Going south from Kyoto, it is more than two thousand miles and passes through five states before reaching the border of Liang and Zhou.

A caravan from Qibao Pavilion in the West City left the east gate and turned south, with an unimpeded journey. The caravan's destination was the capital city of Nanzhou. At this time every year, they would go to Nanzhou to buy some specialties. At the turn of the next spring and summer

Return. Although there are still wars between Daliang and Southern Zhou Dynasty, Qibao Pavilion's caravan was not hindered in any way. Instead, it successfully obtained the official documents of the imperial court and even the warrant from Taishitai Pavilion. It can be seen that the master behind the scenes has great eyes and hands.

After the caravan crossed Qishui, it stopped for a while in Baima Town. No one noticed that several people sneaked into the caravan.

At three o'clock in the morning, the caravan set off again. In a carriage in the middle and rear, Taohua huddled in the corner of the carriage, looking at the middle-aged woman with obvious distrust in her eyes.

"Where are you taking me?" Taohua asked warily.

After a night of getting along, Aunt Leng had calmed down. She didn't mind Taohua's alienation and caution. On the contrary, she felt sorry for her daughter, so she kept smiling and said, "Go home."

"My home is in Luliu Village." Taohua said without thinking.

Aunt Leng was not in a hurry and said patiently: "My child, I know it is difficult for you to accept this immediately. After all, you have lived with others since you were a child. But think about it, why doesn't anyone know your origin? Do you just

Don’t you want to know what happened back then?”

Taohua was silent for a moment and asked slowly: "Didn't you abandon me back then?"

Aunt Leng's eyes were a little moist, and at the same time there was uncontrollable hatred in her eyes. She said in a deep voice: "How could your father and I abandon you? You are our only child."

Taohua looked into the eyes of the middle-aged woman and summoned up the courage to say, "Then tell me what happened back then that forced you to leave me behind."

Aunt Leng felt a little more at ease, shook her head and said, "It's not that we want to abandon you, but someone snatched you away."

Her eyes were a little gloomy, and it was obvious that recalling those past events was not pleasant, but under the gaze of Peach Blossom's longing eyes, Aunt Leng finally said: "It was fourteen years ago, that is, in the autumn of the first year of Yongning, Beiliang Kyoto suddenly

There was a turmoil. At that time, your father, you and I were living in the lady's house. A group of thieves with strong martial arts came in at night. In the chaos of the war, your father was killed by those thieves in order to protect the lady. I hurriedly

I went to save your father, but after all I couldn't save him. Then I found that you had been kidnapped. I searched for you for a long time, but you were nowhere to be found. I thought you had been killed a long time ago, so I have been trying to avenge you and your father all these years.

"

Taohua was stunned when she heard this. She couldn't imagine that her life experience was so tragic.

She asked in a daze: "My father... what kind of person is he?"

Aunt Leng smiled miserably and said: "Your father is loyal and honest, but he is a bit stubborn. In fact, there were many masters around the young lady that night, and those thieves couldn't get close at all, but he wanted to act like a hero. But he didn't think about it, he was just an ordinary person.

Although the groom knows some family kung fu, he is no match for those thieves. He died like that. Who else will remember him except me..."

Taohua fell silent, and gradually felt a little sad. The father she had never met suddenly left an imprint in her mind.

Aunt Leng wiped her eyes, looked at Peach Blossom and said softly: "Now that I can find you again, maybe it's because his spirit in heaven can't bear the separation of our mother and daughter."

Taohua hugged her knees, curled up in the corner, and sighed softly: "If you didn't lie to me, isn't our home in Kyoto? Why should we go south?"

Aunt Leng came over and tentatively stretched out her hand to hold Taohua's shoulders. The girl's body stiffened, but she slowly relaxed and did not break away.

Aunt Leng felt warm in her heart and said softly: "Because our home is in Dazhou. The reason why I have not gone back these years is just to complete my revenge. Now that I have found you, of course I have to go south, that is our home.

"

Taohua became more and more confused and couldn't figure out the complicated past here, but there was always a person in her heart. If she really went to the south and we were separated by the world, wouldn't she never see him again?

Thinking of this, she asked hopefully: "Can I go back to Green Willow Villa?"

Aunt Leng said in a deep voice: "The people in the village may be all dead at this time, including that young man. What are you doing back?"

Taohua shook her head vigorously and said: "No! The young master's brothers are very powerful, and the husband will protect him, and the young master himself is so powerful, he will be fine for sure! Can you let me go back and take a look?"

Aunt Leng's face changed slightly, and then she said firmly: "No."

Taohua said anxiously: "What will the young master do if I am not with him? Although the young master is smart, he doesn't know how to take care of himself."

Aunt Leng sighed: "Do you like that boy?"

Peach Blossom lowered her head and didn't answer.

Looking at her sad face, Aunt Leng couldn't bear it, but she had to harden her heart and said: "My child, forget about him. After I return to Dazhou, I will do everything according to you."

Taohua continued to be silent, but she made a decision in her heart. It was not far from Kyoto now, so she must find a way to escape. Even if she really couldn't stay with the young master in the future, she still had to meet him and tell him the whole story.

Just in case...no chance, the young master will definitely still be alive and well!

No matter what, you can’t leave without saying goodbye!

…

On the unnamed peak in the northern section of the Hengduan Mountains, a woman of about twenty years old was sitting on the edge of the cliff halfway up the mountain, her calves swaying slightly, holding a piece of wood in her left hand and a dagger in her right hand, carving patiently and meticulously.

With.

The mountain breeze blew by, blowing up the waterfall of black hair that was simply tied behind her head.

A sturdy man in his thirties quickly came up behind her and respectfully said, "Girl."

The woman did not look back and asked while carving the wood: "All the people who were spilled died?"

The man nodded and said: "According to the news from the line in the capital, eight hundred people were surrounded and suppressed by tens of thousands of cavalry from the Beijing camp. Now the entire army may have been wiped out."

The woman looked sarcastic and asked: "What's the reaction in Kyoto?"

The man replied: "The emperor set a deadline of half a month for Wang Pingzhang, asking him to clean up the outskirts of Kyoto. The people in the capital had a lot of criticisms against the Kyoto camp, and the officials in the court were also impeaching Wang Pingzhang. But it depends on the emperor's trust in Wang Pingzhang.

, it should not be able to shake his position at the moment.”

The woman stopped, inserted the dagger into her boot with her backhand, then held the piece of wood, stood up and came to the man and asked, "Where are Aunt Leng and Fang Rui?"

The man hesitated slightly and frowned: "The news from Aunt Leng last night is that she has succeeded and will join the caravan from Qibao Pavilion to go south today. But we have not received any news from Fang Rui. It stands to reason that he is leading eighty experts.

, there shouldn’t be any surprises when dealing with a Zhuangzi like that.”

The woman's eyes instantly became as sharp as a sword.

After thinking for a moment, she said calmly: "That young man is quite interesting. Fang Rui probably won't be able to come back alive. That's all, after staying in the mountains for a long time, people's hearts will always change. These people were sent out this time because of them. He's getting more and more restless, and if he doesn't deal with it, something will happen sooner or later."

The man also sneered and said: "Before, we just caught the Beijing camp off guard. These people thought they were invincible and they deserved to end up like this."

The woman waved her hands and said, "I can't blame them completely. Staying in the mountains will inevitably narrow your horizons. I allowed them to go out and rob, on the one hand, I wanted to cause trouble for the Beijing camp, and on the other hand, I also hoped that they would have a chance to escape. Since they escaped, If they don’t lose it, that’s their fate. How are you arranging the things you were asked to do before? "

The man solemnly said: "Some people have evacuated according to the plan and should be able to reach their resettlement place smoothly. Those who are left behind are elites who will fight to the death and can help the girl achieve great things!"

The woman nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the misty clouds in the mountains and said with a smile: "The emperor does trust Wang Pingzhang. The fact that the outskirts of Kyoto were ruined like that is just a small thorn in his heart, but we can always find a way to make it happen." This thorn keeps getting bigger and bigger, will he be able to bear it then?"

The man looked at her with admiration and asked curiously: "Girl, what are we going to do next?"

The woman did not answer, but asked casually: "In the Liang Dynasty, there were two capitals, one palace and thirteen states. Do you know why there was a palace not far north of Kyoto?"

The man was puzzled at first, but after thinking carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up.

The woman smiled and said: "I hope Wang Pingzhang likes the gift I gave him. After we finish this matter, we will go to the Green Willow Village in the east of Kyoto. No matter Fang Rui is dead or alive, I will always give a gift to those Pingjiang people." Explain."
Chapter completed!