old brothers, and they shouldn't be discovered. It is observed that the owner of the small door has not been out of the house for the past three days, and he should be practicing in the house with peace of mind. It's normal to practice without eating or drinking, so they don't care. Later, Lao Qian sent someone to inform me that at noon, the little door master suddenly appeared in his pharmacy and took away the Yun Zheng I mentioned to you before. At that time, Lao Qian saw that the appearance of the little door owner had changed greatly, so he hurriedly sent someone to report to our family. Our family went to the inn to check at that time and found that the person was indeed missing. Then our family saw Lao Qian again, and Lao Qian said that the little owner suddenly appeared in the backyard at that time, became taller, and became more handsome. I look at the age of about fifteen or sixteen. But there were still some traces of the eyebrows, so he recognized them. After that, the little door master and that Yun Zheng left. He didn't know where they had gone. After our family, we hurriedly spilled the news to find the fat man, but just now Lao Qian sent a message again, saying that the fat man had returned to his pharmacy and was injured, but he didn't say anything, just asked him to give some medicine for the injury. After that, he took the medicine and left. If the old money has been set for a long time, he only knows that the last place where the little master appears is Mochou Lake. What do you think of this?"

Lao Liu listened to Li Caiyu's words, but he was also silent, slowly closed his eyes, and began to think seriously.

Seeing that Lao Liu didn't speak for a long time, Li Caiyu was a little breathless.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu?" Li Caiyu called twice, and when he saw that the other party ignored him, he called out again, "Liu Xiaogan!"

"Okay," Lao Liu opened his eyes and said dissatisfiedly, "Don't you want to think about it?"

"Then have you thought about it, if you can't, you can go back first, don't be discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang" Li Caiyu's voice was a little anxious, and the time was not short. This Liu Xiaogan is the master of the Tianzi Hall that Xu Ru had commented on before. Now by Zhu Yuanzhang's side, he is Zhu Yuanzhang's most reassuring person. is also the only person they appear in Zhu Yuanzhang's line of sight, they don't dare to take risks, if something goes wrong, it will be troublesome.

"It's okay" Liu Xiaogan shook his head slightly, "At this time, he should have gone to the Wuying Hall to approve the chapter, and there is that old Zhang waiting next to him, it's no big deal." ”

"You can count it," Li Caiyu nodded. "By the way, have you ever heard of kung fu that can make people grow up?"

"I just thought of some ideas," Liu Xiaogan's voice was a little uncertain, "Do you remember when the old master led us to the beginning, he visited the ancestor in the underground palace, right?"

"Remember, what's wrong?" Li Caiyu didn't know what Lao Liu was going to say.

"At that time, Lao Qi once asked the old master what kind of kung fu he practiced, do you remember what the old master said?"

Li Caiyu recalled carefully and said, "At that time, the old master didn't seem to say it, he just said a word... What 'the silkworm is immeasurable'... ”

"Yes" Liu Xiaogan received "It is the sentence 'The silkworm is immeasurable, and the phantom is fragrant.'" There is no self and no phase, and the Buddha on the other side is dead. For decades, according to our analysis, coupled with rumors on the rivers and lakes. These four sentences should refer to the four kung fu. Among them, the immeasurable silkworm refers to the infinite internal force, and can make people come back from the dead "Heavenly Silkworm Demon Skill"; as for the phantom shengxiang, it should refer to the "Sunflower Treasure Book" that is extremely fast, has a strange body, and has been practiced to the extreme."

"These two kung fu have long been lost in the rivers and lakes," Li Caiyu said thoughtfully, "But since the old master said these two words at that time。。。。。 ”

It shows that the old master has at least one of the martial arts in his hands, and may even have all of them. Liu Xiaogan affirmed, "The old master's skills are profound, even the old fourteen can't see the depth, and the old master has survived countless times in his life, which is amazing, now that I think about it, the old master should practice "Heavenly Silkworm Demon Skill". ”

"Oh~~" Li Caiyu sighed, and somewhat understood what Liu Xiaogan meant

"Hmm" Liu Xiaogan nodded, "I still remember the last time the old master led us twenty-four into the underground palace, the old fourteen once specifically searched for all the books on the arsenal bookshelf, and he later said that he didn't see the "Heavenly Silkworm Demon Skill" and "Sunflower Treasure Book", I believe this sentence, so... ”

Li Caiyu finally understood, "So the old master may have collected the four martial arts elsewhere, and the little master is likely to practice one of the two martial arts that we don't understand." ”

Nodding, Liu Xiao felt a little tired, "If the little door master really practiced that selfless and non-phase, the Buddha on the other side, then anything could happen." There is no need to guess this, except for the old master, it is estimated that none of us can guess. Or think about his whereabouts."

"We may not be able to find the little door master now, but I think the little door master will finally go to the Blue Jade Mansion as we say, right?" Li Caiyu's tone was not very sure

"It's possible to go, or it's possible not to go. This can only be regarded as a search, but you should keep an eye on the person who can be found," Liu Xiao pointed with emotion.

"You mean that fat man?" Li Caiyu was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "Yes, no matter how long it takes, the little door master will contact that fat man after all." ”

Li Caiyu closed his eyes, smiled bitterly and patted his head, "Our family also called the old money to be rectified, what's the use of paying attention to the changes of the little door owner, it's right to stare at Yun Zheng to find Ruyi." ”

"Cut, don't say a word when you leave" When Li Caiyu opened his eyes again, Lao Liu was gone, and he was the only one left in the small courtyard. ’

Look at the time, the fourth watch has arrived, and the husbands have sounded the small gong in their hands, breaking the silence of the night.

On the fourth watch, before dawn, the housekeepers on the Lanyu Mansion heard the sound of the gong and got up from their sleep one after another. At this time, Lan Yu, the Duke of Liangguo, had just been named the crown prince and the prince a few months ago, and his momentum was booming. The master is on the rise, and the people in the house are also very energetic, and they work extra hard.

The forty-seven-year-old Wang Fang used to be a personal soldier under Lan Yu, who bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield and loyally protected the lord, which was deeply appreciated by Lan Yu. Later, when he was older, he was left in the house by Lan Yu and became a handy housekeeper. In fact, the so-called handyman housekeeper does not work. Wang Fang was born in the battlefield, and he has no culture, he is good at killing, and the housekeeper really doesn't have this ability. Lan Yu just gave him a name so that he could retire with peace of mind, and also built a small house for him near the back door of the mansion.

Gently pushing open the back door of the Guogong Mansion, Wang Fang walked out with a huge broom, ready to start cleaning. Lan Yu never assigned any duties to Wang Fang, but he just couldn't be idle, plus the elderly slept lightly. At this time of the day, he would come out early to clean the back door, and then clean up the stables in the backyard. This is the job that Wang Fang found for himself, and today is no exception.

"Ah Che" stood outside the back door of the Guogong Mansion, Wang Fang sneezed, blew his nose casually, Wang Fang muttered, "I think about it, scold and talk about it, I don't know if the dog is thinking about me below." ”

The dog in the old man's mouth was his son, and the only son in his life. It's a pity that when he went north with Lan Yu to the desert the year before last, he used his body to block an arrow for Lan Yu and went. Originally, he just wanted his son to make a military exploit, but Lan Yu also promised to keep his son by his side and try to ensure his safety as much as possible. But who can guarantee the safety of whom? Wang Fang did not blame the general, he only blamed himself for not sending his son to the battlefield, and he also blamed his son for his bad life.

A sneeze reminded the old man of his son. After a moment's pause, the old man shook his head, grabbed his broom, and prepared to start cleaning. If only God had given me another son. The old man had the idea.

'Water ... The old man had just swept twice, when he suddenly heard a low moan.

The old man looked around, and saw that behind him, on the wall by the back door, he was leaning against a young man at the moment, looking dirty, wearing a samurai short, and if he looked closely, he was not tall, only fifteen or sixteen years old. The boy seemed to have lost consciousness, only a weak moan from his mouth, "Water... ”

Wang Fang hurriedly walked up to the front and gently patted the young man's cheek, "Child, wake up, wake up?"

The teenager did not give any reaction.

"Alas" Wang Fang sighed, bent down to pick up the one on the ground, thinking about his hut and walking, he didn't see that the young man in his arms, the corners of his mouth outlined a trace of evil smile.

Kicking open the door, Wang Fang walked into the house, and after gently putting the young man in his arms on the bed, Wang Fang turned around and picked up the big bowl on the table, scooped a large bowl of water from the water tank in the corner, carefully handed the bowl to the young man's mouth, and gently sent the water inside.

The young man's throat moved up and down a few times, and after barely swallowing a few mouthfuls of water, he slowly opened his eyes and said weakly, "This, where is this?"

Wang Fang saw that the young man had woken up, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Child," Wang Fang replied softly, "This is the backyard of the Liangguo Mansion, just now you fainted outside the wall of the backyard, and the old man picked you up." ”

"Oh" The young man looked at Wang Fang and nodded reluctantly, "Many, thank you father-in-law for rescuing,"

"It's nothing," Wang Fang waved his hand heartily, and asked with concern, "What's your name, child?

"I... My name is Xu Ruyi, and I'm fifteen years old," the boy replied.

Xu Ruyi had been observing the Liangguo Mansion for several days before this. His appearance had changed drastically, and he wasn't sure if the people from Tianmen could still contact him, so he decided to find a way to get into the Blue Jade Mansion by himself. This childless and daughterless Wang Laohan is the springboard he chose, and everything is going according to his plan.

After a slight pause, Xu Ruyi continued, "My family lives in the mountains to the south, my father is a hunter, and the whole family makes a living from hunting. But not long ago, my father unfortunately fell into the mountain stream, and I. Xu Ruyi's voice was a little choked, "I was the only one left in the family, so I came to the city to get something to eat, but I didn't expect to be caught by some beggars before I entered the city, and they forced me to join them to beg together, and they punched and kicked me." I only found my chance last night and escaped. Then I fainted,。。 ”

"En" Wang Fang nodded and sighed, "Child, this is the Liangguo Mansion, and I am the miscellaneous servant of the mansion." You're safe here, don't worry. Close your eyes and get some rest. The old man will go and get you something to eat, and you will eat it when you wake up in a while. ”

After saying "Thank you, father-in-law", Xu Ruyi slowly closed his eyes, and his breathing slowly became even.

Seeing that Xu Ruyi fell asleep, Wang Fang poured the water in the bowl in his hand on the ground, got up and walked outside the house, leaving Xu Ruyi alone in the room, lying quietly on the bed, looking as if he was asleep, but as the door closed, Xu Ruyi's eyes opened again。。。。。