Tang Yu smiled and said, "As long as you make it, I love to eat ......."

There was a knock on the door, and the two of them looked up, and it was Lin Fanghe and Xiong Yaohua who came in. Lidong said politely, "Two adults, you are back. As soon as you finish drinking, you must be thirsty, so the little woman will go and make you tea. ”

Walk out of the hatch with a teapot.

Lin Fanghe turned to Tang Yu and asked, "Is Mr. Xiong okay?"

"I just came back from a visit. The next one was fine, except for red cheeks and a frequent cough. Tang Yu glanced at the adult quickly and replied with his hand down.

Xiong Yaohua sat on the chair and said eagerly: "This is an old problem. As soon as I get up, I cough all night, and sometimes I have to cough up blood......"

Lin Fanghe nodded and said, "When you get to the shore, hurry up and find a doctor for him, don't delay." ”

At this time, Lidong returned with a pot full of water, put it on the table, and cleaned the teacups one by one, and placed them in front of everyone.

Xiong Yaohua was so thirsty that he didn't even blow it, he took it and took a mouthful, and he was so hot that he exhaled again and again: "It's so fragrant, it's so hot-"

Lin Fanghe also sat down, took a shallow sip, and said, "Miss Xiao, most of us men are careless. Eating and living are all up to you. You should be thanked for being well organized. ”

Lidong pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Adult praise, what can I help as a little woman?"

"No, you have merit. Xiong Yaohua also said, "I heard that the owner of the village surnamed Zhu and the thief have escaped from the secret passage to the lake, if you don't prop up the boat in time, how can you successfully bring the culprit to justice!"

Lidong lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, muttered silently, lightly opened his cherry red lips for a while, and said, "The big ship is about to dock, two adults, do you have anything else to pack?"

Lin Fanghe stretched his waist and said with a smile: "We are just guests in the lodging, not an inch above our heads and under our feet is ours." What is there to take with ......."

Suddenly, his face sank, and he stopped laughing: "It's just that white jade flute, don't forget it." ”

Lidong responded: "I know. ”

Xiong Yaohua was curious, and unconsciously asked: "How did this battlefield where swords and guns are fought and flesh and blood everywhere come up with a flute? Do you still have to play musical instruments when fighting?"

Lin Fanghe's eyes flashed with a spark.

He didn't speak for a long time.

Xiong Yaohua felt bored, and apologized: "Adults find it inconvenient to say, don't be reluctant, my old bear doesn't ask." ”

Lin Fanghe smiled faintly, his face turned pale, and his voice was calm: "This doesn't matter, and there is nothing unspeakable." This white jade flute is an ancestral treasure of my family. Since he said goodbye to my father, he has given this flute to me, and he has not left it for a moment......"

"But my lord, what, how can it be ......" Lidong wanted to speak and stopped.

Lin Fanghe smiled: "If the girl has anything to say, just say it, don't have to babble at all." ”

"Then how could this pipe flute suddenly appear in the hands of the lady of the village owner named 'Yuping'?" Lidong mustered up his courage and finally said it in one breath.

That's what I don't understand. ”

Lin Fanghe slowly raised his head, his face was unexpectedly calm and peaceful, he gently patted the arm of the chair with his palm, and said, "Fifteen years ago, I gave it to a friend who depends on life and death. But a few years later, why did this flute appear here......"

Tang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe that friend of the adult loves the house and Wu, maybe he will give the flute to this person?"

"But judging from age, this lady of the village owner was only a few years old more than ten years ago......"

"If this kid happens to be your friend's apprentice, wouldn't all this be natural?" Xiong Yaohua put down the teacup and joined the discussion.

Lin Fanghe nodded again and again: "This may be the most reasonable explanation." ”

A few people were talking, and suddenly the soldiers outside shouted, "Dock, dock!" Looking out of the porthole, the warship was slowly sailing into the harbor.

Everyone was elated and stepped out of the cabin.

On the deck, Hou Jian and Liang Zongbing, the envoys of the prison army, had already changed their official uniforms, put on helmets, wore armor, and swords at their waists. Standing proudly on the bow of the giant ship, he was greeted by officials and civilians.

Lin Fanghe and the others walked ashore along a long gangplank along the large group of soldiers.

As soon as he landed on the shore, a middle-aged man of about thirty years old with a delicate face, iron armor and black robes, and a knife and arrow greeted him, and said with a smile: "Lord Lin, you are here!"

Lin Fanghe was slightly confused: "You are ......"

The middle-aged man said: "I am Gu Ming, a Chinese officer under General Liang. ”

"General Gu, it's hard work. ”

"I can't talk about it. ”

"Do you have anything to do with us?"

"That's right, General Liang ordered us to wait here. Gu Ming of the Chinese army was very polite and said, "Let me ask you what other needs you have?"

Xiong Yaohua was anxious, and said loudly: "Need a fart!" But he did a boat for most of the day, and his head was dizzy. Hurry up and get us some horses so that we can continue on our way. ”

Gu Ming agreed: "This thing is easy to do, don't dare to say anything else, if the adults ask for a few light and fast horses, it is still a trivial matter." ”

He then ordered his soldiers: "Go and lead the horses for the adults." ”

The soldiers took the order and departed.

Lin Fanghe looked at Xiong Yaohua and asked with concern: "Your uncle is old, is it convenient for him to ride a horse?"

Xiong Yaohua said: "There is no problem. ”

At this moment, the soldiers who had landed from the boat carried down a stretcher and walked in a flickering manner, and the stretcher was covered with a white sheet.

Suddenly, a strange feeling flashed through his heart, Lin Fanghe hurriedly greeted Gu Ming and asked, "Gu Zhongjun, this is the flagship of the marshal and the envoy of Hou Jianjun, shouldn't he be responsible for transporting the wounded soldiers and the dead soldiers?"

"Of course not, there are separate ships for transporting the wounded and the dead. ”

Gu Ming glanced at Lin Fanghe a few times, and his face was surprised: "Why did the adults suddenly ask about this? ”

"I don't know it, but strange things can happen. ”

After Lin Fanghe finished speaking, he walked straight to the stretcher. When he came near, he pointed with his hand and said to the soldier, "Who is this man carrying on this?"

The soldier paused for a moment and replied, "He said that he was the owner of a village of water bandits." Committed suicide by hanging beams on the ship. ”

"The owner of the village, General Feitian, was shot indiscriminately and died on the spot. The iron centipede was captured alive and beheaded. Of the three bandit leaders, only Zhu Yichen was left alive. Lin Fanghe asked in surprise, "Could it be that it was the second village master who committed suicide and died?"

The soldier shook his head, slightly numb: "Probably." ”

Lin Fanghe waved his hand and ordered the soldiers: "You put people down and let me take a look." ”

The soldier received the order and bent down to leave the stretcher. Step aside.

Lin Fanghe squatted down, reached out to open the cloth sheet, and looked at Zhu Yichen lying upright on the stretcher, his face was gray, and his eyes were bulging.

From the lower jaw to the back of the ear, there is a distinct reddish-brown strangulation mark.

He pressed his fingers against the flesh and found that the man's muscles were still limp, indicating that he had not died long ago. (To be continued.) )