Chapter Forty-Six: Hidden Murder
Four men dressed in khaki clothes and wearing scarves walked from the southwest corner of the Dazhai courtyard, from far and near, Ye Cheng and others could see clearly, only to see that the four of them were dark and rough skinned, obviously caused by the wind and sun on this island all year round. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Old man Lu, there are two young heroes, the island master is already waiting in the main hall, please move and follow me. One of the men in the yellow shirt said.
"Well, I want to see what this kid Wei Chong has become after all these years, so mysterious. Lu Li was still a little unhappy about what happened last night.
The three of them then followed the four men in yellow to the main hall where the owner of Chongming Island was. At this time, the sky has been bright, the three of them can see clearly, only to see that this village is originally bigger than the night to see, the dotted walled houses are distributed in the uneven mountains, because this is located by the sea, the climate is extremely humid, and there are poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions at four o'clock, so these cottages all take the structure of hanging legs, four pillars are buried deep in the ground, the house is elevated, and the ground leaves a gap. The lower floors of these houses were not inhabited, but were used as storage for miscellaneous items. The upper floor of the house is extremely wide, the mountain is warped, the carved railing is painted, it is exquisite, although these are cottages, but they have been integrated with the style and geography of Chongming Island, which makes people feel as if they are growing in a part of the island.
When the three of them came to the main hall with the four men in yellow, Ye Cheng understood why Lu Li suddenly asked Meng Weijun last night. Because this cottage hall is different from other houses, it is twice as high as the others, twice as wide as it is, and there is a huge plaque hanging above the main entrance of the main hall, and the words "Meng Taste Pavilion" are written on it.
Ye Cheng asked quietly, "Master, where does this Meng Pavilion come from?"
Lu Li replied: "Chongming Island owner Wei Chong is located in a remote place, but he is anxious for justice and righteousness, admired by the heroes and heroes of the world, he has a principle, but all those who come to the island to join him, do not correct the past, all of them are accepted, and let them stay, so many people in the rivers and lakes have come to vote for various reasons, and over time they have won a "little Meng taste" reputation, three years ago the old man to this time, he has nearly a thousand people, including many people with strong martial arts, very good. ”
Ye Cheng stuck out his tongue, thinking to himself that the Lord of Wei Island was very proud of this name, but I said Meng Weijun so badly yesterday, fortunately, the Lord of Wei Island did not hear it, otherwise the trouble would have been stabbed again.
While speaking, the three of them were about to step into the hall, but at this moment, they saw a figure flickering, and one of them happened to go out and bumped into Ye Cheng's shoulder.
I saw that the man did not look back, but bowed his head and hurried away. When Ye Cheng looked back, he saw the back of a young woman wearing a light cyan Luo shirt and a bun.
Zhong Qing said on the side: "Whose girl is this, so reckless, it seems that there are tears on her face." Zhong Qing walked at the end just now, so she happened to vaguely see the girl's face.
Ye Cheng shook his head with a smile, didn't have time to pay attention to it, and immediately walked into the hall with Lu Li and the man in yellow.
"This matter is up to the Lord of Laowei Island. ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, what I Wei Chong promised will definitely be done, so you don't have to be suspicious. Just now, the little girl really didn't understand etiquette, it was because I doted on the child too much on weekdays, which caused her to go so willfully today, and I, as a father, made amends to the big guy here."
As soon as they entered the hall, Lu Li, Ye Cheng and the others heard the sound of the two talking, and a thought flashed in Ye Cheng's heart: "Father, little girl, could it be that the woman who came out of the door just now is the daughter of the Lord of Wei Island?"
Ye Cheng thought about it while walking into the hall with Lu Li and Zhong Qing, and when he raised his eyes, it was really lively.
However, there are more than 100 seats in the two rows of the hall, and each seat is also full. There is a jade liquid on the table, beautiful food, everyone on the table pushes the cup and changes the lamp, you say a word to me, just drink it to the head.
Looking further ahead, eight women are dancing to the music, one by one, looking forward to life, no matter which one you choose, it is also beautiful and generous, and there are thousands of manners.
In the center sat an extremely imposing sandalwood chair, with a purple face, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, sideburns and beard, thick eyebrows and eyes, and he looked like he was forty-five or sixteen years old. It is Wei Chong, the owner of Chongming Island.
Lu Li came to the top of the main hall and coughed vigorously.
When Wei Chong entered the hall just now, he didn't greet him personally, but only sent four of his subordinates, and there was a trace of unhappiness in Lu Chong at that time, but now that he has arrived in the hall, he is still singing and dancing, as if he has never seen a guest visiting, which makes Lu Li's mind even more confused.
Lu Li's cough seemed to have an effect, and at this time, I saw Wei Chong, the island owner sitting on the sandalwood chair, slowly clapping his hands, singing and dancing paused, and the dancers retreated one by one. The people in the two columns also stopped eating, drinking and talking, and the entire hall was silent for a moment, and everyone's eyes looked at Wei Chong, and then followed Wei Chong's gaze to Lu Li, Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing, who had just entered the door.
Lu Li slammed the wine gourd on the ground, slamming the wooden plank into the ground, and the echo was bursting.
"Lord Wei Island, the old man Lu Li took the liberty to visit, disturbed your Yaxing, and here I apologize. Although Drunken Taibai Luli said so in his mouth, he stood there with a straight waist and was arrogant, where there was the slightest posture of apology.
At this time, I could only hear the Lord of Wei Island laughing loudly, like a bell, as if it could shake down the dust on the roof.
"Hahaha, who should I be, it turned out to be you, brother, these bunnies don't make it clear, I will be severely punished when I turn around. Come on, take a seat!" Wei Chong said in a loud voice.
At this time, I saw a few minions come forward, add a long table and three futons on Wei Chongzhi's side, and invite Lu Li and the others to sit down.
Lu Li saw that Wei Chong had arranged himself at the top and above everyone, so he felt a little satisfied in his heart, and said in his heart: "After all, Wei Chong and himself have been friends for many years, and it seems that it is indeed his subordinates who have made a mistake. ”
Ye Cheng was just about to sit down with Lu Li, only to hear a voice not far from the opposite side suddenly say, "Ye Shaoxia, don't come unharmed!"
Ye Cheng's heart was shocked, what a familiar voice! Hurriedly looked up, but saw a person sitting on the opposite side, dressed in white and looking graceful, his eyebrows only revealed a chic bearing, and at this time, he was gently shaking a folding fan in his hand and looking at himself with a smile.
"Hong Youtian!" Ye Cheng couldn't help blurting out.
Ye Cheng never expected that the opponent who was in danger of being plotted in Yulong Village, and who was also Youling's righteous brother Hong Youtian, would appear on the main hall of Chongming Island.
Although Zhong Qing had never seen this person, in the house on the outskirts of Yixing, Ye Cheng had talked about this experience after recovering from his illness, and he couldn't help but look at Hong Youtian at this time.
But seeing Hong Youtian smiled and said, "What's the matter? I haven't seen you for a while, so Brother Ye doesn't recognize me?"
Ye Cheng looked at Hong Youtian for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Brother Hong is willing to joke, if you talk about opportunism and escape in this world, how many people can compare to Brother Hong, how can Ye Mou say that he will forget it?"
Hong Youtian was not annoyed, laughed, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. In his opinion, fleeing from the wind means that he is alert, and opportunistic means that he is clever and good at fiddling with news and ambushes, and he is not only not ashamed, but is proud of these aspects.
At this time, a person beside him said in a loud voice: "Young Master Hong, is this the wicked person you said about kidnapping your sister?"
Ye Cheng noticed that there were two people sitting next to each other in Hong Youtianxia, one of whom was also dressed as a son-in-law and looked handsome, which was not far behind Hong Youtian. The other person is too tall, black like an iron tower, and like a yellow turban wrestler in the nether world, speaking in an urn and angry, it is this person who asked Hong Youtian just now.
At this time, I saw Hong Youtian's eyes suddenly lowered, as if he had infinite sadness, sighed, covered his face with his sleeves, and said in a deep voice: "Why does Brother Niu want to mention it again, I have already said that it was Hong's incompetence that caused my righteous sister to suffer this catastrophe, how can I blame others?"
Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing could understand from the audience that this Hong Youtian was obviously distorting the facts here, which was really shameless, insidious and cunning.
Suddenly, I only heard a strange cry from the strong man, and then he got up, picked up a huge axe from the pillar behind him with both hands, and kicked over the table, spilling wine and food on the ground. Rushed to the center of the hall, just like the evil of the ancients and the rebirth of Meng Ben.
"The kid surnamed Ye, get out of here for grandpa! Grandpa hates bullying children and women the most, let you learn how powerful my old cow axe is today!"
How could Ye Cheng know that this strong man and the man sitting next to Hong Youtian were Niu Cen and Fang Yubai in Yipin Pavilion. These two had also gone to the reed shore on the outskirts of Yingtianfu to find Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen, and fought with Hu Sanxiao, but Ye Cheng had already been injured and left at that time, so they never saw the two.
When Ye Cheng saw this posture, he suddenly felt that the situation was not good. It's not that Ye Cheng is afraid of Niu Cen on the other side, but he noticed that not only Niu Cen, but many people sitting there have blades beside them, but when he and the master came in, the minions in the village asked to unload the blades, so favoritism, it can be seen that the relationship between this little Meng and Wei Chong and the master is not as simple as it used to be.
But Ye Cheng has always been a soldier who comes to block the water and cover the earth, so he immediately smiled slightly, and then jumped out of the seat and walked to the center of the hall. I only heard Wei Chong coughing a few times on the stage, and said unhappily: "The owner of this island is happy today, feasting on friends, why do you have to get some swords and swords to come out, and the murder weapons of the soldiers are not based on bad luck?"
Hong Youtian took the opportunity to get up and bow his hand and said: "Qiqi Island Lord, my brother Niu Cen has just arrived, and he is quite grateful for the island owner's hospitality, so I especially want to perform before the banquet to entertain guests and friends, and it can be regarded as a way to thank the island owner." ”
"Hahaha, I see, wonderful! Wei Chong said, leaning back on the back of the seat, one hand propping up his cheeks, as if he wanted to enjoy the battle.
Seeing that the two of them were singing and harmonizing, they were clearly acting, Lu Li secretly said: "Okay, you Wei Chong, I haven't seen you for a few years, and your ass is facing the sky." The so-called don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, Ye Cheng is also the person I brought, you are so sitting idly by, and you are happy to watch our jokes, good, today, the old man will let me have a good time with you!"