Luo Tianchu said: "County Lord, are you a royal family?" Yeluqi said: "My family is the only remaining branch of the Khitan royal family. My third grandmother was able to save our family because she married the Emperor of Jin as a concubine. Luo Tianchu nodded and said, "I see." The thieves have horses left behind, and you can go home now. Yeluqi said: "We Khitan people will repay us for their kindness, you saved me, the lord of this county wants to reward you, come back to my house with me." Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "We didn't save people in return, we still have our own business, thank you here." Yeluqi said unhurriedly: "The lord of this county never owes favors to others. This is not your case, and you must go back with me. Luo Tianchu didn't eat the eldest lady's temper the most, and chuckled: "What if we don't go?" Ye Luqi said: "Aren't you going to Linhuang to get medicine, if you don't follow the county lord, you can't even buy grassroots." ”

Luo Tianchu thought that she was a domineering girl, if it weren't for us to go into the city to hunt for treasure, we would be coerced by you. Then he said: "This has to be done by asking the young owner of my family." Yelu Qiqi said: "Who is the young owner of your family." Luo Tianchu introduced Liu Shaoqing and said, "This is it." The mask Liu Shaoqing was wearing was the most handsome of the five, but Ye Luqi only glanced at it and turned his head to Luo Tianchu and said, "Your martial arts are so good, you can do something, why are you willing to be a servant?"

Luo Tianchu said: "We have been loyal to the Xiao family for generations, and my martial arts are not worth mentioning in front of the young master. Ye Luqi was surprised: "You Song people really hide the dragon and crouching tiger, but unfortunately the official is a wine bag and rice bag, which is difficult to reuse." Then asked Liu Shaoqing: "I don't know if Lord Xiao Zhuang agrees with the proposal of the county lord?" Liu Shaoqing knew that Luo Tianchu had already agreed in his heart, otherwise he would not push it to himself, so he said: "Since the county lord sincerely invited, I will obey the order." Yeluqi said, "Very well! The group went down the grassy slope, and Yeluqi flew on the horse, with a clean and neat movement, clamped the horse's belly, and galloped out first.

Linhuang City is the former capital of Liao, the city is no longer renovated after the Jin extinguishes Liao, and now the ruined wall is ruined, and it is no longer glorious in the past. Eighty percent of the inhabitants of the city are Khitans, and Yeluqi's father, Yeluqi, is the head of the horse. When they came to Linhuang City, it was already ugly, the city gate was closed, the torches on the city wall were bright, and the golden soldiers guarding the city shouted, "Who is coming?" Yeluqi said: "Don't you recognize the lord of this county?" The guards saw it clearly and hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness, you have finally returned, otherwise the prince will send troops to rescue you." Why don't you see Chief Hong, who are these people?" Ye Luqi said: "The horse thief is not trustworthy and killed Chief Hong, it is these heroes who saved the county lord, hurry up and open the door." The soldiers should be, the gates of the city "creak" open, and Jerichy should enter the city first. The city was silent, and the people were asleep.

Suddenly, at the end of the long street, countless torches lit up, and under the light of the fire, you could clearly see that some of the people were riding horses, some were on foot, and there were all kinds of weapons in their hands, among them were holding sickles and flat poles. The leaders of several knights were wearing armor, and the leader was an old man in his fifties, holding a purple gold coiled dragon broadsword, with flowers and hair flowing on his chest, burly and graceful. Yeluqi called out "Dad!" The old man was Yeluying, his body trembled slightly, so that the team stopped advancing, and said in a trembling voice: "But Qi'er is back?" Yeluqi said: "It's me who is back, Dad, where are you going?" Yeluying was overjoyed: "Because my father saw that you had not returned for a long time, he took his family soldiers to meet you, fortunately you are safe and sound." After the two groups of people met, Yeluying asked, "Who are these people?" Yeluqi said: "They saved me, let's go back to the house." Yelu should have won and instructed his soldiers: "You and others should return to the house through the side gate, and do not disturb the people with loud noises." After receiving the order, the soldiers dispersed, leaving only four personal guards.

The father and daughter led the way, and the guards and Luo Tianchu and the others followed. They walked along the street to the end and turned left onto the embankment. Lanterns were hung on the white marble railings on the riverbank, but there were very few of them, and the weak flames swayed in the wind, but there was a feeling of desolation and decay. On the left side of the embankment is a row of high-end restaurants and inns, Qinglou gambling houses, their business is like the lanterns on the embankment, all to the end of the year, the opening of the business is only a handful, it should be lively at night Qinglou is also difficult to hear the silk bamboo wind music, the occasional sigh, a sound string adds a little loneliness to the night. On the right side of the lake reflects the dim light point of the lantern, the lake surface in the distance and the darkness are integrated, and the whole picture of the lake can not be seen clearly, but it is not difficult to imagine the prosperous scene of the heyday of the Liao Kingdom, when the lanterns were all bright, coiling around the lake like a long dragon. The river embankment is full of traffic, one after another, the red flowers and green willows in the green building compete for beauty, and the silk and bamboo dances all night. Now things are not people, and there is no glory like Bianliang.

Walk out five miles along the river embankment, show a big house, cover an area of five acres, the wall is four zhang high, two vermilion gates are facing the lake, there are two stone lions of one person high in front of the door, majestic and majestic, the big plaque is written in gold characters "Liujun Wangfu". Four servants were waiting at the door with torches in their hands, and when they saw Jerod, they hurried up to take hold of their horses and bow down. The crowd dismounted, and Jeruwin commanded, "Take the horses of these benevolent fathers to the stables and feed them." ”

The house is lit with lanterns, the ground is paved with square stone bricks, and chrysanthemums of various colors are planted in the flower beds. The north of the courtyard is the reception hall, the south gatehouse is divided into two floors, the lower floor lives the porter, and the second floor can see inside and outside, the role is like a guard tower. The small buildings on the east and west sides are exactly the same, with two strings of lanterns hanging horizontally, and a total of 12 wings for guests. Yelu Ying said to Luo Tianchu and them: "The hour is not early, please go upstairs to rest, and the old man will treat you well tomorrow." After Luo Tianchu and the others thanked him, Yelu and his daughter passed through the hanging flower door next to them and entered the next courtyard.

The people in the house beckoned them to live in the small building on the east side, and prepared a wooden barrel for them to bathe. Everyone didn't eat for a long time, and they were hungry, so they asked for a table of wine and food to eat, they chatted while eating, Luo Tianchu said: "I didn't expect us to enter the city so openly, I don't know if it's good or bad." Li Xiaodao: "It should be a good thing, no one will doubt us now, the Yelu family owes us favors, and we can ask them for help in the future." Zhu Yushi said: "Next, we must first find the location of the treasure, there are many people here, and we can't live for a long time." Li Xiao nodded and said, "I'll go out with the treasure map early tomorrow morning to look for it." Just find an excuse to get out at the feast. Half an hour later, they went back to their rooms to rest. (To be continued.) )