The aroma of meat fills the room, and the aroma of wine is intoxicating.
There is no chill in the wind anymore, mixed with some warm breath, coming in through the window, making people more restless and restless.
Liu Xiaomu lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, twirling the rim of the cup with her jade hand, and sipped the Wuyun syrup into her lips little by little, thus eliminating the awkwardness of looking at each other in silence.
Liu Dingchen also knew that he was in a hurry and pushed her too much, and he was worried that she would turn her back and chase him away. So he turned his head and picked up a chicken leg in private, smacking his lips and chewing it.
The two of them were silent for a long time before Liu Xiaomu raised his head again and said, "Third brother, in the afternoon, my little sister asked you to check the movements of the hawks and dogs in Taiwei Palace. What was the result?"
When Liu Dingchen saw that she had taken the initiative to change the subject, he felt relieved and immediately replied: "Hey! Third brother almost broke his leg because of this trivial matter. Those monks, nuns, and Taoist priests went back to their respective homes. They were originally guarding the Bachucheng City in Luoyang.
The armored guards at the door and the three Zoroastrian temples seemed to have received the order and had all been evacuated. In addition, there were many unscrupulous guards patrolling the city near Taiwei Palace, obviously to prevent the armored guards from provoking Zoroastrianism again.
The killing is so overwhelming."
Liu Xiaomu put down his cup and said leisurely: "Wang Jin is the best at cheating, so he won't do that kind of business that hurts the enemy by one thousand and hurts him by eight hundred. Today's meeting has made him
Taiwei Palace's vitality has been severely damaged, so it has to temporarily withdraw its strength and make further moves. From this point of view, no one will dare to obstruct the Zoroastrian Church's escorting the rescued people back to their home tonight."
But Liu Dingchen curled his lips and said: "If anything happens, the Zoroastrian people will take care of it. Since you have left the religion, why do you still worry about all this? Why don't you relax, get drunk with your third brother, and be a happy goblin! Hehe!
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Liu Xiaomu's pink ears twitched slightly, and a smile appeared on her face: "Third brother, your ears are still so powerful. Now that you know that Xiaoman has come back to buy wine, why don't you help him quickly? Do you really not know how to show mercy to women?"
Liu Dingchen laughed and disappeared out of thin air. A moment later, he heard Xiaoman's voice of giving in from the front yard, as if he was unwilling to ask him for help.
Liu Xiaomu held a lamp and opened the door to welcome him. Only then did he see two people pushing a ram-horned cart in the night. Two large altars of Wuyunjiu were tied on the cart. The south wind blew and you could smell it from a distance.
To the aroma of wine escaping.
The shofar stopped in front of the guest room.
Liu Dingchen was so impatient that he picked up the two jars of Wuyunjiu, one in each hand, and rushed them into the guest room. He also found two coarse porcelain bowls, lined them up with his own on the table, and covered them with a Ge scarf.
He opened the mud seal, tilted the wine jar slightly, and poured a stream of orange-yellow translucent liquid into three porcelain bowls. He raised his face and said with a smile: "It's a good night in early summer, beautiful women and good wine, how happy it is!"
Liu Xiaomu rolled her eyes at him, lifted her scarf, took two bowls, asked Xiaoman to sit down, and gave her a bowl of wine. Then she said to Liu Dingchen: "Today we fought in Taolin, and it was only with the help of third brother Duomeng that we were able to turn the danger into safety."
.This bowl is for you, little sister!”
Then he drank it in one gulp without spilling a drop.
Liu Dingchen scratched his head and said with a smile: "Young lady, there is no need to be polite, it's all what you should do. The little Taoist priest also contributed a lot, but it's a pity that he didn't come back tonight, otherwise he could have called for a drink."
When Xiaoman heard this, he realized that Master Liu was also responsible for repelling Wang Jin and the monks and nuns today. He also stood up with a drink and said with a smile: "Xiaoman also respects Master Liu for his help in rescuing the siege.
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When Liu Dingchen saw this, he felt even more cheerful. The three of them drank until the gong sounded at the third watch, the oil lamps gradually dimmed, and the two large jars of wine finally bottomed out.
Xiaoman was too drunk early, so he got into the bed with his clothes on and fell into a deep sleep. Liu Dingchen was lying on a bench with his mouth half open and snoring like thunder.
Liu Xiaomu was left sitting alone in front of the case, holding her chin in her hands, looking at the stars with a pair of phoenix eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
The crescent moon outside the screen window is like a hook, and the sky is stained with ink, which seems to have been like this forever. However, every time I see it, it always feels strange...
The blue clouds are dark, the moon is hidden, and the stars are sparse. In the blink of an eye, it is already the third watch.
On the street between Gong'anfang and Quanshanfang, several donkey carts were walking eastward in a row, silently. In the dim night, the donkey carts trailed faint shadows behind them, like ghosts.
The bamboo mats on the donkey cart were arched and hastily built into a canopy. Due to the hasty preparation, only a layer of hay was spread in the canopy. Many lightly wounded people were lying on the hay, and they all endured the pain and kept silent. There was silence. The Zoroastrian leader who escorted the cart was silent.
It is the guardian of Faye Sanqiu who is pretending to be a groom at this time. He flicks the long whip in his hand and points it on the donkey's buttocks. It is neither light nor heavy, but just right.
In order to prevent the donkeys from braying loudly and making too much noise, each donkey was equipped with a bit and a halter, the bells on the donkey's neck were removed, and the donkey's kicks were wrapped in soft cloth. It can be said that every step was taken with care.
The direction of the donkey cart was towards Lidefang Zoroastrian Temple. After passing Zeshanfang, turn left and turn north, pass by Defang, cross Xinzhong Bridge, and then bypass Chengfufang, which is the destination of the night walk.
At this time, we were still six or seven miles away from our destination, Lidefang Zoroastrian Temple, when the leading donkey cart suddenly stopped. The donkeys were all restless, as if they had noticed that the arrival was not good.
Ye Sanqiu also hurriedly stopped the donkey, jumped out of the car, and rushed to the front carriage. To ensure that the trip was safe, he stayed on the last donkey carriage so that he could stand behind him in person if he was rounded up.
When I got closer, I saw a round and unruly guard, with a beardless face and a slightly childish look. His nostrils were pointed to the sky and his arms were folded in front of his chest. He was arrogantly scolding the lead coachman: "... Driving in the middle of the night, ignoring the curfew, it is illegal."
Traitor is a thief! Tell me quickly! Which trading company do you belong to? Do you have any talisman or road guide as evidence? If you can’t tell me about Chou Yin Mao, then follow me back to Wuhou Pu to tell you..."
The groom was obviously a believer, so in order to avoid conflict with him, he just nodded and bowed, not daring to reply.
Seeing this, Ye Sanqiu hurriedly stepped forward and smiled at the bad guard: "Xiaomin and others are from Ye Jiaxiang Shop in Bei City. They were rushing to deliver a batch of good goods to Mr. Hu's house in Luobinfang in the afternoon, so we were delayed.
Shichen. I wonder which Lord Wu this gentleman works under? Maybe we, the heads of the Ye family, know each other very well..."
While talking, Ye Sanqiu took out a bunch of big money from his sleeve and stuffed it into the bad guard's hand.
"What are you doing?! Don't get close to me!"
This bad Acropolis was in such bad condition that he immediately changed his color and started shouting, "It's already past three o'clock. You guys are clearing the way with such money. You are obviously guilty of thieves. We are patrolling here at night on the orders of Marquis Dong Wu to catch the criminals."
People! These donkey carts must have hidden items that are prohibited. They need to be searched. All my brothers should come out!"
As soon as the bad guard said hello, six bad guards rushed out from the corner of the street. They looked like newly recruited bad guards from Wuhou Pu. No matter how they acted, they were all very unfamiliar, so they were called
Arrange to patrol the streets in the latter half of the night.
One of them did not forget to give a thumbs up to the chubby bad guard: "Niu Pang'er, good job! You are so smart! We brothers will recommend you to do whatever you want to do in the future."
The chubby Niu Pang'er was not modest either, and immediately waved his hand: "Search the car!"
The seven bad guards immediately dispersed, shouting and scolding, and reached into the car.
Ye Sanqiu also felt slightly troubled when he came across these raw melon eggs: He had already prepared money in the afternoon and sent people to Wuhou shops in various places in the city to prepare them in advance. Is there any oversight? At this time, the car was searched by several unscrupulous guards.
It's a small matter. If a weapon is found and the weapon is used again, I'm afraid that not only will it be difficult to escape tonight, but I will also be saddled with a serious crime...
Thinking of this, Ye Sanqiu hurriedly gestured to the two detective horses nearby, telling everyone to get ready. If he had to take action, he would restrain these seven bad guards as soon as possible to avoid attracting more bad guards for interrogation.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he made the gesture, he heard an exclamation from someone driving a donkey cart.
Everyone looked around, and saw a cultist holding a soft sword, placing it on the thick neck of the cow, and shouted in a cold voice: "Everyone who tells you to stop! Otherwise, I will keep this head and use it as a stool for the young man to sit on."
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Niu Pang'er was frightened and burst into tears: "Brothers, please stop... Just now, Niu Pang'er was blind and didn't see the hero sitting in this car... I don't want to die! I still have to wait and see.
The baby in my mother-in-law’s belly…”
When the other six bad guards saw this, they were so frightened that they stood still. Not long after they were on duty, this was the first time they encountered such lawless thugs who dared to threaten people from the public sect. For a while, they even forgot to summon their colleagues.
It has to be clean.
Ye Sanqiu saw that Bu Shanshi Li Shaochen had already made a move, and without hesitation, he took the lead in swinging his sword and slashed the back of a bad guard's neck, killing the bad guard until he fainted.
Almost at the same time, other "groommen" also jumped up and knocked down the bad guards around them one by one and knocked them unconscious. They also found ropes to tie their hands and feet, grabbed hay and stuffed them into their mouths, and then piled these bad guards who were asking for trouble.
In the corner beside the road. Someone will find them tomorrow at dawn.
Niu Pang'er was stunned when he saw it, and only then did he realize that the seven of them had encountered a difficult situation.
Just as he was about to beg for mercy, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then there was a loud bang in his head, and he knew nothing.
In the guest room of the square house, the lamps are dim.
The warmth of early summer cannot penetrate into this guest room, and there is a chill in every corner.
Yang Chaoxi woke up early, but she just lay on the couch, motionless, and lost all thoughts.
My heart is full of the scene when my mother dragged me to kneel in front of my father's grave every year during the Qingming Festival when I was a child. There were also many nights when I couldn't see my fingers, my mother told me old stories about my father and him.
What a straightforward and honest person he is.
As I thought about it, the scenes of me practicing martial arts with Guan Shibo when I was a child were also interspersed with scenes, reversed and messy, but the truth could not be erased... I thought of Guan Shibo's harshness towards me, and how he always looked at his mother.
The kiss in his eyes, and the words he said that night in front of the deserted slope, I didn't understand at the time, but now it seems that they are all evidence of his guilt!
Two hours ago, master Changyuan Zhenren learned about this and came to see him. Seeing his silent appearance, he knew that it was useless to talk too much, so he left a sentence: "Listen both and you will be enlightened, but believe only and you will be hidden. The revenge of killing your father,
If there is no ironclad proof, don't listen to one-sided remarks." Then he drifted away. Senior Brother Fang and Senior Sister Tang knew that he was sad, so they sent someone to put down some water and eat, then they closed the door and left.
Unconsciously, hot tears rolled down the corners of his eyes and rolled onto the pillow, and soon he fainted into two cold balls. It was as if a huge stone weighed heavily on his chest, making him unable to breathe.
Suddenly, he felt a pain in his heart, and he felt a little bit lucky. Fortunately, he could not marry Lin'er's sister. Fortunately, he and Guan Huer had a breakup meal... Otherwise, one day, when he found out that he had actually married his father-in-law,
The enemy's daughter also became a brother-in-law with the son of the enemy who killed her father. At that time, she was truly beyond redemption!
But when I think of Sister Lin'er, those blessings quickly dissipate, and all that comes to my mind are delusions and regrets: If I hadn't gone to practice Taoism, if I had stayed in the village, helping my mother raise silkworms and reels every day
He spins silk, sells cloth, and goes hunting in the mountains with Guan Shibo every day. He can always accompany Lin'er, play with her, and make her happy. So at this time, her pillow person must be him...
But why should I go out of my way to listen to Chen Gu's "nonsense"! If I had never known these secrets of the past, I would not have had the intention of killing Guan Shibo.
But if he really kills Guan Shibo, he will become Lin'er's sister's father-killing enemy again, and he will fight Guan Huer and Niu Pang'er until death... At that time, should he be grateful that his great revenge has been avenged, or should he be happy?
I should regret that I was born in such a valley...