"Okay, but I have to explain to them that this wine shop may still be used in the future." Lu Baogen quickly got dressed and started packing his luggage.
"Who are my biological father and mother?" He Qizhou asked in a low voice, looking at Lu Baogen's busy back. His heart was beating wildly, and he actually hoped that the other party would give another answer.
Lu Baogen suddenly stopped and asked, "Who told you I was here? You, have you seen him?"
"Who is it?"
"Your biological father is He Qingshan, and your biological mother is Helian Mingyue! How is Qingshan now? You, you didn't commit the assassination, right?" Lu Baogen suddenly thought of a terrifying scene.
"No, hurry up and deal with it. The leader of 'Yueying', that bastard general may usurp the throne soon. He sent people to ask the Northern Zhou Dynasty to send troops, and then took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. We have to go back immediately!" He Qizhou said.
"Okay!" Lu Baogen's slightly relieved heart immediately tightened. He packed up his things in a few seconds. Except for a set of clothes, a money bag and a wine bottle, he brought almost nothing with him. While packing, he asked, "Have you seen it before?"
Is your father dead? How is he? "
"I, I don't know either. Xu Mu and I were caught by Helian Qingfeng. He saved us. Let's talk about it on the way."
"Okay." Lu Baogen didn't ask any more questions, and went directly to the room in the east wing of the small courtyard. He said to a middle-aged man who was secretly looking at him: "Shopkeeper Wang, I have to go on a long journey again. You can continue to look at the shop.
I have to accompany this official to do something, and he will be the new owner of the wine shop from now on."
"Old shopkeeper, are you okay?" The middle-aged man in the room looked frightened.
"What can happen to me if I owe money to pay off my debt? I can trust you. Starting next month, you will get half of the money earned by the wine shop." After Lu Baogen finished his instructions, he looked at He Qizhou: "Master, what do you think?
No?"
"Half percent is too little. Let's add 10 percent. But if you tamper with the accounts, don't blame me for being rude." He Qizhou acted in cooperation.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you boss. The new shopkeeper is so brave. We will try our best to manage the shop well." People from two adjacent rooms in the east wing came out to express their thanks.
"You are so happy. 80% of the money earned now belongs to them. I invested all my money." Lu Baogen shook his head and whispered.
"Let's go through the west gate. We might run into Helian Qingfeng at the south gate. By the way, can't you beat him?" He Qizhou said goodbye to all the waiters in the wine shop and pulled the old man towards the south gate quickly.
"I used to be able to fight. I had a sneak attack two years ago, but I didn't expect that I still missed. That guy is getting stronger and stronger now, and even learned to resolve his internal strength... Sigh, I will rely on you from now on, but don't worry, Helian
Qingfeng is not old yet, you have plenty of opportunities." Lu Baogen said.
"When did you know that I was not dead? Why did you think of becoming a shopkeeper here?" He Qizhou asked.
"The main reason is that I can't worry about your father. It seems that he doesn't have many days left. I just want to be with him. When you were assassinated this time, I really can't think of anyone else in Qi who has this ability, so I thought that there are many people in the wooden hall.
In the Emerging Spring Realm, let’s see who has broken through to Yufeng. If it’s really the guys here who did it, I will avenge you even if I risk my life, and give your two fathers an explanation.” Lu Baogen
road.
"You went in to die, right? Couldn't my adoptive father be able to deal with those people at that time?" He Qizhou asked.
"Really, I can deal with three at most at the same time. If it weren't for Yan Wuji, I would have died twice. Your adoptive father was constantly injured back then. If he was at his strongest, he could probably deal with five or six.
By the way, how did you get to Qingcheng? I heard that after you returned to Luoyang to grab the marriage, you didn't come back in a hurry." Lu Baogen said.
He Qizhou will tell the story in detail from the beginning of the assassination. The two left the outer city and found the mill. The snow dragon horse was still there, but the other horse had been ridden away, which made He Qizhou feel relieved. The mill was
He Qizhou, a member of the Lianhua Gang, bought another horse from them, asked about the smuggling route to Qi through northern Shaanxi, and quickly set off.
He Qizhou continued to talk about his experiences on the horse until he was rescued by Yan Wuji and went into the city to find Lu Baogen.
After hearing this, Lu Baogen sighed and said, "I hope your father is fine. Helian Qingfeng will definitely not take action because of that mantra."
"I hope so." In addition to being grateful to He Qingshan for desperately saving him, the grievances accumulated in He Qizhou's heart for more than ten years have not been resolved overnight, and he has no idea of recognizing the other person as his father, and even deliberately avoids it.
Both of them thought that He Qingshan would not be poisoned for the time being by relying on his skills, but they did not know that in order to delay time, He Qingshan had already used Fengzhu's body to receive a heavy blow from Helian Qingfeng.
"Don't hate Qingshan, he is as great a man as Yang Zheng. You have also seen Qingshan and Yang Zheng's rivals. I didn't tell you earlier just because I was afraid that something would happen to you." Lu Baogen said.
"Then when are you going to say it?"
"After you clear the eight meridians and learn Huazhen Kung Fu, you will at least be better than me in martial arts. This is what I have discussed with your adoptive mother. You won't blame us, will you?" Lu Baogen said in a low voice.
"No, I'm a little confused. I don't know who to blame." He Qizhou whispered.
"Don't think too much, let's talk about it when we get back. How do you plan to go after arriving in Yuzhou?" Lu Baogen asked.
"The 'bastard general' probably won't start the uprising so soon. I thought of a person who might know who this 'general' is. I plan to go to Ganzhou first," He Qizhou said.
"Are you talking about him? In fact, I have suspected it more than once, but I really can't imagine it. In this case, let's go to Ganzhou first! It's better to explain it clearly in person," Lu Baogen said.
The lane leading to Zhenbeiguan has been blocked, but other trails are accessible. When He Qizhou entered the loess area, he found the helmsman of the Lotus Gang for help. The Lotus Gang asked two people who were familiar with the terrain to lead the way, and finally he was in
Seven days after leaving Qingcheng, they climbed over thousands of loess valleys. Regardless of the dust on their bodies, they headed straight for Ganzhou.
…
Xu Mu also received help from the Lotus Gang and passed through the loess belt two days earlier. Her route was the same as the last time she returned to Beijing. After arriving in Yuzhou, she entered Jizhong via Niangziguan and then went all the way south. The southern part of Hebei defended the capital.
If you and the two states of Youbin can prepare early, they can also help Daqi to deal with changes more quickly. So when Xu Mu passed through Handan, he wanted to go to the Duke's Mansion to break the news first, regardless of the embarrassment of regretting his marriage.
The scene when entering Handan this time was completely different from the last time. There were no more thousands of girls greeting Xiao Jihua at the city gate. Instead, there were cries and wailing everywhere. Zhao Guogong Xiao Yuanzheng had passed away two days ago, and the whole city was in mourning! Xu Mu hesitated for a moment
However, there were too many people in the Duke's Mansion, so he decided to go to Xiao Jihuai's Mansion first, inform the other party of the news, and then set off for the capital.
After that regretful marriage, the way the Hou family looked at Xu Mu changed significantly. When they heard that Xu Mu had something urgent to report, they still welcomed Xu Mu into the backyard and asked her to wait at the waterside pavilion where she lived last time.
Send someone to the Duke's Mansion to invite the young Marquis.
Xu Mu was anxious and didn't want to wait indoors. He just kept stomping on the Jiuqu Bridge on the lake. Unexpectedly, across a few feet of water, he bumped into an acquaintance sitting on the railing on the stone boat on the other side.
The other party also recognized Xu Mu and shouted in surprise: "Xiaoxue, you, don't you regret your marriage? Why..."
"Sister Qiudi? So you are here. I, I, I have other things to do with Senior Brother Xiao. Don't get me wrong." Xu Mu hurriedly defended.
Shangguan Qiudi's beauty is still the same, but there is a faint sadness on her face, and she said: "What did I misunderstand? Are you, are you married to He Qizhou?"
"Not yet. You, haven't you gone to the Duke's Mansion?" Xu Mu's face was slightly hot, but it also aroused a little worry. If he didn't want to come back in a hurry to report the enemy's situation, he would never come back alone.
"I'm not even a member of the Xiao family. I had a lot of inconveniences in the past." Shangguan Qiudi lowered his head and said softly.
"Are the rumors about He Qizhou and you false? Thank you for reminding him last time." Xu Mu asked a little uneasily. Although he vaguely sorted out the context in his mind, he still couldn't help but feel nervous while waiting for Shangguan Qiudi's answer.
"Well, he is really a gentleman. You, don't blame me. I can't help myself..." Shangguan Qiudi's expression became even more sad.
"I know, it's too late to thank you. Speaking of which, I really haven't had any feelings for Senior Brother Xiao. On the contrary, you are more suitable for him." Xu Mu felt a hint of sweetness in his heart.
"Xiaoxue, just wait, I'll take a detour to talk to you."
Shangguan Qiudi was about to walk along the water bank when he suddenly heard Xiao Jihuai's voice coming from far away: "Where is Xiaoxue?"
"I'm here -" Xu Mu responded loudly, and then whispered to Qiudi: "I won't talk to you anymore. After passing a few words, I will go to Beijing soon. We can talk again when we have a chance."
"Um."
…
"Xiaoxue, are you here this time to represent the Zhang family? The Xu family? Or the Yang family or the He family?" Xiao Jinhuai, who was wearing hemp and filial piety, seemed to have lost some weight, and there was a bit of anger in his words.
"Senior Brother Xiao, my condolences. I escaped from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. There was a huge rebellion in the court. I ordered the Chief Military Officer Shi Lan to deliver a message to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, asking the Northern Zhou Dynasty to invade our court. When the Northern Zhou Dynasty invades, the rebellious ministers and traitors will plot to usurp the throne.
!" Xu Mu said quickly.
"Is the news reliable? Who is the traitor? How did you find out?" Xiao Jihuai's expression tightened.
"It should be reliable. I secretly heard it from the Prince of Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was also talking to the second princess Helian Changying. We still don't know who is going to cause trouble." Xu Mu said.
"This matter is not trivial. Let me report it to my father first." Xiao Jihuai said.
"Okay, go ahead and tell me. I have to go to Beijing to report now." Xu Mu said.
"Oh, Xiaoxue, please wait for a while. You look tired, so you might as well go upstairs and rest for a while. Father may come over and ask some questions after he finds out. After asking questions, we will send a postman to inform you overnight." Xiao
Congratulations and advice.
"The Yiqi may not be as fast as me... that's fine, I'll just wait for a while, senior brother, please hurry up!"
"Okay, hurry up, eat something and take a rest." Xiao Jihuai said with concern.
"Well, I'm sorry, Senior Brother Xiao, I -"
"Stop talking. You can't force your feelings. I'll go right away."
"Thank you!" Xu Mu was moved as he watched Xiao Jihuai walk out of the waterside pavilion quickly.