In the mountains, the sky seems to have dawned very early, before the rooster crows. The color of the oriental fish belly appears for the first time. The crowing rooster in Sujia Village crows lazily a few times, which refreshes the sense of presence.
There was no more sound.
A glimmer of early morning light shone through the thin paper window on the face of the sleeping boy in the room. The boy seemed to feel shaken by some bright light, his eyebrows twitched slightly, and he turned over, facing the backlight.
The young man was still sleeping, having some kind of sweet dream, with a few sly smiles on his face. If you listened carefully, you could see that he was whispering something in his sleep.
"You're right with 2? Labor and capital will blow you up with four aces! How about haha? I still have a three..."
"I'll kill you! Do you really have Wang Zha? You can't afford it!..."
This boy's dream doesn't seem very beautiful...
Su Ling still had her eyes closed on the bed, but she fluttered her hands and feet in the air a few times, and then slightly opened her sleepy eyes.
In a daze, he only felt a pair of big bull's eyes shining brightly, looking at him with some curiosity. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, screamed "Oh my God", and jumped up from the bed.
The bull-eyed man couldn't dodge, and his huge head hit Su Ling's head without any bias.
There was nothing wrong with this man. He just suffered a lot from Su Ling. His eyes were filled with stars and he groaned for a long time before he raised his head.
Beside the bed, the big black man blinked his big bull eyes and smiled at him.
"I... met you... I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes. Why did you come to my place so early in the morning when you didn't sleep? Is your brain not working well?" Su Ling said angrily.
The big black man beside the bed yelled.
Unexpectedly, the big black man grinned, revealing two rows of big teeth. He was not angry, and just said in a low voice: "How do you know that my brain is not working well? In my place, they all say that about me... Hehe
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Su Ling was speechless for a moment. She pointed at the big black man and talked for a long time. She didn't know what to say. In the end, she had no choice but to put down her hand helplessly and asked with some sadness: "Why are you here so early?"
The big black man turned around and pointed toward the room: "I don't want to do anything, but my young master wants to talk to you..."
Only then did Su Ling notice that there were two people sitting at the table in the room, it was the young man in white shirt and the young man in green shirt.
Su Ling yawned, then slowly slipped out of the bed, walked up to the two of them, grinned at them, and said: "Well, the two guests got up early...
.For the sake of you saving me and my dad yesterday, we will just write off what happened yesterday. Haven’t you had breakfast yet? Turn right when you go out of the dining hall and walk slowly without seeing me!"
Unexpectedly, these two people sat without moving or speaking, looking at themselves with smiles.
Su Ling could only shake her head and said, "Okay, I'll bring the food to you two..." After that, he turned around and wanted to run away.
Although these people had rescued him yesterday, they had interrogated him like that and concealed their identities. They were certainly not ordinary people. Before he understood where they came from, Su Ling did not want to be alone with them for a minute.
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As soon as Su Ling stepped over the threshold, the young man in white shirt slowly said: "Hold on, don't rush away yet, I still have a few questions to ask you!"
When Su Ling heard this, his head suddenly felt as big as a fight, but there was nothing he could do. He knew that with just a wave of his hand from the green-shirted young man, more than a dozen big men were knocked off their feet. With a body like his own, even a hundred of them wouldn't be able to beat him.
He had no choice but to take his feet back, turned around and said with a sad face: "Are you done yet? Don't think you helped me last night and just keep asking questions. I'm busy. If you have anything to say, please hurry up!"
The young man in white shirt still said calmly: "We have already asked Scholar Bai. He did tell you some things about the court, but he only said a few words. How could you say so much? You
Who is it?"
Su Ling wanted to curse, so she quickly walked up to the young man in white shirt and said angrily: "Who am I? Who am I? Brother, can you ask me something new? You really want to know who I am?"
Seeing that the young man in white shirt was still sitting there steadily without moving, Su Ling could only shrug his shoulders and said helplessly: "Okay, let me introduce myself to you, Su Ling, majoring in Chinese at a famous 985 university in China.
A top student with a minor in history! Do you believe it? Do you understand?"
The young man in white shirt listened carefully. After thinking for a long time, he still didn't understand the meaning of Su Ling's words. He asked doubtfully: "What is the 985 famous university? But is it Taixue? I know a few gentlemen from Taixue. Who are you?"
Which gentleman's disciple..."
Su Ling was immediately confused and could only wave his hands vigorously and said: "What Taixue? I told you, I can't walk out of this mountain in Sujia Village. Which Taixue did I go to? Forget it, you have to let me tell you.
I’m just one or two, so I learned it on my own after listening to Scholar Bai’s words, so that’s it!”
The young man in white shirt stared at Su Ling for a long time. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about his expression, he felt that maybe the young man was not telling lies. He expected that he would not be able to find out anything if he asked again, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it here."
"What?..." Su Ling asked in confusion.
The young man in green shirt smiled and said: "The things I gave you last night were just to save your life. Now that the matter is done, shouldn't it be returned to its original owner?"
Only then did Su Ling realize that what they wanted was the weird golden token from last night.
Su Ling chuckled and said, "Golden Token? It's here with me...but..." he said, his eyes constantly moving.
The young man in green shirt asked: "But...but what?"
"This token is made of gold. It will take a while...I guess this is something you made at home. If you want to make another one, just do it like this. I will reluctantly keep this gold token.
Come on, firstly, it will be the cost of your stay in the hotel, secondly, we will get to know each other, and I will keep it as a souvenir, hehe..."
As he said that, Su Ling ran away. Unexpectedly, the figure in front of him flashed. The young man in green shirt had already been in front of him, and his left hand was already on his shoulder. With a little force, Su Ling grinned and screamed:
"It hurts, it hurts... be gentle... be gentle..."
"Where is the token?" Young Master Qingshan asked calmly.
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"It's...in my left trouser pocket...I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. If there's anything we can't discuss, why bother..." Su Ling muttered.
road.
The young man in green shirt took out the token from Su Ling's trouser pocket, let go of Su Ling, turned around and handed the token back to the young man in white shirt.
The young man in white shirt took the token and asked Su Ling with a smile: "Why, do you want this token?"
Su Ling rubbed her shoulders and muttered in a low voice: "If I want it, you won't give it to me..."
"If you want the token, it's not impossible..." The young man in white shirt paused and said, "Then you come with us..."
"Go? Where?" Su Ling asked doubtfully.
"Come with us to Wanyang City." The young man in white shirt said slowly.
When Su Ling heard this, he shook his head like a rattle and said, "I won't go anywhere if it's not fun..."
"You really don't want to go?"
"I really can't be more serious, I won't go!"
"Okay, then pretend I didn't say anything." The young man in white shirt didn't force himself, stood up and walked out.
The big black man followed and asked, "Where are you going, young master?"
"Eat breakfast..." "Okay! I've been hungry for a long time!..."
On the dining table in the middle hall, there were several bowls of corn soup and a cage of mixed flour pancakes. The three of them were sitting around, with Su Ling standing next to them.
The meal was served by Aunt Su. She also knew that these people saved her husband last night, so the meal in the morning was very generous. The young man in white shirt sent her out and asked Su Ling to stay and serve her.
, after saying that, he gave Aunt Su a bunch of money, and Aunt Su went out happily.
Su Ling stood there bored, watching them eat. He saw that the two young men each drank a bowl of corn porridge and didn't eat any of the mixed flour pancakes in the basket. The big black man didn't care about this and raised his molars.
He rolled up the pancakes and stuffed them all into his mouth.
The two gentlemen seemed not to be surprised and didn't care at all.
After breakfast, the three young masters in white shirts stood up and walked to the courtyard. The young master in white shirts said to Su Ling, "Do you have anything prepared at home that you can take with you on the road?"
Su Ling nodded and said, "Salted fish, do you want it?"
The young man in white shirt nodded and said, "That's okay. Pack us five or six pieces and we'll eat them on the way."
Su Ling returned to the kitchen, wrapped the salted fish and took it out. He saw that the three of them had already signed for the horses and arrived at the gate.
The young man in green shirt took the fish and tied it to his horse.
Seeing their posture, Su Ling asked, "You three want to leave?"
"Don't you want us to leave? Then I'll ask you a few more questions..." the young man in white shirt said jokingly.
"Come on, please..." Su Ling hurriedly bent down, put on a harmless smile, and made a greeting gesture with his right hand.
The three laughed loudly, each got on their horses, raised their whips, and lightly whipped the horses. The three horses started moving at the same time, stirring up a cloud of dust, and ran down the road into the mountain.
Finally sending away the three gods of plague, Su Ling let out a sigh of relief. Just as he turned around and wanted to go back, he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Su Ling turned around and saw a puff of smoke. The young man in blue was riding his horse back.
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"Why are you back again?" Su Ling asked puzzledly.
The young master in green shirt did not dismount, raised his hand and threw a bag in front of Su Ling. He sat on the horse and said loudly: "My young master gave it to you, please keep it. My young master also said that maybe we will meet again soon. I will see you later."
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By the time Su Ling came to his senses, the young man in green shirt had already left, leaving only the smoke and dust rising up on the mountain road.
Su Ling picked up the bag that the young man in green shirt threw on the ground, opened it, and murmured in a low voice: "I'll see you later... I'll see a big-headed ghost later... My mother..." Su Ling
Ling's last words were almost shouted.
He was holding the bag in his hand, his eyes almost bursting...
The bag was full of white money, and the weight seemed to be more than 100 taels.
"One hundred taels..." Su Ling said with gritted teeth.
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It's almost noon, Wanyang City.
Wanyang City is the largest city in its radius. The towering solid city walls and the majestic cloud-like watchtowers all demonstrate the city's solidity.
Streets are criss-crossed, traffic is busy, various trading flags are fluttering on the streets, men and women in the world of mortals are shoulder to shoulder, the shouts of doing business come and go, the sound of fistfights in restaurants, the sound of silk and bamboo music in brothels, it is a noisy scene of the world of mortals. It seems that this big city and
There is nothing involved in this troubled world, but there is an indescribable peace and prosperity.
On the street, three people walked up, one in a white shirt, one in a green shirt, and a big black man. All three of them were holding horses, walking slowly with the flow of people in the busy city.
It was the young man in the white shirt, the young man in the green shirt, and the big black man like an ox.
The three of them seemed to be attracted by this bustling scene, looking around with a touch of excitement on their faces.
"I never expected that in this chaotic world of ten cities and nine deserts, there is still such a paradise!" The young man in white shirt admired softly.
The young man in green shirt nodded and said: "Yes, although it is not as big as Longtai City, it is still not easy."
The white-shirted young man said with approval: "Yes, the Phoenix Spear General Zhang Xiao and the poisonous scholar Jia Wenxu are indeed first-class talents. If everything goes well and they are all used by my father, we will have a better chance of winning against the North."
It's a lot bigger! It seems that our white-clothed gods have the right idea. It is best to surrender such a first-class person."
"Stop me...Mr. Guo just doesn't want us to have a good time on the battlefield. I don't want to waste this effort. From what I see, he will rush into Zhendong General's Mansion and put my big halberd there."
What's on General Dingdong's head? Let's see if he surrenders!" the big black man said in a loud voice.
Young Master Qingshan whispered: "Old Dian whispered, this is not our territory, what are you talking about? That's General Zhendong here, not General Dingdong. If your uncle heard what you said, he will punish you."
It’s the same thing a hundred times!”
"I..." The big black man covered his mouth with his big hand, as if he was very afraid of this thing. His naive look made me laugh.
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The young man in white shirt laughed heartily.
The young man in white shirt also lowered his voice and said: "What Zi Qi said is right. I just observed it carefully. It's loose on the outside and tight on the inside. I only pointed out that in the half-quarter of an hour, I've already passed by the street 6 times. I'm still
I saw a lot of people wearing common people's clothes on the street, but their eyes and bodies were not ordinary people's secret whistles at all. We should act more cautiously. We only go where we want to go, don't hang around, hurry up..."
After that, let’s move forward first.
After just two steps, he seemed to remember something and turned back to the big black man: "By the way, while you are in Wanyang City, Lao Dian, you must not drink at all..."
"What! Then I'm going to have a mouth full of flutter... Hehe, can you drink a little, just a little..." The big black man chuckled, with a tone full of discussion.
The young man in white shirt said nothing, while the young man in green shirt shook his head gently, as if chanting a spell: "That's what it is..."
"I won't drink anymore...I won't drink anymore..."
The three figures slowly disappeared on the long street.
When the three of them appeared again, they were already in front of an inn. This inn occupies a large area, almost taking up half of the street. The main building rising from the ground is five stories high, and there are even more buildings behind it.
The endless courtyard and the pavilions of the inn are all made of fine large sandalwood. In addition to these, many large bluestones are inlaid in order to be solid and solid. It makes it even more magnificent.
There are six red lanterns hanging on both sides of the main entrance of the inn. In the middle of the main entrance is a large nanmu plaque inlaid with gold, with three characters written on it: "Tingtao Tower".
If you are from Wanyang City, you will naturally know that this inn is the most prosperous and magnificent inn in Wanyang. One upper room is worth the expenses of an ordinary family for a year.
As soon as the three of them reached the point where they ran out of money, a waiter from the store came out with a smile and led the horse. Another waiter led the way and let the three of them into the lobby of the inn.
As soon as the three of them entered, they heard the incessant sound of finger-guessing orders. As they looked around, the lobby on the first floor was already occupied by all kinds of diners and hoteliers.
The waiter smiled and said: "You three gentlemen, the business of the small shop is quite good. Would you like to stay in the shop or work as a boss?"
The young man in the white shirt did not say anything, and signaled to the young man in the green shirt. The young man in the green shirt took out a silver ingot from his arms and handed it to the waiter: "Man, we want to stay in a hotel and live in the best room. I'm afraid you can't take care of me. Please tell me."
From your shopkeeper."
The waiter stepped back wisely, and after a while, a middle-aged man wearing better clothes came over, cupped his hands towards the three of them and said: "Xiao Ke is the shopkeeper of this store, and you three want to live in the best hotel."
house."
The young man in white shirt smiled faintly and said, "I'm not staying in the hotel. I just asked the shopkeeper if he sells wine?"
The middle-aged shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then said: "Buying wine? When you go out, turn right, there is a winery."
"I'm buying daughter's red..." The young man in white shirt looked at the shopkeeper and said word by word.
When the middle-aged shopkeeper heard this, he didn't reply. He just looked at the young man in white shirt. After a while, he said, "How much do you want?"
"Nine coins and nine taels..."
The middle-aged shopkeeper stopped talking, turned around and walked slowly inside.
The three of them looked at each other and followed slowly.
The three of them followed the middle-aged shopkeeper out of the main building, passed through a moon door, and came to the backyard. The shopkeeper still didn't stop and continued to walk forward on his own. There were diners and residents who kept hitting him on the road.
He said hello and exchanged a few pleasantries, but nothing seemed to be the same.
Several people turned left and right, passing through countless pavilions and corridors. After walking for a long time, they arrived at the depths of Tingtao Pavilion.
There is no one else here, and the noise can no longer be heard.
The shopkeeper still had no intention of stopping, and the three young men in white shirts also followed him, all of them walking slowly without saying a word.
A few people walked for a while, and finally heard the sound of rushing.
The three young men in white shirts glanced around, and saw in front of them a rockery as tall as clouds. There was an artificial waterfall built on top of the rockery, with hanging springs flying and splashing waves, which was extremely spectacular.
The shopkeeper came under the waterfall, and everyone looked at it. The waterfall had changed its course and fell down for some reason. There was no trace of water here, but it was covered by green trees and was lush.
The shopkeeper cupped his hands towards the three men in white shirts and said, "Follow me."
The three of them followed the shopkeeper and slowly pushed through the trees, revealing a cobbled path in front of them.
After everyone walked on the cobbled path for a while, they unknowingly came around to the back of the waterfall.
Looking further forward, there is still a rockery at the end of the cobbled path. However, the rockery is much lower and is covered by the towering rockery just now. If you look from the outside, you will never know that there is another mountain behind the mountain.
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The shopkeeper walked to the mountain and touched the rocks a few times. He seemed to have touched a stone and clicked it lightly.
Creaking--as if a sigh came from the ground, the rockery suddenly cracked open, and it turned out to be a disguised stone door.
The four of them didn't seem to be surprised. They filed into the stone door. The stone door suddenly closed slowly and automatically. From the outside, it was still part of the rockery and there was nothing strange about it.
In front of everyone was a winding underground passage. The passage was bottomless. Although there were lights on the stone walls, the end could not be seen.
The four of them walked slowly in the underground passage. At first, the passage was so narrow that neither of them could walk side by side. It was also dark and damp. The lights hanging on the stone wall flickered on and off, making it indescribably chilly and cold.
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After walking for an unknown amount of time, the passage suddenly became bright and flat. It was surrounded by ancient black basalt stones, simple and silent, and the lights on the stone walls seemed to be much brighter.
After everyone walked for a while, they saw another closed stone door in front of them. A lifelike strange beast was painted on the left and right ends of the stone door.
If Su Ling were here, he would definitely be very surprised.
The strange beast on the stone door, the tiger-headed snake god, has a pair of huge wings on its body, with its teeth and claws spread out, and it is about to fly, just like a living creature.
This is obviously exactly the same as the strange beast on the golden order.
In the center of the stone gate, there are three imposing large characters written on it. Every stroke and every stroke seems to be deeply embedded in the hard basalt rock. The pens are as sharp as a sword.