The three of them came to Lanxi City to find Zhou Jihuai, only to see him with a depressed look on his face, and bowed to Mo Zhishi and said, "Elder Mo, the little one is incompetent, and he has not bought the strength of his feet. ”

Mo Ji waved his hand and said, "If you can't buy it, forget it, let's find another way." ”

Zhou Jihuai suddenly became happy again when he saw Lin Fengsheng, grabbed Lin Fengsheng's hand and said, "Little brother, we meet again." I was in a hurry last time, and I haven't asked for my name. ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "The younger brother's surname is Lin, and the grass character is born on the phoenix." Zhou Jihuai nodded and said, "It turns out that Brother Lin and Elder Mo know each other, this is very good." Are you going to Dali with us?"

Lin Fengsheng said: "That's exactly what I mean. I also asked Brother Zhou to take care of him along the way. Mei Ruoxue saw that the two of you were talking back and forth, and interjected: "You two have something to say on the road, let's talk slowly, let's go borrow the horse first." She knew the roads in the city, and in a short time she found the rudder of the Miaojia Horse Gang.

The four of them entered the gate, and inside was a large yard full of all kinds of goods, and on the south side there was a long stable with twenty or thirty mules and horses, and the men were feeding the fodder. Seeing Lin Fengsheng and the others, the man hurriedly greeted him and asked very politely about the intention, Lin Fengsheng explained the intention and showed him the jade pendant that Miaole had sent. The man said, "Please wait a moment," and then turned around and went in.

After a while, a person came out, and Lao Yuan arched and said: "Distinguished guests are coming, and if you miss the distance, forgive your sins and forgive your sins." ”

Lin Fengsheng saw that the person who came was brightly dressed, and he must be the person in charge here, so he stepped forward and saluted: "Wansheng and Brother Miao Le Miao of your gang are good friends, and now there is something important to hurry urgently, so I have come to borrow a few horses from Brother Tai." Please also ask my brother to make it convenient. ”

The man said: "Since the son is a friend of the cauldron, how dare he not agree to what he is told." Childe wants a horse, even if he takes it away. He personally led four horses to the stable and handed them to Lin Fengsheng and others, and said: "They are all horses carrying goods, and they can't run fast, but they have a lot of strength, and they can be used as foot power." Childe will use it. ”

Lin Fengsheng was very happy to see him so happy, and said, "Thank you so much, I will return it after I use it up." He saw that the jade pendant given by Miaole was really useful, and he couldn't help but secretly appreciate Miaole's affection. The four of them led the horses out of Lanxi City, got on their horses and walked all the way to the south.

At dusk, when I arrived in Ningbei, the beggars had already arranged food and lodging for the disciples. The four of them were very tired after a long time of tossing, and after dinner, they went back to their rooms to rest. Lin Fengsheng lay on the bed and recalled all kinds of experiences in the past few days, only to feel twists and turns, never encountered, and did not know whether it was joy or sorrow, and his thoughts were chaotic for a while, and it was difficult to sleep.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of hooves on the street from far and near, and stopped outside the inn, only to hear someone say: "I obviously saw someone running this way, why did it disappear in the blink of an eye." A hoarse voice said, "Aren't you right? He's not a fuel-efficient lamp, he's smart." ”

Just now, the man said, "That's right, it's going this way." I went to a hut and the people were gone. The hoarse voice continued: "This errand can make our brother miserable, he himself refuses to go back, what can others do? ”

The other man said, "If we look around again, maybe he will be hiding in some dark corner." The hoarse voice said: "Where to find it in the middle of the night, and come back early tomorrow morning." He doesn't hide and hide, he can always ask. The neighing of horses resumed, and faded away.

Lin Fengsheng said in his heart: "It turns out that they are looking for someone, and they are also a very important role. Blowing out the candlestick, he closed his eyes and fell asleep, when he heard the window of the room creak open, and a figure crept in through the window. Lin Fengsheng only said that he was a villain who sought money and killed him, and he couldn't help but cry out "ah", his heart was pounding, and he forced himself to calm down: "Who are you, what do you want to do?" He was horrified in his heart, and his voice couldn't help but tremble slightly.

The man did not answer, but reached out and took out the fiery knife and flint from his bosom, and rekindled the candlestick with two clicks. Lin Fengsheng took a look by the candlelight, and saw a handsome young man sitting at the table with a smile, dressed as a scholar, looking very elegant, with a folding fan pinned to his neck, and a little cynical. It seems that he is a few years younger than himself.

Seeing Lin Fengsheng's panicked appearance, the young man smiled and said, "Brother Tai doesn't need to panic, the younger brother is also a scholar." I just missed the lodging and came to find my brother to spend the night. His voice was crisp and gentle.

Lin Fengsheng was a little relieved, and said in his heart: "He doesn't look like a bad person, but sneakily coming in through the window has to make people suspicious, maybe it is the person those two people were looking for just now." He said indignantly: "Since you have come to spend the night, why don't you open a room by yourself, but you come to my room to scare people?"

The young man got up and saluted: "I heard just now that someone was chasing someone on the street, and the younger brother was scared, so he accidentally broke into the brother's room, and the brother is not strange." Although Lin Fengsheng felt that this was a bit far-fetched, seeing that he was polite, his anger disappeared.

Suddenly, I heard Mei Ruoxue say outside the door: "Cousin, what's wrong with you? What are you yelling for?" Lin Fengsheng hurriedly said: "It's nothing, a mosquito bit me just now, and it hurt and itched me, so I couldn't help but scream and scold." It's okay, you can go back to sleep. Mei Ruoxue sneered and went on her own.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Dare to ask Brother Taigui's surname, where is the name?" The young man said: "Junior Brother Duan Zhengyu, who lives in Taihe City, Dali Mansion. After speaking, he also asked Lin Fengsheng's name, and Lin Fengsheng said it truthfully.

Duan Zhengyu said again: "The little brother was shy by the thieves in the town, so he had to bother Brother Lin in the room for a night, Brother Lin doesn't mind, right?" Lin Fengsheng had no intention of guarding against people, and seeing that he was gentle and elegant, he couldn't help but feel quite close, and said busily: "Don't mind, I don't mind, it's an honor to know Brother Duan." Duan Zhengyu also said a few polite words, and the two began to talk, and just after a few words, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the window.

Hearing a person: "It's still not, it seems that I'm hiding somewhere else." Another said, "I saw him running this way, how could he not." It's weird. The voice was very familiar, it was the two people just now. The hoarse man said, "He doesn't have any silver taels on him, and he can't stay in the inn, so let's look elsewhere." After saying a few words, he urged the horse away.

Lin Fengsheng was slightly surprised when he heard Duan Zhengyu hear the two people go and return, and smiled slightly: "I guess the person these two people are looking for must be surnamed Duan?"

Duan Zhengyu blurted out, "How do you know Lu Dao?"

Lin Fengsheng said: "Because I saw this person just now." ”

Duan Zhengyu hurriedly said, "Where is it? Why don't I remember." As soon as these words came out, I realized that it was Lin Fengsheng's way, and said curtly: "Brother Lin has good eyesight, since I can't hide it from you, I'll tell you the truth." ”

Lin Fengsheng said with a smile: "I'm just guessing casually, I don't want Brother Duan to be so sincere, so I take the liberty of inviting Haihan." ”

Duan Zhengyu said: "The little brother didn't mean to hide it from Brother Lin, but I was really embarrassed to talk about it. After a pause, he squirmed and said, "To tell you the truth, I secretly ran out of the house." Not long ago, my father told my younger brother that I had a family affair, and it was a good thing that a man should marry a woman and a woman should marry, but the woman was too ugly, of course the younger brother was unwilling, but the family was tight, and the younger brother had to slip away. ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "I see, marriage is indeed reluctant. But you can explain your reasons to Lord Lingzun, presumably his old man is not an unreasonable person. ”

Duan Zhengyu said solemnly: "Brother Lin doesn't know, that woman's family background is illustrious, and her father is also forced to do so. Now that the wedding date is approaching, those two guys are here to catch the younger brother and go back to get married. ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "I'm about to go to Taihe City to attend a big party, but it's lively, why don't you go with me, come and retreat, your family will definitely not expect it." They must have thought you were going to run away, so they wouldn't find you at all. ”

Duan Zhengyu was overjoyed and said: "What Brother Lin said is extremely true, then Brother Lao Lin bothered, and the younger brother is grateful." The two discussed it carefully, and they were very happy to have negotiated the matter.

Lin Fengsheng said: "It's already late at night, and we have to hurry tomorrow, so let's sleep." ”

Duan Zhengyu couldn't help blushing slightly, and hesitated: "How can the bed be so small that it can accommodate two people, let's sleep alone Brother Lin, the little brother is sleeping on his stomach on the table." ”

Lin Fengsheng said in his heart: "This bed is very big, it is more than enough to sleep three people, but this Duan brother is still too small." Presumably he wasn't used to sleeping with two people. Although he felt a little strange, he didn't care, and said busily: "You are a guest, or you come to bed." ”

After speaking, he closed the window, lay down on the table and fell asleep. Duan Zhengyu was not polite to him, and slept on the bed without undressing.