Tang Yu and Xiong Yaohua moved out of the house and came to the front hall. The antechamber was silent, except for the distant glimpse of two men sitting at a large wooden table five feet long and three feet wide. Zhu Yichen was dressed in a green robe, his eyes were clear, and his body was straight.

On the chair next to him, it was naturally his inseparable, unsquinting, frosty righteous daughter Yuping.

She sat there quietly, her chin cocked, not even looking at them.

This woman's willow waist, although she has a beautiful and elegant appearance, flowers and trees piling up snow, bright and incomprehensible, but there is no smile, on the contrary, every action is extremely restrained, revealing coldness, awe-inspiring and inviolable, completely rejecting the indifference of thousands of miles away.

The whole slender carcass resembles an ice sculpture.

Zhu Yichen put down the teacup, waved his hand, and invited him to say, "Please sit down, how is it, are you resting?"

Xiong Yaohua sat down stiffly, put his hand on the table, and smiled coldly: "The second master has something to say quickly, let us go out for a walk when it's over." Isn't it a matter of suffocating people to go crazy when they are stuffed in the house all day long, with no door out of the door and no door to enter?"

Zhu Yichen smiled faintly and lowered his voice: "It seems that the old man's kindness was misunderstood by the two strong men. I just want you to recuperate, to recuperate, to recuperate, so that you will have the energy......"

"The problem is that we don't have anything else to do but eat and sleep right now. Xiong Yaohua looked at him intently and joked, "The owner of the village won't feed the two of us fat like raising fat pigs, and then kill them to eat meat, right?"

Zhu Yichen's face remained unchanged, and he responded: "This hero is joking." ”

Tang Yu arched his hand and said, "Thanks to the second boss for rescuing our brothers from the mouth of the flying general, arranging a place to live, and giving us wine and food." We are also people who have been walking around the rivers and lakes for a long time, and we need to repay each other when we receive a little favor, so that we can do something in return, so that our hearts can be stable. ”

"Okay, I got the mood of the two of you. Speaking of returns, Zhu came this time, and there is really one thing that needs to be worked on by the two of you. Zhu Yichen's words seemed to be very deliberate.

Xiong Yaohua was slightly surprised: "The owner of the village has something to say, you don't need to swallow and spit out." ”

"Since you're so arrogant, I'm welcome. Zhu Yichen slowly stroked his long beard and said, "First of all, please forgive you, I didn't tell you the truth last night. In fact, the old man who was caught on the island by us is still there now, and he was not taken away by Luo Bufan. ”

"Oh, that's right. Xiong Yaohua scolded secretly, his face calm.

"Because at that time, we found that Luo Bufan attached too much importance to this person and was determined to succeed, so we didn't hand it over to him immediately. ”

"Is the owner of the village too careful?" Tang Yu deliberately confused the public.

"No, I can't be wrong. ”

Zhu Yichen shook his head firmly, and said in a deep voice: "Isn't it strange why an old man who is old and poor, and who describes himself as withered, makes a world-famous master so tempted and wants to get it? There must be some unknown secrets hidden in it?"

"Even if there is a secret, the person surnamed Luo will not be able to confide it easily. Xiong Yaohua interjected, interrupting the conversation between the two.

Yuping spoke, her eyes flashed, and she sneered: "He naturally refuses to say it." So we don't have to ask. I don't want to know anything, as long as I hide the old man in private and don't give it to him. ”

Xiong Yaohua sighed secretly, and was also amazed by the sharpness and accuracy of this woman, but said: "You didn't say it just now, that Luo Bufan's martial arts are not low." If he forcibly intervenes and takes the hostages, who of you will be able to resist it?"

Yuping sneered: "No matter how powerful his martial arts are, what? Not to mention that there are still hundreds of brothers on the island, with swords and guns in hand, bows and arrows, even if Luo Bufan kills us all, it will still have no effect at all!"

"What do you say, girl?"

Xiong Yaohua asked, but Yuping stopped talking, closed her lips, and looked cold.

Zhu Yichen's face showed a hint of a smile, snorted twice, and said casually: "I also know that Luo Bufan used to use a pair of chicken feet in his hand in the past, and he used it freely, crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, and won the title of 'ninth in the world'. But as long as he came to this Taihu Lake, he was just a little loach. ”

Xiong Yaohua looked stunned, and hurriedly asked: "Dare to be the second master's kung fu is even higher than Luo Bufan?"

Zhu Yichen said with a smile: "How dare I dare, I'm just a talented person who has read poetry and books, I can't lift my hands and shoulders, how dare I be on the same level as the world's masters?"

Tang Yu's heart moved, thought about it carefully, and became enlightened. Nai said: "Luo Bufan is from the northern Tibetan plateau, which is high and mountainous, and there is little water. What's more, since he lived in seclusion, his footprints have rarely entered the Central Plains, could it be that he has come to this Jiangnan water town now, but he can't fiddle with boats?"

Zhu Yichen smiled happily and nodded approvingly: "This little brother is quite insightful. That's the way it is, even if Luo Bufan single-handedly took away people, without us to send him off, Dongting Island is surrounded by staggered harbors and dense waterways, and he can't get out......"

"Then Luo Bufan is so willing to go away with hatred?" Xiong Yaohua was worried about the life and death of his uncle Xiong Dajing, and it was inconvenient to ask directly, so he had to make a roundabout test.

Zhu Yichen shook his head and replied: "At that time, we were afraid that he would make a desperate gamble and sacrifice his life, so we only temporarily put forward a condition to him, asking for an additional 20,000 taels of silver. Within two days, as long as he can send 20,000 taels of silver to Dongting Island, the old man he captured will be presented in the stockade!"

Tang Yu couldn't help but ask: "The owner of the village has been talking for a long time, and there is nothing to do with our brothers." Since you have already made an agreement, when the time comes, he will give the money, and you will end it? ”

Zhu Yichen didn't speak, a sneaky expression appeared on his face, and his eyes flickered: "But I have a shortcoming, whether I read or do things for others, I like to seek truth." Whenever you encounter a difficult matter, you will never stop until you find out a thorough result. ”

Xiong Yaohua's face suddenly turned pale: "Well, the owner of the village, you ...... you go down."

"I've been thinking for the past two days, why do Luo Bufan and those people behind him always stare at him and be so interested in an old man who is dying?"

Zhu Yichen said, his eyes open and closed, and his essence flashed. I was a little excited, and my tone unconsciously became enthusiastic: "I left the island alone and went to Suzhou City. There was a man surnamed Gao, who was a friend of mine in the past, and who had also worked in the state government for a long time......"

Xiong Yaohua's heart was turbulent, he had mixed feelings, and he didn't know how to speak. Then he smiled dryly: "The second master is really powerful, not only can lead reckless people, but also have many friendships with the officials of the government!" (To be continued.) )