Chapter 57: Find Out
"Zhu Di summoned the best doctors in his entire territory to save me, but he didn't get anything out of my mouth. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoMy burns were so severe that I was able to save my life, but my throat was eroded by smoke, so I couldn't speak for half a year. Zhu Di was busy with business, so he gradually became unguarded against me, so I took advantage of the lax guards one day and escaped. Huo Ran said this, as if that scene had happened yesterday.
"General Huo, if you hadn't said it, I'm afraid I, Ye Cheng, would have been kept in the dark for the rest of my life, and even my dead mother had always thought that it was just a natural disaster. Ye Cheng's heart was full of infinite gratitude to Huo Ran.
"Of course, this is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. But why did you flee to Chongming Island?" Lu Li asked.
"With my appearance, one is too easy to be recognized by the people who are wanted by King Yan, and who wants to take me in? I was also in a panic at the time, and finally came here by mistake. Fortunately, Wei Chong was burdened by his name as 'Little Meng', and although he was very disgusted with my dignity in his heart, he reluctantly took me in, but he didn't want to see me, so he sent me to the river to make a ferry, and by the way helped him dispose of the corpses of the doormen who had been secretly killed on the island for disobedience. Huo Ran said.
When it comes to this, the servants fully understand the whole story, Ye Cheng is even more grateful to Huo Ran, and at the same time full of infinite hatred for his biological father Zhu Di.
"My mother's last words before her death were clear, and I tried to find my father and then recognize him, but is such a father, a man who wants to put his wife and son to death, willing to recognize my father and son? Or is such a person really worthy of me to recognize him?" Ye Cheng's heart was now full of contradictions, he didn't know whether to follow his mother's last wish or his own inner thoughts.
"I've finished what I should say, you guys leave quickly, Dai Sigong and that little girl were indeed taken to the island by Wei Chong, Hong Youtian and others, but that little girl was familiar with Hong Youtian, so Wei Chong just asked me to be Dai Sigong alone. Huo Ran said.
"This Wei Chong has no grudge against Dai Sigong, why did he want to do this?" Lu Li was very puzzled by this.
"Wei Chong and Chen Zuyi, the owner of Sanfo Island, are engaged in the business of selling children, but these children are very young and live in the Central Plains all the year round. Chen Zuyi was originally a Jiangyang thief, and by chance he occupied the island as the king, where to find a doctor, and it happened that Wei Chong captured Dai Sigong this time, as if he had obtained a treasure, and wanted to trick him into going to Sanfo Island to treat the children who were trafficked, and promised a lot of money as a reward. Huo Ran explained.
"Phew, I think it's beautiful! I know Dai Lao'er's temper, where is he willing to do this kind of thing!" Lu Li said angrily without waiting for Huo Ran to finish speaking.
Huo Ran nodded: "That's right, this Dai Sigong sternly refused, and there was no room for maneuver." Wei Chong, Hong Youtian and others wanted to persuade again, but they were scolded by Dai Sigong, so these people were annoyed and angry, and asked me to sink Dai Sigong to the bottom of the river to feed the fish to relieve the hatred in their hearts. ”
Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing almost jumped up when they heard this, and hurriedly asked in unison, "Senior Dai is dead?"
Huo Ran shook his head and said: "Although I am an order, I also know the reputation of the Holy Hand Divine Doctor, and his person is a rare good person, how can I, Huo Ran, help the abuse, so I secretly arranged it in a small cave on the other side of the river, presumably he is still there." ”
Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing both breathed a long sigh of relief when they heard this, and they couldn't help but admire Huo Ran even more.
"The chaos is not lived, the situation here is very complicated, this is not a place to stay for a long time, you should leave quickly. Huo Ran urged again.
"Yes, Qing'er, you and the master should hurry up and find Senior Dai. Ye Cheng said with a smile to Zhong Qing.
Zhong Qing couldn't help asking, "Brother Ye, are you really not with us?"
Ye Cheng looked at Chongming Island and said angrily: "I have to go back, so many children are still on the island, I can't sit idly by and watch them being sold to Chen Zuyi." ”
"Well, you have to be careful, then. Zhong Qing didn't stop much, she knew that Ye Cheng would definitely do what she decided, but she already had her own plans in her heart at the moment.
Huo Ran rowed the boat to the opposite shore, and Lu Li sighed: "Although the old man wants to go with you, it's a pity that this internal injury is too serious, and now he doesn't even dare to run the slightest bit of true qi, and he will cause you trouble in vain, but you also have to remember that you should do everything according to your ability, and you must not be reckless and hurt yourself." ”
Ye Cheng hurriedly saluted and said, "Apprentice, remember the master's order. ”
After that, Ye Cheng turned to Zhong Qing again, although he was very reluctant, but because the master and Huo Ran were by his side, Ye Cheng could not show all his feelings, so he had to shake Zhong Qing's hand and said: "Qing'er, you must protect your master, and at the same time take care of yourself......"
Zhong Qing didn't say anything this time, just smiled and nodded.
"General Huo, let's go back, I'm sorry for you. ”
Huo Ran nodded.
Lu Li and Zhong Qing watched Ye Cheng board Huo Ran's boat again, and gradually sailed towards Chongming Island for the second time.
"Girl, you wait here for a while, Huo Ran will come back to pick you up. Lu Li looked at the boat that was leaving, but said to Zhong Qing.
"Master, why do you ......" Zhong Qing was very surprised, why did the master guess his inner thoughts?
Lu Li smiled and said: "How can you not understand the old man of this girl's mind, if it were the usual, you would naturally have to chatter, but this time Ye Cheng returned to the island, and you didn't say a word about such a dangerous thing, which can only show that you have already made up your mind in your heart to go back to the island to help him." ”
Zhong Qing couldn't help but blush at this time, and was very embarrassed by the master's words, so he had to hide it: "I'm not worried about him, I'm ...... I'm worried about those kids. ”
Lu Li laughed, and the wound he was involved was a little painful, but then he said: "Although you girl is a ghost elf, her martial arts are too poor, although I won't stop you when I go back this time, you have to be careful." ”
"I know, master, I would have practiced martial arts with you if I had known. Zhong Qing said with a smile.
Besides, Ye Cheng followed Huo Ran back in the boat, and when he came to the shore of Chongming Island again, Ye Cheng knelt down on the ground after getting off the boat and said: "General Huo's great grace, Ye Cheng is unforgettable, this time, the good luck and evil are unknown, but there is a day of meeting, and then repay the favor." ”
Huo Ran slowly picked up Ye Cheng with his deformed hands: "Ye Gongzi, Huo Ran is most pleased that he didn't save you, I think Ye Niangniang can also feel relieved in the spirit of the sky, and other things have passed, so there is no need to mention it again." ”
Sometimes the kindness is too great to say more.
Ye Cheng bowed to Huo Ran again, and resolutely got up and walked towards Dazhai.
Looking at Ye Cheng's back, Huo Ran finally didn't hold back his tears. He remembered the hint that Lu Li had given him before he returned, so he turned the bow of the boat and headed for the river again.
Although Ye Cheng returned in danger again, he was also a little worried in his heart, especially the masked man who made himself and his master suffer. This person is so erratic, and his martial arts are so strong, if he encounters it again, I am afraid it will be another vicious battle.
Landing on the island again, although Ye Cheng is not familiar with the road, he is vaguely recognizable in some places. It didn't take much effort, Ye Cheng came to the gate of Dazhai again, but seeing that the gate of the village was closed, but there was not a single guard, Ye Cheng couldn't help but be very puzzled.
"When Wei Chong left the prison, the minion who reported the incident said that a ship had arrived in the imperial court, could it be that all these people were sent to meet the imperial fleet?
After confirming that Dazhai was unguarded, Ye Cheng jumped in, but seeing that there was no light in Dazhai, he was worried about the children who had been taken captive, so he tiptoed and sneaked to the wooden house according to his memories at the time.
After several turnarounds, he finally arrived at the wooden house, and when he got closer, Ye Cheng found that the door of the house was open, and the furnishings inside were still the same after entering, but the traces of the fight were still very obvious at that time. Ye Cheng looked at the left and right again, and there was indeed no one on the left and right, and immediately found the copper ring of the floor door from the three-legged table that was crushed by himself, and pulled it hard, and the wooden board rattled up. Ye Cheng lit the fire and took advantage of the light to look at it, but he was taken aback.
But when the cellar was empty, there was no sign of the children!
Ye Cheng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and said in his heart: "After that fierce battle, coupled with the fact that the master broke into the cottage at night, Wei Chong must have sent someone to transfer these children to other places, but there are no clues at the moment, where can I go to find it?"
At this moment, in this Longtan tiger's den, Ye Cheng had no time to think about it, and decided that only by finding the people in the village first and exploring could he be calculated. So Ye Cheng hurriedly got up and left the wooden house and headed to the southeast of Dazhai.
But seeing that the southeast direction was getting brighter and brighter, Ye Cheng followed the light all the way, and gradually got out of the cottage, and saw that he was about to reach the coast.
As he got closer and closer to the coast, as if he could feel the sea breeze, Ye Cheng hid in the dense forest, looking at the shore through the layers of leaves, but he saw that the shore was brightly lit, and it was like daylight. Under the light, the voices of people were noisy, and there was a long queue on the seats and benches, as if a banquet was being held.
Ye Cheng was far away and couldn't see it clearly, but he already had an idea in his heart, so he quietly approached the shore. I saw that in the southwest direction of the open space on the shore, several carts were placed side by side, and the carts seemed to be filled with wine and food, and one by one the minions were like ants, constantly unloading goods from the carts and moving them to the open space on the shore.
"I said Song Da, what kind of dragon gate array is our village master, I just had a banquet in the main hall tonight, and I set up a table on the shore again, and I saw that the sky was almost dawn, and this didn't let people sleep. A chubby minion with a hat on his head unloading a barrel of wine from the car complained to a tall, lanky minions beside him.
"Can you just say a few words? Our village owner has made a lot of heroes from all over the world, and this entertainment will be rare one day, besides, do you know who the people from this shore are?" said the minion called Song Da.
"Who is it?"
Song Da walked up to the fat minion, lowered his voice and said, "I heard that it is a four-rank member sent by the imperial court, and the dignified chief soldier Zheng He!"
"I'm sorry!, I said, this fanfare formation, I have really never encountered it, it turns out that Yushi is here!" the fat minion opened his mouth wide and stuck out his tongue, very surprised.
"Yes......" Song Dagang wanted to say more, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and then his eyes went dark, and he fell to the ground, and a grinning Ye Cheng appeared behind him.
"Who are you!" the fat minion was taken aback, and suddenly saw the handsome young man in front of him looking at him, and couldn't help but point out in panic.
Ye Chengshun picked up Song Da's saber, rushed to the fat minion, and put the knife on his neck.
"What is the name of this big brother?" Ye Cheng asked with a smile, but his hand was slightly forward, pressing a red mark against the minion's skin.
The fat minion was already trembling at this time, and stammered and replied, "Little ...... The little one's surname is Li, and his name is Li Shun. ”
Ye Cheng nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Li, then I'll bother you." Are you going to go to the open space on the shore to deliver wine in a moment? This Song is tired, let me go with you for him?"
This Li Shun felt a burst of coldness on his neck mixed with a hot pain, how could he not allow it, and hurriedly said yes.
So Ye Cheng first asked Li Shun to carry Song Da to a secluded place, asked him to tie Song Da against the tree with a knot, and then changed Song Da's clothes again.
"Brother Li, you are an understanding person, when you get to the island owner for a while, don't talk nonsense on impulse, you are cowardly, if you are frightened, you will not be able to keep this knife where it will fall. Ye Cheng whispered in Li Shun's ear.
Li Shunnuo continued to speak, and walked towards the shore with Ye Cheng carrying a barrel of wine.
Ye Cheng deliberately lowered his head in the back, but his eyes kept looking ahead, and when he got closer and closer, he couldn't help but find that the shore was so lively, a hundred times more lively than the party in Nameng Pavilion when he first arrived on the island. On the sea level, there were countless huge warships moored, Ye Chengchang had never seen such a huge ship so big, and he was also shocked in his heart, who was Zheng He they were talking about just now, and there was such a big pomp, could it be ......
Ye Cheng thought of his father, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. Indeed, in this world, who else can command so many warships and have such a big pomp.
Is Zhu Di also here?
Ye Chengzheng was thinking about it, but he heard someone on the other side scolding: "Why is it so slow, you don't have any wine, do you know?
Ye Cheng peeked at it and saw that it was a man with a sarcoma on his head walking towards him, and he estimated that it might be a doorman under Wei Chong's door.
When this person approached, Li Shun hurriedly nodded and said hello to the person, and Nuo Nuo said: "Qian Daxia, forgive your sins, forgive your sins, and the little one will carry the wine over." ”
The man with sarcoma on his head walked into Li Shun, lowered his voice and asked viciously, "Have you added all the medicine?"
Ye Cheng kept his head down in the back, and when he heard the man ask like this, he was suddenly startled, and said secretly in his heart: "This person said that the wine was drugged, could it be that Wei Chong and Hong Youtian were going to harm someone by holding a wine banquet so late?" Since I, Ye Cheng, are here, how can I let you succeed again." ”