Strange Tale of Qingluan

In the early morning of the next day, everyone mounted their horses and hurried to the Taoxia Kingdom, crossing mountains and ridges, wasting their sweat all the way just for one unruly woman!

When they arrived at the ferry, everyone unloaded their horses and changed to boats. During the two or three days on board, the situation was very peaceful, and no officers, soldiers or even masters came out to ambush the sand. Even so, Li Xuan still looked tense, and his sword wowed. He refused to relax in his hand, and Su Zhongming had no choice but to remind him not to scare the boatman.

The owner of this large ship is a silk and cloth businessman, because he wants to transport the freshly produced high-quality silk to Taoxia Kingdom, and then exchange it for some snow-white fox fur to bring back and sell it, so he sails on this waterway.When Su Zhongming and others came to the ferry, they happened to meet this cargo ship. For the sake of safety, they took this ship and lived in the cargo hold.

Two or three days later, when we arrived at the bustling Dadu in Taoxia, the boat stopped. Su Zhongming and others got off the boat, gave the boatman some money, and left the ferry on horseback.

Taoxia is very cold, because it is the northernmost place and the northernmost country.

The cold wind came head-on and blew on the girl's face, and her pale cheeks were immediately blushed. There was no modern moisturizer in this time and space, so Su Zhongming could only watch the girls rubbing their red cheeks with both hands. cheek.

Walking through the white snow, leading the horse through the tight gates of Wanjing, the Taoxia King City, Yi Yeqing, who was walking in the front, had just walked to the center, and when he was about to pass through two thick gates, a military leader came from The left side of the city gate came out, saw this group of people, and immediately gave an order.

"Stop for Laozi!"

Yi Yeqing stopped walking after hearing the words.

Su Zhongming poked his head out, looked at the situation ahead, and couldn't help but pull down the rattan hat on his head to cover half of his face, for fear of encountering hostile people.

Facing a serious man's face, Yi Yeqing said calmly: "Master Jun stopped us, because he thinks there is something wrong with us?"

The head of the army walked over proudly with his hands behind his back, glanced at them, and sternly shouted: "The problem is serious! I don't think you guys are serious people! Hire me honestly! If you don't, I will take you all back for interrogation!"

In order not to show his flaws, Yi Yeqing pretended to be calm, and replied with a smile: "Master, what do you think of us as unscrupulous?"

The head of the army glanced at Yi Yeqing seriously, and then pointed to the girl and child on the horse behind him in front of him, and said seriously: "You guys are taking young and beautiful girls, and Bringing children, this is the evidence!"

Yi Yeqing seemed to understand a little when he heard it, and quickly explained: "Master Jun thinks we are bandits who rob women and children? Master Jun, you really misunderstood!" He said, pointing to Su Zhongming, "Two The child was adopted by him, he is an orphan." He pointed to Ye Shuangshuang and Fei'er, "These two girls are my younger sisters."

The same children of Qingluan City, under the same roof, counting according to the seniority and age, it shouldn't be a lie to say that they are younger sisters...

Fearing that the military leader would not believe him and was afraid of wasting time, Yi Yeqing could only talk nonsense and added, "Some of us men are neighbors, some are friends, some come to this city to find work, and some come to visit relatives. Yes, they are fellows anyway, so we came together."

The military master was dubious, and questioned: "Even if this is the case, why don't you men bring their wives? There must be a problem if you don't bring your wives with you when you visit relatives!"

Yi Yeqing coughed lightly, and demanded: "Master Jun, come here first."

Confused, the army leader retreated, stood beside Yi Yeqing, and issued a warning first: "If you want to bribe me, there is no way! I am an honest and law-enforcer!"

Yi Yeqing leaned close to the army leader and whispered: "Master Jun, let me tell you the truth, that bearded man, his wife was detained by his natal family, this time he rushed over to snatch her back. The rattan hat and the blind man, Nanfeng, do you understand?"

Juntou looked at the people Yi Yeqing mentioned and was startled.

Yi Yeqing took the opportunity to whisper again: "Master Jun is also interested in Nanfeng, right?"

Hearing this, the military leader immediately became serious, and blurted out: "Bah! I have a wife! My wife is a woman, ten times more beautiful than the girl you brought!" Pointing at Gonghe, he asked, "What about him? What is his origin? !"

Yi Yeqing coughed again, and whispered nonsense in a low voice: "He is a fool, his mother asked me to bring him here to find work."

The military head thought for a while, and felt that there seemed to be no loopholes in what he said, so he had no choice but to let them go.

After successfully passing the city pass and arriving in Wangcheng, Yi Yeqing led the horse and walked in front, and did not forget to apologize to everyone behind him in time: "Those one-sided words just said are very offensive, I hope you will forgive me." .”

Because of the cold weather, all the big and small shops in the neighborhood closed their doors and looked deserted. If you didn't notice three or five customers coming out of the shop, it would make people think that there were no customers and the business was bleak.

Ye Shuangshuang, who was sitting on horseback, looked at Fei'er in front of him, looked sideways, and noticed two girls coming out of a shop, carrying two bags of rouge and gouache, trotting on the ground covered with thin snow. He was only wrapped in a short fleece jacket.

Su Zhongming turned his head and noticed the girl's gaze, so he couldn't help joking with her: "Rouge and gouache... Why don't you buy a box of Shuangshuang too? Ask Yang Bin to pay for it for you."

Ye Shuangshuang was taken aback when she heard the words, turned her head to look at Su Zhongming, and explained: "I don't want to buy, I'm not interested in that kind of thing!"

Because of this sentence, the men burst out laughing instantly.

Yang Bin couldn't help but said to her: "You will be interested in the day you get married."

Ye Shuangshuang lowered her head slightly, as if she was shy, and kept saying, "I'm not going to get married!"

Yang Bin said honestly: "It's impossible for a girl not to get married. Only when you get married can a man make money for you and rely on you."

Fei'er, who had been listening silently for a long time, looked at everyone, and couldn't help opening her mouth: "Why did you talk about Rouge? You all mentioned getting married? Is there anyone who is going to get married?"

Su Zhongming replied: "Of course not, but rouge is a symbol of fascination. Even if a woman is not a fairy, it will turn a woman into a fairy. The most irresistible thing for a man is the charm of a fairy."

Fei'er understood, and when she had an idea, she said to Su Zhongming strangely: "Then, the most important thing to buy is the city lord yourself. Didn't the city lord just say that it is a symbol of confusion! Among us, Only you are married!"

This bad girl...!

Su Zhongming became serious, but she was helpless because she was a girl, so she didn't dare to beat anyone up.

Gong He, who led the horse and walked behind the girls, smiled, and joined in the fun, and said to Fei'er who was on the horse in front, "Apologize to the city lord quickly? Be careful that he won't let you be promoted to Xiangxuanzhu." !"

Fei'er curled her lips, and within a moment, she immediately showed a bright and innocent smile at Su Zhongming, pretending to be good.

Su Zhongming kept a straight face, and blurted out: "It's useless to laugh, and you can't improve your status by relationship..."

Fei'er acted obediently, and flattered her: "It's useful! It's useful! It's obvious that I'm already familiar with it. You know my strength. My strength is no worse than that bad old man like my master."

Su Zhongming only said: "If you don't pass the strict examination, everything is unknown."

Yi Yeqing in front of him changed the subject and asked, "My lord, we have come to Wangcheng, should we go to Luomeizhuang to inquire about the news, or find a place to rest?"

Su Zhongming just opened his lips, and before he could speak, Yang Bin replied first: "Go and find out the news! I don't even know what Wen Qian has become now!"

Su Zhongming had nothing to do with this man, and said slowly: "No, we'd better find a place to stay first, we've already driven for almost a day, and we have enough energy to inquire after eating and resting."

Yang Bin was not very satisfied with this decision, and shouted: "I finally know the reason why Wenqian has been having a bad life! In an emergency, you have never cared about her! You have already arrived in Taoxia King City, but you actually said you would Eat and rest first!"

Su Zhongming felt that the other party's tone was very aggressive, and he also knew that he should calm down at this time and ignore the other party's emotions, but he couldn't calm down, he just couldn't help paying attention, put down the rein, turned around and walked in front of Yang Bin, two Tightly grabbing Yang Bin's front, he said earnestly: "It takes strength to find out the news. We are all tired now, and you are too. If you go to Luomei Village rashly like this, it will only be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger!"

Yi Yeqing turned her head and calmly answered the words: "Brother Yang, please listen to my lord. They used to be husband and wife, so they will not care about Miss Wen Qian."

Facing the words 'they used to be husband and wife', Yang Bin felt even more upset, anger came out of his nostrils, he broke away from Su Zhongming's hands, led his horse and strode forward angrily, passing by Yi Yeqing's side After walking five or six meters, he suddenly turned around, raised his right hand, and pointed straight at them.

"You! You don't understand the feelings of our unrepentant men! You! You don't understand what a sincere love between a man and a woman is!" After roaring this sentence, he turned around resentfully, led the horse, and walked forward angrily take a step.

Su Zhongming stared straight ahead at the figure who left the team without authorization, helpless.

Yi Yeqing also looked at the video for a moment, then turned around again and asked Su Zhongming: "What should we do now?"

Su Zhongming took his own horse, walked slowly, and walked forward, saying, "Follow him."

Ye Shuangshuang was stunned, and blurted out: "Follow him? What if he runs to Luomei Village?"

Su Zhongming decided to trust Yang Bin this time, and slowly said: "Although he is angry, he will not be so stupid that he will go there alone to die. He has already learned from the past."

Ye Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the reins with one hand, and held Fei'er's little man with the other, and rode slowly, following Su Zhongming forward.

Sure enough, Yang Bin just came to the door of an inn with anger, hung the burden on his shoulders, handed the horse to the shop assistant, and entered the shop.Su Zhongming and others also followed into this inn, and told the shopkeeper that he and Yang Bin were on the same road, they were friends, and the room and meal expenses could be recorded together.

When eating, everyone came down from the upstairs wing room. Yi Yeqing had already made a reservation and sat alone at the dining table by the window. Several people saw him when they went downstairs and went to him. Got two tables.

Su Zhongming shared the table with Yi Yeqing, Li Xuan, and Yang Bin, and the girls and Gong He shared the same table, which was just right.

Yang Bin was still angry, leaning on the desk with his arms crossed, lowered his head, and kept silent.

As soon as the food was served, it was hot. Yang Bin grabbed the bowl and chopsticks and ate it in big mouthfuls, as if he wanted to digest all his anger with the food accumulated in his stomach.

Su Zhongming and Yi Yeqing ate slowly, occasionally raising their eyes to glance at his hungry wolf appearance.After eating half a bowl of rice, Su Zhongming finally couldn't help it, and opened his lips and said, "Yang Bin, you eat so fast, aren't you afraid of choking?"

Yi Yeqing said while picking up vegetables, "The food is also very hot..."

Yang Bin ignored it and continued to go his own way, until he coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of rice before stopping.

Su Zhongming murmured helplessly: "I said I would be choked..."

The dining hall downstairs was almost full of people, and a middle-aged man slowly walked down the stairs at this time, calling out 'man'.

The store clerk immediately ran up and said politely, "What's your order?"

The middle-aged man replied: "Prepare a separate table for the old man."

The store clerk glanced at the dining hall and found that it was almost full, so he had to say regretfully: "Oh, my guest officer, there is no vacant table now, can you see if you want to share a table with others? "

The middle-aged man didn't answer, he walked generously, walked through the passage, and walked outside.

Yi Yeqing raised her head inadvertently, and seeing this busy middle-aged man, she couldn't help being slightly stunned, and hurriedly said to Su Zhongming across the table: "My lord, look at that man, doesn't he look like Senior Murong?"

Su Zhongming took a mouthful of rice, turned around, just in time to see the middle-aged man crossing the threshold, and recognized him at a glance. After swallowing the mouthful of food he was chewing, he put down his chopsticks and chased after him.

After the middle-aged man left the inn, he walked along the long street.

Su Zhongming ran out of the inn and shouted: "Senior Murong! Stay!"

The figure in front stopped, turned around, and was very surprised when he saw Su Zhongming: "City Master Su, why are you here?"

Su Zhongming stepped forward and replied, "I'm also here to save Wenqian."

Murong Qinxue was slightly moved, and replied, "It's rare that you treat Wen Qian so well."

Su Zhongming asked: "Senior, did you just get here?"

Murong Qinxue sighed, and had to be honest: "This old man has been here for a few days."

Su Zhongming asked again: "Did you go to see Mei Yinghong?"

Murong Qinxue confessed: "That's not true."

Su Zhongming was slightly surprised, and blurted out: "Why don't you go to see Master Meizhuang?"

Murong Qinxue just sighed again, walked back, only said: "Let's go back to the inn first."

The old and the young went back to the inn together. When Yang Bin turned his head and saw Murong Wenqian's father, he couldn't help lowering his head because of a momentary guilty conscience, not daring to look him straight.

Yi Yeqing took the initiative to stand up and gave up his position to Murong Qinxue. Yang Bin buried his head even lower, and even bent his head at the desk, trying to cover his face.

Murong Qinxue said to him calmly: "Don't hide, the old man has already seen you, brat."

Yang Bin had to raise his head, sit up straight, maybe fidgeting, and immediately stood up again, putting on a hippie smile, trying to please his future father-in-law.

"Senior...! Senior...! Drink tea! What do you want to eat? I'll cover it all!"

While passing tea, he was very enthusiastic.

Murong Qinxue gently pushed his hand away, and said calmly: "I lost this old man's daughter, and now I'm in a hurry to get close to this old man, isn't your experience in dealing with people in the Jianghu too superficial?"

Yang Bin was slightly taken aback, put down the cup, without further ado, just gave a 'plop', knelt down, and begged for forgiveness: "Senior! I know it was because of my negligence that Wen Qian was put on the list! But! I Now I am in a hurry to save her!"

Murong Qinxue's attitude remained unchanged, he only said: "Get up! Kneel here, others will come to see the joke."

Yang Bin immediately stood up and stood beside him.

Su Zhongming sat down, continued to eat the unfinished bowl of rice, and picked up vegetables for Li Xuan by the way.

Yi Yeqing brought back a clean bowl and a pair of clean chopsticks from the store clerk, handed them to Murong Qinxue, and took away his own bowl and chopsticks.

Murong Qinxue picked up a bowl full of white rice, and when he was about to eat, he glanced at Yang Bin and said, "You've been standing here, how will I eat?"

Yang Bin didn't know what to do, and stood there even more stupidly.

Su Zhongming persuaded him while eating: "Yang Bin, you can chat with Ah Qing first, you can go upstairs or go out."

Yi Yeqing heard the words and went out first, Yang Bin had no choice but to follow, the two men stepped out of the inn's threshold one after the other.

The author has something to say:

I just want to complain

This kind of tour group traveling around the world really

Kind of like a benefactor...

but people of different ages

It's very interesting to travel around the country and play in mountains and rivers

These chapters save lives

It's just a foreshadowing of the Taoxia incident