Suo Chao said: "Brother Yang has such a strategy, how can he still worry about the mountain bandits and road tyrants along the way? From my point of view, with such a method in Brother Yang's mind, Brother Yang no longer has to worry,"
Yang Zhi smiled, looked at Suo Chao and said: "As the saying goes: 'A wise man will make a mistake after all his worries.' What's more, the Sa family is also a rough man. He can play tricks, let alone be a wise man. He only worries about the secrets and sparseness. , failed to live up to the kindness of grace,"
Suo Chao said: "Don't worry too much, don't worry too much. Come on, let's drink today." As they said this, they raised their glasses and drank together.
But just when the two of them were drinking in Suo Chao's back hall, there was a pair of particularly ghostly ears outside the window of the back hall. This person was a servant of Suo Chao's family, and he had just brought a jar of good wine to Suo Chao. , when leaving, I vaguely heard those three sensitive words. Just like that, the boy stood outside the window of the back hall and listened to the conversation between Suo Chao and Yang Zhi. Chao and Yang Zhi were drunk after eating, and Suo Chao wanted to keep Yang Zhi overnight in the house. However, Yang Zhi had to meet Liang Zhongshu early tomorrow morning to ask for documents and had to arrange a birthday plan to go on the road, so he did not dare to stay overnight. Suo Chao immediately He was not forced to stay, so he sent a sedan to take Yang Zhi back.
Among the bearers, the eavesdropping boy also took the opportunity to mix in and leave Suo Chao's house. The night market in Daming Mansion was still lively, and people came and went in a casual manner. Even in such a situation. Covered by the chaotic flow of people, the boy quietly passed through the streets that had been bustling with entertainment for several days, and finally turned into an alley that no one noticed.
The alley led to a dilapidated house that had been in disrepair. Two faded and deformed lanterns were lit above the door. The boy looked around to see if there was anyone around, then he stretched out his hand from his sleeve and knocked on the door. Knock on the rusty door.
Dang, Dang, Dang, in groups of three, one meal at a time.
As soon as the knock on the door stopped, there was a sound of the door latch turning from Hora, and then everything returned to silence. The boy now reached out to touch the cold door leaf, and slowly pushed it open. Inside the courtyard There were weeds all over the ground, and there was no one in the courtyard. Only the dim light could be seen faintly coming from the dilapidated house. Looking from the outside, he looked like he was sick. The boy walked towards the house step by step. He walked over and knocked on the door again. A slightly tired voice said from inside: "Come in, Cang Gou."
When the boy heard this, he immediately pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed respectfully towards the lonely figure sitting on the round table and said, "Master, Cang Gou has brought new news."
The middle-aged man raised his head, his sleepy eyes suddenly shone with a captivating light, and said, "Say,"
The cangou came forward and leaned in the ear of the helmsman, repeating exactly what Yang Zhi said to Suo Chao, which made the helmsman very happy.
The helmsman remembered everything Cang Gou said in his heart, and immediately wrote a brief letter, put it on the sparrow's legs and feet to send the message to the chief helmsman of Qingzhou, and then the person he was searching for information about here was It was over, and I arranged for a few of my subordinates to stay in Daming Mansion to check in case the news changed. At the same time, I ordered the troops to pack their things, in case the night was long and the majority of the troops at the helm had to leave early tomorrow morning. Daming Mansion.
【Suofu】
The sunshine on the second day had not yet dispersed. Suo Chao, who always got up early, did not sleep until midnight because of his drunkenness the night before. He still got up early. As soon as he went out, Suo Chao met someone waiting at the door. The old butler outside saw the old butler and rushed to greet him. He frowned slightly and came forward to report: "Master, there is something I want to report to you."
Suo Chao nodded and buttoned his cuffs, looked at the old housekeeper and said, "Say,"
The old housekeeper said: "Last night, I sent someone to carry a sedan to take Master Yang back, but there was a young boy who had just arrived and he didn't come back since he was beaten. Master, you see..."
"Oh..." Suo Chao seemed to have remembered something, and while nodding to himself, he said: "It's just a countryman who came here not long ago, right? Hehe, I just said that this person has pointy ears and monkey cheeks. Honest thing,"
"I'm afraid that this guy will go out...what if he gets into trouble...Look, I've sent people out to look for him, and no one has seen his shadow. Do you think..." The housekeeper said and followed Suo Chao down the stairs.
When Suo Chao heard this, he immediately interrupted him and said: "Don't worry about this anymore. I wonder which gambling house this guy has slipped away to. You don't need to send people to look for him anymore. Don't let this guy do it again." Just come into the house." After saying that, Suo Chao went out to do his own things and didn't care about this matter anymore.
After listening to Suo Chao's words, the old housekeeper no longer took this matter seriously. He also did not think about where the boy who had been absent all night was at the moment. He just kicked the boy out as the housekeeper said, and then Finished this matter.
[An abandoned courtyard]
The early morning mist filled the entire Daming Mansion. At five o'clock in the morning, in this quiet shabby courtyard, footsteps gradually began to sound. However, these footsteps came up from the underground. I could only hear the sound of footsteps. There was a sound of rubbing floor tiles, and the noise in another shabby house in the courtyard gradually became louder. A group of people climbed up from under the uncovered floor tiles. When they walked into the courtyard, in this shabby house A group of people also came out of the house opposite the house. At this time, two people walked out of the dilapidated house opposite the main entrance. It was the gray dog who sent the message and the helmsman who was sharing the helm.
The helmsman wore a black cloak, tightly covering most of his body. He walked to the edge of the stone steps, waved his hand with great force, and led the brothers on the road without saying a word. One after another, they separated into pre-separated groups and mixed into the morning mist. They left the city one after another and headed towards Qingzhou.
Cang Gou wanted to go back to his group, but before leaving, he was stopped by the helmsman and asked Cang Gou to follow him.
Cang Gou didn't think much about it. In a sect with three, six or nine levels of hierarchy like the Spirit Snake Sect, a low-level guy like Cang Gou never expected to be treated like following the leader. Cang Gou thought he had taken a step forward now. Luck, he thought about it, it was indeed his good fortune. The whole city was searching for the news about his birth date, but it was he who found out about it, and it was not just a mere rumor or a mere comment, but... The general in charge of the escort carefully inquired about the entire route and method of the birthday gang's escort. Such a feat, among the major events of the birthday gang's robbery, was second to none and a great achievement. It was indescribable. , relying on some meritorious service, Cang Gou is no longer just a handyman. He has been promoted to several levels in succession. Although he does not expect to be an incense master, he can still be a leader.
However, the current helmsman wants him to follow him, which is a more glorious thing than being the leader. If he stays with the helmsman every day from now on, then no one in the helm will dare to look down on him. Thinking of this, Canggou will Feeling more and more happy, I followed behind the helmsman and felt even more arrogant.
Just when Cang Gou was thinking about his bright future, the helmsman, along with his cronies and Cang Gou, suddenly left the official road and headed towards a dense forest on the roadside.
Cang Gou saw that the helmsman suddenly deviated from the path he was supposed to take. He didn't understand why the helmsman suddenly turned into the dense forest. However, he felt that everything the helmsman did was reasonable, so he had no words. .
But just when a group of five people walked more than ten steps in the dense forest and stood in the middle of the dense forest, the three people who were following the helmsman ran to three sides, pulled out their swords from their sheaths, and glanced around. Hold the side in front of yourself.
Cang Gou knew this, but he didn't understand that he didn't see any shadows of officers or soldiers along the way, nor did he see any other potential dangers, so why was this warning coming?
Cang Gou couldn't help it now, and cautiously approached the helmsman. He saw the helmsman standing beside a tree without saying anything, as if he was listening to the sound of the wind, so Cang Gou lowered his voice and said: "Helmsman, this is yes……"
After hearing this, the helmsman slowly turned around and still didn't speak. There was still a gentle and loving smile on his face. However, under the black cloak, a scimitar blade had been quietly pulled out. Come sheath.
Cang Gou looked at the slightly raised lips of the helmsman and the indescribable weirdness in the helmsman's eyes. Cang Gou felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, and gradually began to feel in his heart. A chill rose from the ground. He reluctantly cheered himself up, trying his best to squeeze out a smile, and said: "Captain, what are you... what are you doing... I... I"
Cang Gou didn't finish speaking, but it was obvious that a suffocating aura had spread out from the helmsman, coming thicker and thicker, wrapping around his heart. The courage in Cang Gou's heart now seemed like As if being lured away by the horse-faced bull-head, the emptiness in his heart was gradually filled with fear. Canggu couldn't help but retreat while secretly touching his hand on the handle of the knife.
The helmsman looked at Cang Gou and said, "Cang Gou, I treat you well, right?"
"No, it's not thin," Cang Gou watched as the helmsman struggled to squeeze out two words through his teeth.
After hearing this, the helmsman's face suddenly changed, and he cursed angrily: "Since I treat you so well, how can I have an affair with the government and betray us?" As he said this, the helmsman slightly raised the scimitar he had already taken out. The pointed head was exposed.
"I, I..." At this moment, Cang Gou wanted to deny it, but at this moment, his eyes saw the shining blade. He already knew that the helmsman was going to take action. Cang Gou was afraid, he knew Now that the helmsman said so, relying on his own words alone could not explain his innocence, nor could he save his life. In order to save his life, he drew the knife out of fear and nervousness.
However, before Cang Gou could block his sword in front of him, a knife suddenly struck from behind, cutting Cang Gou off from his right shoulder. Amidst the flying flesh and blood, one of his right arms settled in the dust.