The sky was slightly bright, and the hour was just after midnight, and the knife had already gotten up, although he slept comfortably last night, but because the next day was about to start an unusual journey, his body reflexively woke him up early. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although Tang Tian had also woken up, he complained that Zhou Gong had driven him out early in the morning, wrapped in a quilt and vowed to drag Zhou Gong to chat for half an hour.

"I'll go out for a walk, and I'll call you back when it's time for breakfast." Knife said.

"Hmm. Tang Tian didn't want to speak, but just snorted.

The knife pushed the door out, the cold air on the morning of March was still very heavy, and a cold wind saw the gap and drilled in, and the knife was even more energetic.

The knife walked out of the courtyard along the road, and at this moment there was already movement in the gambling house, and the handymen walked in front of him, and the kitchen began to cook.

There is still a sound in the hall, more than a dozen gamblers seem to have gambled for a day and night, their faces are full of oil, some seem to have gained a lot, they can eat and drink comfortably for a while, and then have a good night's sleep, and some are afraid to be careful whether they can survive tomorrow.

"This young master, you got up so early. Suddenly, a person next to him came over to talk, and the knife turned his head to see that it was that Wang Ren.

"Childe is still sleeping, I'll come out and see what I need to prepare for the trip. Knife said.

"Your son-in-law won a lot last night. I've heard a few brothers say, big lottery head wow. And you are still, I didn't expect your kung fu to be so good. Wang Ren said.

"Oh, did you see that last night?" asked Knife.

"That's not true, but someone saw it, and it spread around here, that knife Wantong is the number one master in ten miles and eight townships, and it is said that he also broke out of Mingtang in the rivers and lakes back then. You can play with him in thirty or fifty moves without defeat, and he is definitely a first-class master. Wang Ren said.

Originally, Xiaodao still thought that Wang Ren was noisy, but when he mentioned the statement that the knife was Wantong, it seemed to be very familiar, so he suddenly became interested, so he walked outside and asked, "Are you familiar with Wang Ren?"

"Of course, he was born in this Sanquan Town, but he was not called this name, but Xu Zhao, my family is a few streets away from him, and this town is not beaten, and his face is also familiar. Wang Ren said.

"Xu Zhao?" Xiao Dao read silently, and continued to ask, "How did he get that kung fu?

"Well, his family is also hard, a thin field, my sister does some casual work, barely going, must not be able to afford to hire a famous teacher, he left home in his early twenties, maybe there is some adventure, met what foreign masters, passed on to him a trick and a half. We only know that when he came back five years ago, he not only changed his name and surname, but he was also very skilled, and he had been following the Xu official, and the Xu official became more and more arrogant because of this. Wang Ren said.

"I see. "The knife has some clues. The documents in the secret vault once recorded that ten years ago, Xu Zhaotong, a young talent in the Extreme Sword Gate, was extremely talented, but it was a pity that Yu Guanxiong no longer accepted apprentices at that time, and could only follow the door to learn the sword technique in the middle and lower volumes of the Wuji Sword Technique, and when he still won the sixth place in the later Sword Gate Martial Arts, he also participated in the operation to exterminate the four tyrants of Yanshan, and he also disappeared with Yu Jizhou five years ago. Could it be that he also has such an unusual relationship with Yu Jizhou? Xu Zhaotong and Dao Wantong, these two people are the same person.

Xiaodao and Wang Ren talked as they walked, but they didn't realize that they had wandered out of the gambling house and came to the street. At the opposite intersection were three large carriages, and from time to time servants were carrying things into one of them, and there were many guards with knives standing around, which attracted the attention of the knives.

Wang Ren's eyesight, which he had cultivated in the gambling hall for many years, immediately saw Xiao Dao's doubts, and said: "Master, that is the carriage prepared by Chai Daguan, aren't you going to go on the road with Chai Daguan today? Chai Daguan has already sent someone to prepare last night." ”

"Oh, this big official is really thoughtful. Alright, I have worked for you, and this silver will reward you. As he spoke, Xiao Dao took out a silver ticket worth one hundred taels from his bosom and handed it to Wang Ren.

Wang Ren happily accepted the silver ticket, if it wasn't for gambling and prostitution, it would be enough to make him happy for a whole year. Wang Ren smiled, thanked him and went back to the gambling house.

Xiaodao stood at the intersection alone, looking at the street that had been crowded early in the morning, and then raised his head to look at the sky, and the whole person was empty.

"Shaoxia, get up early. There was a woman's silver bell-like voice behind him, and the knife naturally would not forget it.

"I didn't expect the white girl to get up so early. Knife involuntarily smiled and greeted.

"What is the young man doing here?" Bai Xiaomeng asked.

"I wanted to come out and prepare some things for the trip, but I didn't want the officials to be ready, so I was here alone in a daze. Knife said.

Bai Xiaomeng was said by the knife, and he smiled again.

Xiaodao looked at Bai Xiaomeng, time seemed to stop, peach blossoms on people's faces, spring breeze blowing on his face, there was such a wonderful face in this world.

"What are you looking at?" Bai Xiaomeng was a little embarrassed to be stared at by the knife.

Xiaodao was awakened by a word, only to realize that he had lost his temper, and immediately turned his gaze away, pondered for a moment, and said: "The white girl is peerless, Xiaodao lost his temper just now, please forgive me." ”

"Your name is a knife?, a knife like scissors in the spring breeze in February?" Bai Xiaomeng asked.

"Exactly, the white girl is so literate. Knife said.

"The knife man is brave and wild, and when I see the person holding the knife, I think that the person must be full of stench, but you are a small knife, delicate and small, and I don't feel that way at all. Bai Xiaomeng's eyes, the water waves, looking at the knife panicked, the knife hurriedly turned his head again, and went up to the street.

The girl praised it falsely, the knife was just a house slave of the Meng family. Knife said.

"I don't believe it, how can you be just a house slave with such skills. Bai Xiaomeng took a step forward and said.

"It's my master who treats me well, and my son doesn't like to practice martial arts, so he asked me to do this. The knife had to make up a few sentences.

"I see that you are full of heaven, your eyebrows are thick but not chaotic, your eyes are bright, and there is a faint majesty, this is the appearance of a nobleman, even if you live under people at this moment, you will definitely be famous all over the world in the future. Bai Xiaomeng said.

"The white girl used to be able to look at the face. Knife said a little shyly.

"I know a little bit about it. Bai Xiaomeng said, but his eyes never left the knife. The two of them stood like this, Xiaodao felt that his face was hot, and when he turned his head, he was facing Bai Xiaomeng's gaze, and hurriedly turned away.

After a long time, Xiaodao asked, "Xiaodao has a question I want to ask the white girl." ”

"You say. Bai Xiaomeng said.

"Why does the Chai official care so much about the ice magnolia flower?" asked the knife.

Bai Xiaomeng seemed to be a little disappointed, turned his head to look at the street and said, "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that as long as you get the ice magnolia flower, you can enter the Wanhua Palace, and he doesn't want to have this dream." I heard that the master of the Wanhua Palace is the best in the world, but I don't know what strange disease he had, he has to have this ice magnolia flower, although that guy said that he had received the life-saving grace of the Wanhua Palace, and he wanted to send people something to heal, not to covet anything else, but the ghost believed his words, he didn't take this thing, and many people would take it, hindering him in something. Do you say, are all men in the world like this, and when they see a beautiful woman, their hearts are full of joy?"

"The white girl's words are a little inaccurate, and the men in the world are not the same, at least if the knife is a person, he will definitely only be with her in this life. Knife said.

"Really?" Bai Xiaomeng asked, looking at the knife.

"Really. Xiaodao also turned his head and looked at Bai Xiaomeng, no longer dodging his gaze.

A cold wind blew, blowing Bai Xiaomeng, her hair was flying, and the knife couldn't help but reach out to straighten her hair. Bai Xiaomeng suddenly smiled, turned around with his hair in his hands, and said, "It's a little cold here, let's go in, it's almost time for them to get up too." ”

Xiaodao also smiled and said: "Yes, my son-in-law is sleepy, go in and call him at this moment, and wait for him to rub it again, the time should be just right." ”

Bai Xiaomeng took two steps, but found that the knife did not follow, and turned his head and asked, "What, aren't you leaving?"

"The white girl should go in first, we will go in and out together for fear of causing people to talk. Knife said.

"Okay. Bai Xiaomeng also understood very well in his heart, so he went back to the gambling house first and walked to the backyard residence.

After the knife waited for the white little dream to enter for about half an hour, he also turned around and went back to the gambling house.

Back in the room, Xiaodao saw that Tang Tian still looked like he was fighting with Zhou Gong.

"Get up, everything is ready. Xiao Dao said as he stood beside Tang Tian's bed.

"So soon, I thought you would have at least half an hour. Tang Tian said inexplicably.

"I don't need to prepare, the officials of Chai have already prepared things, and even the carriage is first-class. Knife said.

After a while, Tang Tian suddenly sat up and stared at Xiao Dao, startling Xiao Dao.

"If so, you've been out for too long. Honestly, why did you go. Tang Tian said with a lewd face.

The knife also had no way to take Tang Tian, so he had to say: "I went out to meet Wang Ren just now and asked him about some things about Dao Wantong." ”

Xiaodao explained everything to Tang Tian just now, and of course, deleted the part where he met with Bai Xiaomeng.

"In this way, we may still run into that Xu Daguan on the road?" Tang Tian said.

"Not bad. Hurry up and get up, and you're ready to leave after breakfast. Knife said.

"What's the hurry, didn't you say that he didn't get up all the way with that big official, what's the use of us so early. Tang Tian said.

Suddenly, there was a heavy slamming sound outside the door, and then there was the voice of Chai Daguan's shouting: "Beauty, don't go, I was wrong, I was wrong, can't it be done?"

The knife hurriedly went over, and didn't open a crack in the door to watch, Chai Daguan was lying on the door in rags, holding one of Bai Xiaomeng's legs, and at this moment, two gorgeous women who were also disheveled ran out of the door.

"I think you can get up now, the Chai officials have already gotten up. Knife said.

"Let me guess, this movement must be that Chai Daguan was lonely last night, and he found the girl in the gambling house to accompany him, but he didn't expect the white girl to go to him so early, this time it's right, right. Tang Tian said.

"Yes, yes, as far as you're smart, get up quickly. "The knife is still hiding in the crack of the door to watch the excitement.

"I'm all right. Tang Tian said.

As soon as the knife turned around, he saw that Tang Tian was already dressed and standing beside him.

"Wow, what speed are you. Knife said in amazement.

"There's a lot of excitement to see how not to hurry. Tang Tian said as he opened the door and walked out of the room.

Chai Daguan heard the sound of the door opening on the opposite side, looked up, and saw that he was facing Tang Tian's smiling face, while he was lying on the ground, not embarrassed for a while, that face didn't know whether it was red by the morning wind, or a red face of shame at the moment.

"Oh, I said Chai Daguan, what day is today, I really have a good eye to stage a scene of deep love between the couple so early in the morning. Tang Tian said heartlessly.

The knife also walked out of the door at this moment, and now there was another spectator. Bai Xiaomeng was originally justified, but when he saw the knife, he suddenly blushed embarrassedly, raised his other foot that was not held and stomped on the ground, and said, "Get up, what do you look like." ”

"Then you promise I won't be angry. Chai Daguan said.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, you look dead, it's useless to be angry again. Bai Xiaomeng hurriedly said.

Chai Daguan then stood up, Bai Xiaomeng glanced at him and said, "I'll go back to the room first, and then come to me after you get dressed." With that, he hurriedly trotted a few steps back to his room.

Chai Daguan glanced at Tang Tian, pretended to be calm, turned around and slowly closed the door.

Tang Tian was too lazy to take care of the knife, so he walked to the kitchen alone and asked them to prepare something and send it over.

At that time, Xiaodao and Tang Tian had already finished breakfast, and stood at the corner of the street with Ding Sanye, who had just come out, waiting for Chai Daguan and others.

After a while, Chai Daguan also came out of the gambling house with Bai Xiaomeng in tow, and his well-behaved appearance that was tamed made Tang Tian want to laugh again.

And when Xiaodao saw this, his heart was a little blocked, who is this Bai Xiaomeng? What is the relationship between her and that Chai official?

Seeing Tang Tian, Chai Daguan thought back to what had just happened, his face was still a little embarrassed, he coughed twice, and said with some weakness: "Master Meng, I have prepared the carriage and horses, let's go on the road together." Yesterday, Ding Sanye in the gambling house also said that he had something to go to Yuezhou, and he happened to go with us, and he wronged you to sit in the same car with him. ”

"Meng thanked the Chai officials. Tang Tian said.

"Ding San thanked the Chai officials. Ding Sanye also thanked him.

Chai Daguan coughed twice again and said, "Let's go, let's go." We're on our way. ”

Several people then got into their respective carriages one by one, and the interior of this carriage was also extraordinarily spacious, and the soft cloth was comfortably padded. There were three carriages, one car was occupied by Chai Daguan and Bai Xiaomeng, one carriage was occupied by Tang Tian, Xiaodao, and Ding Sanye, and the other carriage was loaded with full luggage, vegetables, fruits, vegetables, food, drinking water, and a coachman driving, followed by the retinue of seventeen or eighteen riders, so they didn't have to worry about knives all the way.

"Drive !!" the coachman shouted, and the three carriages started and went straight to Xuzhou.

After a while, the carriage was already far away from Sanquan Town, the knife drove the curtain first, watching the scenery outside gallop by, the carriage was much faster than he imagined, but they didn't feel bumpy in the car, they were really rich and easy to do, and even the carriages and horses used were so high.

Xiaodao and the others chatted casually in the car, and after a while, they felt sleepy, gradually stopped talking, and slowly leaned on the car and fell asleep. I don't know how many hours I have been walking, and one of the entourage of Chai Daguan lifted the curtain and said, "Ding Sanye, Meng Gongzi, please come down and rest and eat something." ”

When Tang Tian, Xiaodao and Ding Sanye heard this, they got out of the car one by one. The three cars were parked on the side of the road, the sun was in the sky, the green water on the side of the road, the green mountains in the distance, there seemed to be people making fires and cooking among the green mountains, a wisp of light smoke slowly rose, Tang Tian couldn't help but sigh: "The scenery here is very good." ”

"Then Meng Gongzi can build a garden in the distant mountains here in the future, and come here to live for some time when he has nothing to do in the middle of the year, and calm his body and mind. Bai Xiaomeng walked from the front and said.

"Miss Bai has a good suggestion, and I will send someone there when this time is over. Tang Tian said.

"Wow, it's so fragrant, Chai Daguan, what is delicious. Ding Sanye said on the side.

"There's nothing, a pot of mushroom soup, a few cakes, a few plates of side dishes, and then some fruit snacks after the meal, and when we arrive in Xuzhou in the evening, we will have a good meal." Chai Daguan said.

"Wow, it's rare to be able to eat such delicious food here. Ding Sanye walked to the stove temporarily set up by the entourage on the side of the road and looked at it, and his mouth watered.

After a while, several small tables had been set up under a large tree on the side, and small chairs were placed on both sides.

It is also very pleasant for everyone to sit around and enjoy a meal in this wilderness.

While eating, Tang Tian asked, "I don't know how Chai Daguan is going to Yuezhou here?"

"We will first go to Xuzhou tonight, and then go to Xiangcheng from the waterway for about a day and night to Yanmingzhuang, where there is a friend of mine, we will rest there for one night, and then take a chariot and horse to the Kongshan Temple dozens of miles away to take a boat, and then go down the river day and night boat, in less than two days to Hankou, after a little supply, and then from the waterway to Yuezhou. "Chai Daguan is humane.

"Chai Daguan is really powerful, so he can go to Yuezhou in six or seven days. Isn't there still half a month before the meeting at the end of that month? Tang Tian asked.

"The scenery of Yuezhou is unique, don't you hear the good name of Dongting Tianshui and Yueyang Tianxia? Let's take a tour around, and the half moon is not enough. Chai Daguan looked at Bai Xiaomeng as he spoke.

"Yes, yes, Chai Daguan calculates well. Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Don't applaud, the jade must be handed over to me when the time comes. Chai Daguan said.

"We have been taken care of so much by the big officials along the way, and now it is also for the sake of safety, and we will definitely give it with both hands when the time comes. Tang Tian said.

"Don't take a penny?" asked Chai Daguan.

"Don't take a penny!" Tang Tian said with a smile.

After eating and drinking, everyone got into the car one after another, accelerated to Xuzhou, and in the evening, they entered Xuzhou City.