It was nearly dusk. The last rays of the autumn sunset fell on a lonely and deserted hill a few miles away from Tokyo, shining among the tombs that could only be hastily gathered for various reasons.
Sun Tu slowly poured a glass of wine into the mud in front of one of the small graves. Who would have thought that Zhou Tong, a great master who has been famous in the world for decades, would sleep so quietly in such an unknown place. , even in a cemetery with only a name scrawled on the tombstone.
And this is all thanks to Cui Lueshang and a few others who pooled the money to bury him, otherwise... As soon as he thinks of this, the guilt in Sun Tu's heart becomes stronger and stronger. He hates, hates why he treats his master like this No matter what, why did we not find out until today that something like this happened to him
In fact, this is not because Sun Tu is a cold person. He has been back in Bianjing for a long time and he still hasn't paid a visit to his master. On the contrary, it was precisely because he cared enough about Zhou Tong that he did not dare to come to the door. Because he knew very well how many powerful officials and traitors in the court he had offended over the years. His grandson Tu was a marquis and had great achievements. Those people did not dare to retaliate, but if they knew about Zhou Tong's existence, he would let them know that he valued and cared about it. A single person would probably bring disaster to him. No matter how famous Zhou Tong is in the world, no matter how high his martial arts skills are, he is still not worth mentioning in the eyes of those high-ranking officials in the court, and it is easy for him to do it.
However, this good intention resulted in such bad news, which naturally made Sun Tu completely unable to accept and forgive himself. At this time, he just stood in front of the grave. After a while, he knelt down and kowtowed three times: "Master, I am unfilial and cannot protect you. I know that no matter what I say in front of you today, Nothing can make up for my fault. I can only promise you that I will find the real culprit who killed you. No matter who he is, I will make him pay ten times and a hundred times to comfort your spirit in heaven. !”
Sun Tu actually said these words quite calmly. There wasn't even much anger or gnashing of teeth on his face, and his tone was as calm as water. But Cui Lueshang and the others who heard and saw it somehow felt chills unconsciously, and vaguely saw that a bloody storm was about to blow in the city of Tokyo.
This made them all afraid to come forward to comfort him, and they could only stand by silently. It wasn't until the sky turned completely dark that Sun Tu stood up, patted the dust on his body, looked at Cui Luoshang, who looked uneasy, and said, "Thank you so much for your willingness to help Master and his old man bury him in peace. I, Sun Tu, will record this sentiment." Yes. Is there anything else you haven’t told me about this matter?" As he spoke, his eyes were fixed directly on his eyes.
This made Cui Lueshang even more frightened. He wanted to shirk it, but he didn't dare. He finally hesitated and said: "I don't dare to hide it from the Marquis of Yue. In fact, something happened after this incident. A man named Zhou Xiong suddenly The Kaifeng Mansion sent people to take him to prison. It is said that he was arrested for killing people in the street, and the people he killed were some of the thieves from Guifan Tower... Originally, this matter was not considered serious. What, it can even be regarded as a brave act of justice, but Zhong Tong, who is in charge of prison matters, suddenly changed his mind and convicted him of a felony. He is still detained in my Kaifeng Mansion prison to this day...
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When he heard him mention the name Zhou Xiong, Sun Tu's eyes sank. Although he didn't have much contact with Zhou Xiong, he remembered clearly that this person was the nephew who had always been with his master. And the fact that he killed people at that time meant that he had found out the truth about the matter. With no way to appeal, you can only take the risk and kill someone yourself
This also made him suddenly anxious, and he quickly asked: "Then how can I see him now? No, I have to find a way to save him. What crime has he been convicted of?" In his hurry, Sun Tu's thoughts It's all a bit messy, which is an extremely rare situation.
"Even the younger ones in the prison can't get in. It's all up to Judge Zhong Tong. Moreover, because he has a big backer in the court, even Zhou Fuyin sometimes has to give way, so he wants to get in. It’s probably extremely difficult to get one here.”
Sun Tu looked at him for a while, and after confirming that what he said was true, he could only suppress his eagerness for the time being. Then, he thought of a more important thing: "What about Wan'er? Where is she?" Seeing that the other party was a little confused, he explained: "Zhou Xiuwan, that is, a young girl who has been following the master. ... Woman..." Sun Tu quickly changed his mind when he thought that more than ten years had passed and Zhou Xiuwan was no longer a girl.
Cui Lueshang shook his head: "I don't know this. When we arrived, there was only Master Zhou inside and outside the courtyard, and there was no one else."
Sun Tu took two steps a little uneasily. If he thought about it better, maybe Zhou Xiuwan had already married, so she had nothing to do with all this. This was naturally a blessing in misfortune. But if she was also involved, or even fell into the hands of some people, just thinking about her situation made Sun Tu anxious, wishing that he could turn Tokyo upside down right now and find the person.
After taking a few deep breaths and forcing himself to calm down, Sun Tucai patted Cui Lueshang on the shoulder: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise I don't know how long I would have been kept secret. Don't worry, I won't let you do this." Take risks, I have my own way to find out everything!"
"Master Hou..." Cui Lueshang hesitated for a moment, but finally said what was in his heart: "Although I am stupid, I can see that this matter is very deep. Maybe there are some extravagant people involved. I hope you can think twice." Later, don’t ruin your future just because of a moment of anger.”
Feeling the other party's sincere concern, Sun Tu felt warm in his heart: "Don't worry, I, Sun Tu, have never been a reckless person. What's more, my current status is not low. In this city of Tokyo, I can really There won’t be many people who can fight with me!” As he spoke, he turned around and looked up at the dimly lit Tokyo Bianliang in front of him. The murderous look in his eyes could not be concealed.
Beside him, a group of personal guards stood upright like javelins, all with resolute faces, without any worry at all, as if they were telling their general that no matter what he did, no matter what he did, go up the mountain of swords, go down into the sea of fire, enter the dragon pool and enter the tiger's den, They will all follow and defend to the death.
Cui Lueshang was envious and frightened when he saw all this. He was afraid that this matter was really going to cause a big mess. He didn't even know that he was doing the right thing by telling the truth.
It's wrong...
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It was not until the first update that Sun Tu returned home with heavy steps. Seeing his gloomy look, Ya'er and Hu Rong didn't dare to disturb him too much. They just thought that he was busy with official duties recently and was a little tired. Even their son Hutou only leaned in front of him for a while before being taken away by the wet nurse. .
It wasn't until there were only the couple left in the room that Sun Tu told the bad news he had learned today, and also mentioned Zhou Xiuwan's disappearance. This time, Ya'er was very sad and worried: "Grandpa Zhou, he actually went like this? I've been in Tokyo for several months, and he didn't even know about it..." I don't know how the seniority was discussed, anyway. Ya'er has always called her husband's master this way, and then she said even more worriedly: "And Wan'er, third brother, she, will she be okay?"
Sun Tu shook his head helplessly: "I don't know either. I just hope she can be a good person and have her own destiny. But tomorrow I will send someone to find out the relevant information, and at least Wan'er will be found. Also," he Thinking of another thing, he looked at his two wives solemnly and said: "You must be more careful when you go out in the future. It is said that the ghost Fanlou that I exterminated has resurrected, and they seem to want to seek revenge on me. Naturally, I don't You are afraid, but you might become their target, as well as Hutou. In this way, starting from tomorrow, I will ask a few brothers to follow you closely and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of you."
"Yes." Ya'er nodded sensibly: "We won't go out unless we have nothing to do. We won't let them succeed."
Hu Rong, on the other hand, rolled his eyes at this moment and said eagerly: "Sanlang, this might be an opportunity. If I go out and lure those people out, can I help you find the murderer of Master?" Come out?" Since marrying Sun Tu, she has always been content at home, but she has never given up on practicing martial arts. Sometimes she has thought about trying her skills again as before, but now she seems to have found a reasonable excuse. .
Sun Tu immediately shook his head and objected: "No, that's too risky. Although you are good at martial arts, you don't have enough experience in the martial arts. You especially don't know the dirty tricks of those guys, and you can't guard against them. Even the master has an outstanding body. All things considered... ensuring your safety is the most important thing now, and you can take your time with everything else."
Although it was a bit disappointing to be rejected by Sun Tu at once, Hu Rong felt happy when he felt the concern from him, and nodded in agreement: "Then I will listen to San Lang and not take risks."
Seeing the obedient and obedient looks of the two women, the sadness, guilt, and anger in Sun Tu's heart improved slightly. Then, having calmed down again, he thought about the fact that he still had the responsibility of rectifying military affairs, getting back military rations, and fighting in the ring with those guys who were greedy for military pay.
When I thought about it, I suddenly felt that the burden on me was heavier than I imagined. Judging from the current situation, the top priority is to put an end to the trouble that has been caused by himself. Otherwise, as long as a slight flaw is revealed, others will seize the opportunity to criticize him, especially Gao Qiu.
"Master, please forgive this disciple once more. I must solve the problem before me before I can avenge you!"