The maid lowered her head all the way and trotted Qing Qing outside the palace. She looked around and found that no one was there, so she cautiously whispered in Qing Qing's ear: "Generals, you have been waiting for me for a long time."
His voice was calm, completely different from the delicate voice just now.
It seems that General Wei has indeed been admitted to Tiankeju. Thinking of this, Qingqing's heartbeat seemed to skip a beat.
So she turned around and asked the maid: "Where are the three generals now? I'll go there immediately after I change my clothes." Unexpectedly, the woman shook her head: "Time is running out and it's too late. Young hero should get to the car and disguise himself."
"On the car?" Qingqing asked subconsciously, but the maid did not answer. When she got out of the door, she saw a large cart filled with fruits and sundries parked in front of the house. In front of it was a mule or a car.
The donkey was pawing its hooves and wagging its tail in boredom. When they saw the two hiding their faces and going out, a capable young man jumped out of the car and said, "Aunts, are you still happy?"
"At this time of year, there are fresh melons and fruits available, so you are naturally very happy." After saying this, the maid took out a handful of broken silver from her sleeve and threw it towards the young man from a distance, "Well, this is an extra reward.
Yes, let’s make a pot of hot wine and drink it on the way back.”
"Hey! Thank you, sir!" I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. As this man spoke, his eyes turned to the guards guarding the door on both sides. The two of them listened to the commotion in the palace, and the aroma came out one after another, and they had long been salivating. But now they are looking forward to it.
Having to guard the door here made me feel even more uncomfortable, and each person was more absent-minded than the other. Seeing this situation, the young man turned to Qingqing and said: "We also have some good braised food at home.
The latest dish was made this morning, and it’s still hot! Auntie, look at your lord..."
Before he finished speaking, Qingqing felt like he had been stepped on by the maid next to him.
"Ah... that's good!" After looking to the side and getting a positive look, Qingqing said with relief, "In that case, I'll go with you to pick it up and see if I can get it.
eyes."
"Okay! Auntie, please get in the car!"
It turned out to be like this, Qing Qing suddenly realized. On the surface, the general's mansion was full of glory and joy, but it turned out that there was such an undercurrent surging behind the scenes. Although he didn't know which general kept these people, they acted very neatly.
, its methods are so smooth and natural that not everyone in the world can learn it.
Qingqing couldn't help but smile, turned around, exchanged looks with the maid, and got on the car without hesitation.
The car twisted and turned all the way, first passing through noisy roads, then passing through secluded narrow alleys, and finally came to a lonely paddy field. There was no chaotic movement around, only
After getting out of the car, the wheels were swaying leisurely and a few birds chirping could be heard from time to time. Qingqing opened the car curtain slightly, looked out, and looked at the scenery outside with wide eyes.
All I could see was a piece of ice-covered snow floating in the air. I don't know if it was a paddy field or something, but it was covered with a thin layer of ice flowers. A cold wind was blowing all over the mountains and fields, but there was no sign of anyone, but a few jackdaws sat on the branches and kept chirping.
It turns out that deep in the West Lake, there is such a fairyland-like scenery. Qingqing closed her eyes and took a big breath of slightly cooled and fresh air. Suddenly, she heard the young man get out of the car and seemed to be shouting with someone.
Say hello, and then there are the sound of solid footsteps of several people.
The impatient Ying Cheng was the first to open the car curtain and was stunned for a moment when he saw Qing Qing wrapped in a coarse cloth turban and dressed like a young peasant woman. Qing Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud: "We have been away for a few months, how can you, general?"
Don’t you recognize the juniors?”
"Yes...it's rude, General." Ying Cheng rarely spoke slowly, and couldn't help but scratch the back of his head, and then got into the car with the other two generals. Although there were many sundries in the car, most of them were for food.
The car is used for shelter, so it can accommodate four people, and the space is quite spacious. A trace of eagerness flashed in Old General Wei's eyes: "Young hero, have you seen the news?"
"Yes." Qingqing nodded, remembering that An Ge and Siyuan were only a few steps away from her, she couldn't help but shudder again.
"In my opinion, young hero, does that look like Tiankeju's roster?"
"It looks like! It is indeed very similar." Qing Qing affirmed seriously, "I only took a quick glance at the contents of the roster before. Although I don't remember the notes, it is indeed very similar to the cloth strips in the fish. It's just the time, name, surname,
The location, the number of people, sometimes you don’t even know the identity of those people, just the time and place, just kill everyone you see.”
"Okay, it's true." The old general let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly he remembered something, Wei Qishi turned his head, with some admiration in his eyes: "The few people sent by the last general did not dare to alert the snake.
, had no choice but to sneak into the guest house that day in a quiet place at night. Those people didn't know what the roster looked like, so they had to collect all the names that looked similar. They were afraid that the careful disciples would find out that a few books were missing, so they would blacken them and copy them at night.
, put it back to its original place after you are done.
This delay brings us to today's luncheon.
When the people sent by General Dou arrived at General Shen's house, they found that the luncheon had begun and everyone was seated. They could not directly ask the young hero to go out. Furthermore, they were afraid that word of mouth would pass it on, and a clever outsider would find out -
- I had to disguise myself as a few waiters and vendors, and thought of a way to deliver a message to the young hero in the belly of the fish. I didn't expect that the young hero Linghu was so smart, and things went so smoothly."
Qingqing smiled sheepishly: "It's all the credit of several generals. The juniors actually almost messed up this matter. Fortunately, I didn't cause trouble for the seniors, so thank you." Living in the mountains for a long time, away from the world, Qingqing persuaded
He felt very embarrassed because of the cliché. So he changed the subject and whispered: "What is General Wei's next plan?"
Upon hearing this, Dou Jie pulled up the car curtain and gestured to the hawker disguised as a hawker outside the door. The hawker also gestured something, as if to say there was no danger. General Dou then turned around and nodded to the three people in the car.
Qishi also whispered: "The evidence we are searching for now is just knocking on the outside. Although the old woman who complained last time insisted that she was a Tiankeju in black clothes, she was only telling one side.
There is no straightforward evidence. If you don't get into the tiger's den, you won't be able to catch the tiger's cubs. I'm thinking of using this list to directly bring out a few live ones."
"Alive?" Qing Qing's eyes widened, "The general wants to save people from Tian Keju?"
Qi Shi shook his head: "It is to save people, but not directly from Tiankeju's hands. Now that we have the roster, we can take the lead before Tiankeju's disciples take action and rescue all the old and young in the place. As for the specific ability,
How many people are rescued depends on God's will."
"No!" After a loud shout, Qing Qing realized that his voice was a bit loud, and quickly lowered his voice again, "If there is one person missing that night, the disciples will immediately report to Mr. Ruo, and then..."
"It doesn't matter. By the time Mr. Ruo Dong finds out, the leader will already understand."
Hearing the old general's affirmative words, Qingqing could not refute. She just felt that this idea was progressing too smoothly, and I was afraid that some unexpected bug would come out halfway. Somehow, Qingqing always felt that
She was uneasy. Seeing her hesitation, General Wei just said slowly:
"Young hero, this is a dangerous place, I understand it in my heart. How many people can be rescued in the end, and whether I can win over Tianke and take the lead, depends on God's will and loyalty. If the young hero doesn't want to get involved in this matter, I will
The general will not force it, the young hero can just go back to Shen Mansion to have a family banquet."
After thinking for a moment, Qingqing sighed and shook his head slowly,
"Although I am not very old, I have been on the edge of the sword all the way. There is nothing to be afraid of. But the ancients once said, 'If you are not refined and sincere, you cannot move people.' Several generals first thoroughly investigated the work of the Tiankeju sect, and then they had other ideas.
Grab a few alive from the tiger's den - please tell me clearly what these generals want."
After the three of them heard this, they looked at each other, and Wei Qishi, the leader, finally nodded helplessly.
On the night of October 17th, Dou Jie walked alone through the bustling night shop and walked toward the southwest corner. After walking a few steps, he saw a shining red lantern hanging high at the corner. General Dou
Don't rush in, just turn a corner, stand outside the door, and listen carefully to what's going on inside.
The roster says that there are five people in this family.
Dou Jie listened attentively, but did not hear the ordinary chattering of servants and slaves. This family did not seem to be wealthy, and it was by no means a big family like the Zhang family before, where generations of ancestors had accumulated wealth. However, as winter entered,
Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren sat together and had a hot dinner.
This family seems to be blessed with two sons and a daughter. From time to time, noises can be heard in the courtyard:
"Mom! I want to eat another piece!"
"No! My brother took my piece away too!"
Although it was a childish quarrel, General Dou felt a warm feeling in his ears. Seeing that no one was around, he flew up, climbed over the courtyard wall three or four people high like lightning, and landed firmly on the ground.
On the ground.
There was a "crash" sound, and the sound of the folding fan unfolding was very harsh, but Dou Jie smiled and said nothing.
Everyone sitting around was shocked. The two children were so frightened that they hugged their mother's lap. The middle-aged man on the other side reacted very quickly. He stood up immediately and stopped in front of his mother, wife and children: "What a bold thief!
How dare you climb over the wall and break in at night in broad daylight! Why don't you tell me honestly, are you a robber or a thief?"
"Oh? It seems that the master has misunderstood." The general lowered his head and smiled, "Please take a look at this."
As soon as he finished speaking, General Dou's folding fan suddenly took off his hand, crossed the wind, and struck the head of the household blankly. In fact, when Dou Jie fanned the fan, he only used half of his strength, even if it was an animal bone fan.
If he really hits the person opposite him, it will only cause a slight pain and not hurt him at all.
The general's intention was to try this family's technique to see how it was.
As expected, the middle-aged man did have some skills. He raised his hand to fish it out and caught the general's fan smoothly in his palm. After taking a closer look, he saw that it was General Xihu's unique animal bone fan. There was a pendant under the fan with the symbol of Xihu.
The seal and the name of the general were half false. Then he hurriedly took a breath and stepped forward to salute respectfully:
"The common people don't know the general, please forgive me! It's just that our Yuan family has been doing business in a disciplined manner all our lives, and we have never done anything harmful to nature. The general is aware of it!"
It turns out that the surname of the head of this family is Yuan. General Dou nodded calmly, but said: "Doing business? Mr. Yuan has this kind of skill, traveling around the world to do business, I'm afraid it won't be easy, right?" It was like being said by the general.
As if he had been hit, I saw drops of sweat on the forehead of the master. "What kind of magic did the master learn?"
"Fuck, common people are not talented. They only have some basic skills in throwing knives."
"No wonder your master's hands are so steady. There are not many capable people in the West Lake who can catch my general's folding fan."
"Yes, the common people are offended." As he said this, Master Yuan held the folding fan in both hands, raised it above his head, and respectfully presented it to the general.
Dou Jie thought to himself, after all, he was a disciple of his master, so why was he so cautious and submissive when he spoke? He looked up and saw that the sky was dark, and he was afraid that if he didn't hurry up, the people from Tiankeju would be here. Hurry up.
He helped up the head of the family in front of him and said with some urgency: "The reason why I am here is not that your Yuan family has been involved in any crime, but someone wants to assassinate you tonight - please pack up your belongings and leave with me!"
"
"Ah?" Head Yuan took a step back in fright, "Assassination...how could someone want to kill me?"
"It's too late to explain. Master, please take the whole family and leave here with the general!"
"This..." There was a trace of suspicion on the man's face, "The common people are not related to the general, how can they trust the general?" "This..." Dou Jie was suddenly stopped by the question and couldn't help but be speechless. Before he could speak,
Then the head of the family asked, "General, do you know what kind of wealth the common people have accumulated over the generations? Which row of disciples have you worshiped?"
General Dou looked around the small courtyard and couldn't guess it, so he had to shake his head.
"Then the general might name one or two of the Yuan family's names so that the common people can identify them and see if any of their relatives will come to rescue them?"
"It's not a family member, but the idea of the last general."
"That's the case." Mr. Yuan couldn't help but grin, "The general went through all the trouble to come to rescue a family that the common people didn't know. What is his purpose?"
Dou Jie raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "There is no intention, it's just loyalty."