Seeing that Fang Linyan was so sensible that he immediately gave him a step, Zhang Guo also breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was actually afraid that the stupid green man in front of him would not get in, and he would make sarcastic remarks. If he turned around and left
, wouldn’t it mean that the idea of getting a share of the pie would be in vain?
But if I don't leave in this situation, I will be completely embarrassed, and it will make people suspicious of whether I have ulterior motives.
So Zhang Guo stopped when he saw that it was good, and immediately stroked his beard and said:
"Children can be taught, so I'll give you this talisman sword."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
As for Zhang Guo, as long as Fang Linyan carries this talisman with him, he can know the opponent's whereabouts anytime and anywhere, and then drive some demon spirits to follow him. In this case, he will be satisfied.
Soon, Fang Linyan brought Xiang Hezhen to Qiongshan Temple. After arriving here, he directly received the bamboo talisman that Zhang Guo gave him into his personal space, which was equivalent to throwing it into his private space.
Go to another dimension.
Zhang Guo, who was in the distance, suddenly became a little confused, because he suddenly realized that he could not sense the position of the bamboo talisman, and immediately became as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. At this time, he no longer acted like a senior expert.
He cursed loudly and even overturned the table in anger, which made the believers next to him very frightened, fearing that they had done something wrong and offended the old god.
Let alone Zhang Guo's furious rage, when Fang Linyan arrived at Qiongshan Temple, he found that this place was also quite low-key. There was only one small temple, and the stone steps at the door were covered with green moss!
After knocking on the door, Fang Linyan immediately laughed. It turned out that the person who came to open the door was an acquaintance! It was none other than Zhang Zhi's subordinate Deng Laoshi.
More than ten years have passed, but Deng Laoshi doesn't look much different from back then, except that his temples are a little whiter.
At this time, the appearance used by Fang Linyan was the same as the last time he entered the Three Kingdoms. Of course, considering that the timeline has been pushed back a long time, corresponding aging treatment must have been added, so after the two sides looked at each other, Deng Laoshi's face also appeared
A look of surprise:
"Is it Brother Fang?"
Fang Linyan said with a smile:
"Yes! I didn't expect that after so many years, Brother Deng has not changed much."
At this time, Deng Laoshi looked at Xiang Hezhen behind Fang Linyan, with a look of hesitation on his face:
"Brother Fang, with all due respect, few people in the world know that I am staying here. How did you find me?"
Fang Linyan took out the token given by Zhang Zhi and said:
"Of course it was given to me by Master Qingjing."
After seeing the token, Deng Laoshi took it over to check it out, and suddenly became enthusiastic. He pulled Fang Linyan inside, closed the door, and laughed loudly:
"Brother Fang, you came just in time. We have a big incident here and we are worried about the lack of manpower."
Fang Linyan showed a wry smile and said:
"Actually, I came to you this time because I wanted to ask for help."
Deng Laoshi frowned, but immediately continued to smile:
"Okay! We have been friends for many years. If there is anything difficult you can tell us!"…
Fang Linyan said seriously:
"This is a big deal for me. Isn't Guan Erye, Guan Yu of the Shu Kingdom, trapped in Maicheng recently? I was entrusted by someone here to help him get out of trouble."
After listening to this, Deng Laoshi took a breath as if he had a toothache:
"This is a big deal!"
At this time, Deng Laoshi had already let Fang Linyan into the atrium, and found that the place looked quite simple on the outside, but it was still very elegantly decorated inside. A rockery looked like it had many hills and valleys, and there were several cold orchids growing there.
There is a secret fragrance, and there is an ancient well next to the courtyard.
After both parties sat down, Deng Laoshi glanced at Xiang Hezhen who was following Fang Linyan with an inquiring look in his eyes. Fang Linyan waved his hand and said:
"Brother Xiang and I are life-and-death friends. There is nothing we need to hide from him."
Deng Laoshi shrugged and said:
"Okay, then let me tell you straight away, Brother Fang, this matter is very difficult for you to handle."
"First, when the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang made their fortune, they relied on killing our Yellow Turban brothers to succeed. Now, although times have changed and the grievances have been cleared, at most they will never interact with each other. What's more, this matter is extremely dangerous, and we have to do the opposite.
Even I am reluctant to rescue Guan Yu, let alone the other brothers."
"Secondly, now that the situation of the three-part world has been established, there is no airtight wall in the world. Once we get involved in this matter, whether it is successful or not, I don't know how the Shu Kingdom will react, but Wu Guoguo will respond to it.
Full of hatred, would you do such a thing if it were you?"
"Thirdly, Guan Yu has a surly temperament, so many people rebelled against him. When Liu Feng saw him, he would call him "Second Uncle" and stand still. Mi Fang was a veteran of the Shu Kingdom, but he couldn't wait to defect to the Wu Kingdom. Even if you successfully rescued him,
, and it’s very likely that you won’t be able to get a good deal in the end!”
"So, Brother Fang, you should give up. Why do you have to do this thankless thing?"
After hearing this, Fang Linyan laughed and said:
"Brother Deng is right! But it all depends on people. Wasn't it true that everyone disliked the looting of artifacts like the Qingzhi Sword?"
"I always believe in the truth that if you take the initiative to do these things in the world, you will have a chance. If you don't take the initiative, there will be no chance at all."
Deng Laoshi sighed and said:
"Brother Fang, you are right. Now we are encountering a difficult problem. Although we know that the chance is slim, we still decided to take the risk."
Then he started to speak but then stopped. It was obvious that he didn't really want to say anything, but deliberately left something to say.
Deng Laoshi's emotional intelligence is still very high. If Fang Linyan in front of him doesn't answer, it means that the other party has no intention of getting involved, so he will just send the guest away.
And if the other party is willing to ask about the past relationship, then the problem they are facing now will have a chance to change.
Before Fang Linyan came here, he knew that nothing could be done based on friendship alone. To save Guan Yu would be to pull chestnuts from the fire, and he would lose his head if he was not careful. It would inevitably involve various exchanges of interests.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Deng Laoshi rejected his request, and the complaints that followed were all expected by him - otherwise, why did Zhang Zhi ask him to come here? ...
So Fang Linyan said with concern:
"I don't know what it is? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Deng Laoshi glanced at Fang Linyan with some embarrassment. After all, he had just rejected the other party, and now he wanted to ask for help. This was a bit too much to say, but decades of experience had still trained him to be thick-skinned:
"This matter is also very important to the whole sect. Brother Fang should know the rumor that the great sage master met an immortal and obtained three volumes of heavenly books, right?"
Fang Linyan nodded. He had not only heard of it. Among the three heavenly books, the "Book of Escape" was taken back by him. Is this a follow-up to the previous one? So he said:
"How could you not have heard of it?"
Deng said honestly:
"After these years of diligent collection, we got the Earth Escape Book five years ago, and the Heaven Escape Book was recovered last year. Only the Human Escape Book has been missing. If the eldest lady hadn't confirmed that the Human Escape Book was still there,
In this world, we would have given up long ago."
When Fang Linyan heard this, he couldn't help but said rudely:
"Sorry, I remember that when we were in Changbanpo, didn't you get the Book of Escape with my help? How do you say it was regained? Was it lost later?"
Deng Laoshi sighed and said:
"Brother Fang, you are not an outsider either. Something happened later. Master Zhang (Yuan Wei) was seriously injured, but the Qingzhi Sword was taken away. After he recovered from his injuries, he came to the eldest lady in anger and asked to use the sky to escape.
Just use the book."
"Under the circumstances at that time, could the eldest lady say not to borrow it? As a result, something happened after the loan was borrowed. The Sky Escape Book was accidentally lost, and the two parties were very unhappy at the time, so they were in a state of semi-rupture.
The young lady was so angry that she left Hanzhong and went to Longhu Mountain."
"Our brothers have been secretly investigating, and finally we fought hard to get this sacred artifact back last year."
"But there has been no news about the book of escape. Perhaps it is because of the protection of the great virtuous teacher. Our informant discovered not long ago that the book actually fell into the hands of the Lu family in Jiangdong."
After Fang Linyan heard the news, he was stunned:
"Jiangdong Lu family?"
At this time, when talking about the Jiangdong Lu family in Wu State, what comes to mind is undoubtedly the Lu family in Wu County! One of the four major families in Jiangdong (the other three are Gu, Zhu, and Zhang).
The Lu family has been here for more than 300 years, and there are many talented people in the family:
For example, Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang, and Lu Ji, who was accused of having oranges on the table by Zhuge Liang, once served as the governor of Yulin, and Lu Jun served as the captain of Jiujiang.
Of course, what Fang Linyan was thinking of was Lu Xun, who would hold the power of the Wu Kingdom for more than 20 years, burn the entire camp, and serve as governor and prime minister!
However, there were still more than two years before the Battle of Yiling in Wu and Shu. Although Lu Xun had already emerged, he had to succumb to Lu Meng. At this time, he was still one of Lu Meng's deputies, so he could only be regarded as a new general.
, you can’t even be called an important minister of the state of Wu.
After thinking of so much information, Fang Linyan couldn't help but add:
"Isn't that volume of human escape book already in Lu Xun's hands?"
When Fang Linyan said this, Deng Laoshi suddenly smiled bitterly and said:...
"not yet?"
Fang Linyan suddenly felt a little curious:
"????"
"It hasn't happened yet, but you said it will happen in a few days?"
Deng Laoshi said helplessly:
"It's like this, Brother Fang, we finally figured out the whereabouts of the Rendushi Book, and finally found that it actually fell into Lu Xun's house. Fortunately, no one discovered its mystery at that time, and just regarded it as a
A volume of ancient books was placed in the warehouse."
"So we were so happy that we bribed a servant in the Lu Mansion and asked him to steal the book."
Having said this, Fang Linyan had already guessed the subsequent development and smiled:
"Did this servant steal the book but was caught doing it? Then Lu Xun heard about it and immediately became very interested in it. He wanted to know the book that could be targeted.
What is it?"
Deng Laoshi smiled bitterly and said:
"Although it's not entirely true, it's not far from the truth."
Fang Linyan muttered:
"Is there a possibility that since Lu Xun didn't take the human escape book seriously before, even if he saw it this time, he wouldn't be able to recognize its magic?"
Deng said honestly:
"That's absolutely impossible. The reason why Lu Xun missed the Book of Human Escape before was very simple. The Book of Human Escape was given to him by a guest, and the guest just regarded it as an out-of-print ancient book. At that time, he was in other places.
, this gift was collected by the butler, and when Lu Xun came back, I casually looked at the gift list and forgot about it."
"But this time after careful inspection, Lu Xun will definitely study the Human Escape Book carefully. At that time, the Human Escape Book will never escape his eyes."
Fang Linyan said:
"So what are your plans now?"
Deng said honestly:
"Lu Xun is now stationed here to carry out Lu Meng's military orders and mobilize his soldiers to completely surround Maicheng, so he cannot escape."
"However, he seemed to have developed a strong interest in the Book of Human Escape, so he wrote a letter asking people from his hometown to send the book. Of course, a large number of people were dispatched to escort it."
"This group of escorts are all powerful and heavily guarded. We made inquiries several times and found out that there was no opportunity to take advantage of them. Fortunately, this group of people from the Lu family also escorted an important person, so their march
Not fast."
"But despite this, the Lu family's troops are only two days away from Maicheng, and they can't delay it any longer, so we plan to take action at noon tomorrow."
Fang Linyan thought to himself, if you just intercepted and killed Lu Xun's servants and robbed his property, wouldn't it mean that you would be in trouble with Wu State? It's a pity that you were so high-sounding before.
However, complaints are complaints, and Fang Linyan also fully understands the principle that people will be punished if they don't do it for themselves, so he can understand Deng Laoshi's previous remarks.
And after knowing the ins and outs of this matter, Fang Linyan suddenly felt that his goals did not conflict with Zhang Zhi and the others! He then exchanged a few words with Deng Laoshi, but what he talked about was the surrounding customs, military mobilization, etc.
, but are collecting corresponding intelligence and information.
Deng Laoshi would not guard him in this regard, so he told him frankly.
After chatting for about ten minutes, Fang Linyan stood up, faced Deng Laoshi's expectant eyes, and smiled:
"I see, Brother Deng's tea here is good. I will come back to bother you someday. I'll say goodbye."
Deng Laoshi didn't expect Fang Linyan to reply like this. He was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer. He could only stand up and send Fang Linyan out, watching the other party leave with a smile.
As soon as he returned to the living room, he immediately said nervously: