Cleansing the dust but not the heart (1)

Author: Han Xuefei

Cleansing the dust but not the heart (1)

Watching Gu Buquan's figure gradually disappear outside the inn door, Ling An realized that Hua Yangling was completely nestled in his arms.

He immediately stood up straight, took the flower rattle out of his arms, poked it into the house, and turned to leave.

"You have a good rest," he said.

"Silly man." Hua Yangling blushed and called out shyly, "Where are you going?"

"Let's go." He replied lightly.

Hua Yangling suddenly changed her expression and said with a cry: "Silly, if you want to chase her, just chase her quickly. If you go too far, you won't be able to catch her. Just leave me alone. Anyway, I'm just a jumper."

God's life is worthless."

Ling An slowly turned around and looked at the flower ringing bell.

"Girl ringing the bell, no matter it is a favor of a meal or a favor of a life, I will repay you with a spring of water. I will definitely repay the kindness you saved me. Even if you want my life, I will repay it to you. But

I owe her three hundred coffins, and I must pay them back."

Uh...is this about three hundred coffins?

"Is it just about giving and repaying kindness between you and me?"

Hua Yangling quickly rushed to the door, opened her arms and trapped Ling An in the door frame, looked at him with burning eyes and asked.

Ling An thought for a long time but couldn't answer.

Hua Yangling stood up on her tiptoes again and approached Ling An's face, staring into his eyes, and asked in a quiet voice, "What if I want you to pledge yourself to me in return for saving my life?"

He was between her arms, and her face was only an inch away from his. No matter if he nodded or shook his head, he would touch her nose and lips. There was no way he could escape.

These days, he took care of her with all his heart and soul, and did not care about the difference between men and women. But if the mouth and nose were touching, the meaning would be different.

But he saw him grinning widely and said, "The bell-ringing girl was joking. Of course, I will repay you with my life for saving my life."

That smile was so evil that Hua Yangling's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but lower her arms and take a step back.

Ling An quickly stepped out of the door.

"If there is a crisis in the future, I will go through fire and water for the girl. If I promise you with my body, I am very sorry. I think the heart is in the body and the body is outside the heart. Both are indispensable. Only where the heart is, the body will be there.

Where. The girl understands what I mean."

She spoke clearly and rejected clearly. The person who spoke was clearly not the idiot she held in her palm.

Although Hua Yaoling didn't speak any more, a wave of hatred continued to boil in her heart.

In the past, when he was a fool, he could only repay her gratitude. Now he has forgotten that he was a fool, but he still only repays her kindness, and she still treats him like a debt collector.

She forced Gu Buquan away, but still failed to win his heart.

why why?

He avoided Hua Yangling's resentful gaze and ran out of the inn as if he was running away.

I couldn't help but lament in my heart, "What have I done these days to owe favors everywhere? They are still two difficult girls."

No, the only thing that was difficult to deal with was the flower ringing bell, and he couldn't take care of everything... The further she walked away, the more he couldn't let go. He had to admit in his heart that this seemed to be not just because of the masked man in black.

reason.

Her every move, every word, every deed could touch his heart, especially that day when he secretly followed her to Luoyanpo, what she said to Fu Ning'er, and what she said in the darkness.

The words he said to Ji Xiuqi fell on his heart.

If there wasn't a masked man in black standing in the middle, he almost felt that she was his only confidant in this life.

However, he knew very well that the masked man in black could not be ignored.

If it hadn't been for the fierce battle with the man in black a few months ago, he wouldn't be in this situation.

Thinking of this, he woke up and realized that there were more important things to do.

That fierce battle is not over, there will be more, bigger and more difficult challenges waiting for him.

He didn't know how many men in black were sharpening their knives and waiting for him.

…

Gu Buquan carried his luggage and two taels of silver in his arms, led a monkey and a turtle, and strolled leisurely through the bustling streets of the capital.

She suddenly remembered, wasn't this what she had dreamed of when she was in Maple Leaf Town?

She originally wanted to go to the capital alone to find her master. She thought Silly Man and Hua Rattle were just two separate branches. Now that they were no longer bound by each other, she suddenly felt relaxed.

However, the further I walked, the more sadness filled my heart.

She understood that she was being foolish.

As soon as I left, I already started to miss you.

However, she had to leave, not only because she didn't want to see Hua Rattle's proud look, but also because she felt the aura of the masked man in black.

That is Master's breath.

Ling An was injured, so he was obviously no match for the masked man in black, otherwise it wouldn't be the bell-ringing beauty's turn to save the hero.

She didn't want to see Ling An fighting to the death with the masked man in black again.

Unknowingly, I arrived in front of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen.

The place changed from its usual solemnity and many people gathered here.

People knelt in front of the government office, clamoring for the government to pardon "Mr. Yu" and restore the Shangshu Hall. As soon as the notice announcing the execution of Xiu Qi was posted, they tore it to pieces.

More people gathered outside the death row to bring food and drink to Mr. Yu. Some even sent their daughters inside to give Mr. Yu a queen.

They are all ordinary people who have been favored by Shangshutang. In their eyes, there is no murderer Ji Xiuqi, only Mr. Yu who hangs the pot to save the world.

And the reason why they asked for his pardon was the same as what Ji Xiuqi said that day. He saved thousands of people, which was enough to save a few lives. Wasn't it the same for the Buddha back then?

But they have forgotten that the Lord Buddha committed the sin of killing and had to fall into hell to undergo all kinds of suffering before he could be liberated.

Gu Buquan stood far away, watched for a while and then left.

The knife will never feel pain unless it falls on you.

Perhaps, some people still think that it is natural to use the pain of one person to benefit ten thousand people.

But no one would think about it, is it fair to that person? Is it fair to the old miracle doctor’s family, and the Fuji family?

Is this the case for most people in the world?

Not far after passing the government office, there was the Jingzhao Shenju Division. She stood in front of the door for a long time.

"Go away." The gatekeeper waved at her.

Although this place is located in a bustling and bustling city, no one dares to linger in front of the Shenba Si Gate. Everyone passes by in a hurry, but they can only linger without hesitation.

She thought of the silver medal.

"Well, I want to meet a person named Ling An. Could you please send me a message?"

Without thinking, he handed over a broken piece of silver.

Unexpectedly, they didn't like this little money at all, so they just threw it back.

"General Ling hasn't returned from investigating the case for several months. Where can I send the message?"

Another gatekeeper snorted coldly and said: "You want to see him? I still want to see him. The emperor has decreed that people should be seen before death or corpses. If you know where he is, you can pass it on for me. The chief said

Yes, anyone who knows his whereabouts will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Anyone who knows but fails to report, hum..."

I couldn't care less, my heart was beating wildly, and I couldn't restrain my ecstasy.

The silver medal is real, he is not a "fool", he is "General Ling"!

She ran towards the inn, but stopped in front of the door.

A question suddenly came to mind, a thousand taels of silver reward?

No wonder he had avoided General Rong and his men everywhere since he woke up. Was he breaking up with the Chief Inspector? Even the emperor was alarmed.

She quickly left and turned to another street to continue wandering around.

What she didn't know was that Ling An was following her all the way on the roof above her. He would go as she went, and he would stop when she stopped. But he knew that her perception was very good and she was very far away.

Behind Ling An, masked men in black were also walking and stopping.

As the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind.

She weighed the two taels of silver and thought for a long time, and finally decided to go to the street of Shangshutang, planning to sneak in through the back door and stay for a few days.

The courtyard wall is very high, but it cannot stop Sun Xiaokong.

Since the medical hall was sealed and a woman's body was dug up inside, most people would not go near it. For Gu Buquan, it was a good place to live comfortably without spending any money, without being discovered.

The front door of Shangshutang has been occupied by various stalls, including those selling calligraphy and fortune-telling and those selling "antique calligraphy and paintings".

There was also a stall selling calligraphy. A scholar-looking man was writing a letter for an aunt. He was reading and writing at the same time. The aunt was not happy and insisted on writing according to her own wishes. The scholar felt that it was not concise enough and insisted on communicating with others.

theory.

Gu Buquan almost died from laughter.

The scholar raised his head and was suddenly startled. Just now he was arguing with others confidently, but suddenly he became embarrassed, rubbed his hands together, and murmured.

"Uh...she's not the perfect sister."

It was the sour and rotten Chen Chuzhi.
Chapter completed!