There have been a lot of troubles about Yerod Light lately.

Since Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan, generals such as Guo Wei and Shi Hongzhao led tens of thousands of troops to capture more than ten prefectures and counties east of Taihang Mountain within a few months. Those Liao soldiers usually burned, killed and plundered the unarmed people, and they would encounter a resolute army with the same hatred of the enemy, and as soon as they fought, they were so frightened that they scattered and fled.

Yelu Deguang was unwilling to lose the land in vain, and sent the commander of the middle battalion, Yelu Wuqing, to lead 100,000 elite soldiers to attack. Guo Wei, Shi Hongzhao and others used their soldiers like gods, defeated Yelu in Weizhou, and the soldiers pointed directly at Kaifeng, which was hundreds of miles away. The rule of the Liao State in the Central Plains was about to collapse, and those envoys of the former Jin State who had surrendered raised troops to respond to Liu Zhiyuan.

It was late spring and early summer, and the Central Plains was gradually getting hotter. The soldiers of the Liao State, who were accustomed to the cool weather outside the customs, all felt unbearable heat at this time. They followed Yelude Guangnan for nearly half a year, and they missed their families very much, and they wrote back to Beijing to complain to the Queen Mother.

After Shu Luping learned the reason, he urged Yelu Deguang to lead the troops back to Shangjing several times, so as to prevent the soldiers from dying in a foreign land. Yelu Deguang coveted the prosperity of the Central Plains, and repeatedly disobeyed the will of the Queen Mother. Shu Luping was furious in his heart, and mobilized the armies of the kings of the north and south to entrench in the sixteen states of Yanyun, wanting his youngest son Yelu Li Hu to replace him.

Xiao Han, the commander of the rear battalion, was still guarding Kaifeng City at this time. Xiao Han was originally a close confidant of Yelu Lihu, but now, of course, he obeyed his orders and ignored the holy decree of the Liao lord to send troops to quell the chaos. Yelu Deguang was helpless, depressed and unhappy, and after careful consideration, he finally decided to evacuate Kaifeng and return to Shangjing to ask his mother for his guilt.

After months of war, the Central Plains has become devastated. The people had no intention of planting crops, and within a thousand miles were barren farmland. In the towns and villages, you can see beggars everywhere. The Liao army frequently went out of the city to fight grass valleys everywhere, and the slightly wealthy families were swept away.

After months of endless plundering by the Liao soldiers, the people of the Central Plains have become extremely poor. Yerod looked at the dozens of fully loaded carriages outside the palace, and his heart was still not satisfied. He coveted the treasure recorded on the heirloom gold leaf, and handed over his three thousand guards to Lu Zhicheng and asked him to go to the Valley of Silence to seize the treasure.

Yelu Deguang, escorted by the four governors, returned to Shangjing with the convoy escorting gold, silver and jewelry.

Lu Zhicheng didn't dare to slack off after receiving the order, and after Yelu Deguang left, he set off in the direction of the Silent Valley with the Liao State guards.

The day Lu Zhicheng set off was an auspicious day. According to the previous arrangement, this day was the day he married the county lord. It's a pity that Xiao Cuixin finally left with the joy. Thinking of this, Lu Zhicheng was indignant in his heart and vowed to take the county lord back.

In the mountains and forests five hundred miles away, Le Yiyang and Xiao Cuixin were anxiously hurrying on the road.

On the way, the two learned of the Liao Lord's intention to seize the treasure, and hurried all the way back to the Lonely Valley to report to Ge Min Mountain. Although the little white horse is a thousand miles horse, it carries the weight of two people, and it is not as good as before when it runs.

In the afternoon of this day, the two finally walked out of the mountain forest that stretched for more than ten miles, and they unconsciously felt dry mouth. The water he carried with him had been drunk, so he had to rush to the river as soon as possible to fill it up.

After traveling for dozens of miles, I didn't see a single river.

Xiao Cuixin couldn't help it, and almost fell off the horse. Le Yiyang had an idea, and casually mentioned the sour merlin he had seen. Xiao Cui's eyes lit up after hearing this, urging her fiancé to hurry up and find it. Le Yiyang smiled helplessly, and thought: "In the wilderness here, don't say sour merlin, even ordinary people don't have it." ”

After half an hour, I finally saw a tea shop on the official road. There are seven or eight tables in this tea shop, and tea sets are placed on each table, as if they were for the two of them. There were no other customers in the shop, just two men with hats, sitting in the account and chatting outside.

Le Yiyang looked at both sides of the road and felt that this tea shop was very strange.

Xiao Cuixin was already hungry and thirsty, and said, "Brother Yang, there is a tea shop ahead. I've got some silver on me, so let's go and rest." Le Yiyang was still a little worried, he frowned, and said, "Sister Xiao, this tea shop is very weird, do you feel it?" Xiao Cui was stunned after hearing this, shook his head and said, "I don't see any difference. Although this tea shop is located in the middle of nowhere, it is just right for customers to stop and quench their thirst. ”

Le Yiyang couldn't resist her, so he could only follow her wishes, but he said that he would only sit for a while and leave.

The two walked into the shop, tied the little white horse to a pillar, and sat down at a table near the roadside. In case of an emergency, you can immediately get on the horse and leave.

When the two men saw someone coming, they immediately cheered up and greeted warmly: "Good afternoon, guest officer! We have tea and food here, what do you want to order?"

After Le Yiyang sat down, he put the Qingyun Sword on the table and said, "No tea! Just bring us two bowls of boiled water." In order to prevent someone from doing anything in the tea, Le Yiyang deliberately ordered boiled water. As soon as these words came out, the faces of the two people suddenly showed strange looks.

Xiao Cuixin was also taken aback, she pouted, and said a little angrily: "Brother Yang, I have traveled hundreds of miles with you, and I have been tired of saddle horses all the way, so you let me drink boiled water? I haven't eaten for a few days, and if I don't eat, I won't be able to walk." After speaking, she took out a silver ingot from her bosom and said, "Come to a pot of good Yunnan green tea, and prepare a delicious meal." ”

The guy picked up the silver, weighed it, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that in these years of famine, there are still people who are so generous. Miss, please wait a moment, and we'll get ready. After saying that, they both went to the back room.

Le Yiyang looked at his fiancée and said softly: "Sister Xiao, I have indeed wronged you in the past few days. When I get back to the Valley of Silence, I'll make it up to you. Xiao Cui said solemnly: "Brother Yang, I wrote it down." If you treat me badly, I'll run away. Le Yiyang quipped: "Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I will chase you back." ”

After hearing this, Xiao Cui put her head on her head with two palms and said in a coquettish voice: "If that's the case, I won't run away, so as not to worry you." Le Yiyang laughed and said, "That's right." ”

He looked around the store and said vigilantly: "Sister Xiao, I always feel that those two people just now are a little suspicious, so let's be careful." Xiao Cuixin smiled: "Brother Yang, you are too worried." Isn't it just an ordinary tea shop? There are thousands of such small shops in Kaifeng City. ”

She grew up in the Farewell Love Building, and she has never experienced the sinister nature of the hearts of the people on the rivers and lakes.