The rain stops, the clouds open, and the sun shines brightly.
Yin Kuang lowered his upper body, and Qian Qianqian, blushing, was wrapping a hemostatic bandage around him. But Yin Kuang stood up straight, his eyes looking at the sparkling red river water and the back of the man in a coir raincoat and bamboo hat swaying the oar in the river. The ferryman's unknown dialect folk songs echoed all around, gradually fading away. Next to Yin Kuang, Li Shuangmu, who had a bandage on his arm, also looked at the back of the departing ferryman and said, "It seems we missed something." As he said that, he threw away the wooden block he was holding in his right hand. Get into the water. There was not much regret on his face, but a faint smile.
This piece of wood is exactly the corner of the plaque that Li Shuangmu bought from the waiter of Yuelai Inn, which cost nearly two hundred taels of silver.
Just now, after defeating Xichang Fanzi, the ferryman suddenly said loudly: "Thank you kind master for paying back the wine money I owed to Yuelai Inn for this old man. I am really grateful. Unfortunately, I don't have much. I can't repay you. If you want to cross the river again in the future, I won't accept your boat fare. Haha, I wish you a good journey." After saying that, he stood at the stern of the boat, gave Li Shuangmu and others a pot of gourd wine, and then left. .
Yin Kuang said: "Didn't someone say that Jianghu is just a passing encounter. There is nothing to regret. But why did you throw it away? After all, you bought it with more than a hundred taels of silver." Li Shuangmu said: "It's The value is gone, and there is no use keeping it. Let’s rest for a while. Once we’ve rested, we’ll leave and get to Longmen Inn as soon as possible.”
At this time, Pan Longtao came over and said, "I found this on Zhao Tong's body." As he said that, he handed Yin Kuang a letter. Yin Kuang opened it and took out the letter. He suddenly felt a strong fragrance of roses coming to his nostrils, "It actually smells good?" He glanced at the content of the letter, then handed it to Li Shuangmu and said, "Interesting. After reading it, The factory is not a piece of iron." Li Shuangmu glanced at it, then walked to Su Huirong, handed over the letter, and said, "Do you recognize this handwriting?"
Su Huirong looked at it, a smile appeared on her pale face, and said: "This is the calligraphy of Wan Guifei, and the disgusting rose fragrance on her body. Haha, in order to kill me, she actually wrote the order herself, and she also You really hate looking down on me."
The content of the letter was astonishingly "Don't worry about the rain transforming the fields, kill the little bitch first"! The handwriting is beautiful, but it contains murderous intent; the letter paper is fragrant, but it is like poisonous mist.
Yin Kuang frowned, "Concubine Wan Gui..." Su Huirong sneered, "This woman was afraid that my mother would be favored because of her noble son, so she sent Xichang to kill me. Humph! Little did she know that this stupid woman who thought she was smart was actually The governor is playing all kinds of tricks. The governor is just using me as an excuse to leave her control, arrest the imperial criminals, and establish the prestige of the West Factory. In the future, when the governor has fully received the grace of the Holy God, this woman will die! "
Bai Lu was confused when he heard it, and said: "Yin Kuang, do you understand?" Yin Kuang nodded, shook his head, and said: "I can probably guess something. But what does this have to do with us? Concubine Wan Gui, haha , maybe we have to deal with her... But before that, let's deal with Yuhuatian first." After Su Huirong heard this, her face was full of disdain and said: "You are simply not proud of being an enemy of the governor. Use your strength and wishful thinking. With your ability, even if there are hundreds more, you will not be able to match the Governor. No one... can escape from the hands of the Governor, no one can..." The ridicule on Yin Kuang and others was on her face. and disdain gradually turned into deep fear, helplessness, despair...
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West factory big ship.
Ma Jinliang, the head stall owner of the West Factory, wearing a mask with a smiling face, hurriedly walked into the cabin and said loudly: "Lord Governor, something serious has happened."
"Jinliang, how many times have I told you to stay calm when things happen..." A figure in white ornate clothes stood in front of a table with his head lowered and his pale and slender fingers pointing and drawing on the map. Ma Jinliang heard this. He spoke hastily and calmly without even raising his head. However, he stopped mid-sentence and asked: "What makes you so anxious? Tell me." A eunuch serving on the left and right brought the brocade to the table. , he picked it up casually, wiped his hands clean, and continued to look down at the map.
"Zhao Tong is dead!"
"Zhao Tong? Is that woman named Wan an spy in Xichang?" His tone was still indifferent and gentle, "If you die, you will die. What's the fuss about?"
Ma Jinliang said: "No! No! According to the reports from spies from all sides, Su... that palace maid was with the group of young people that Ji Xueyong reported before. It seems that she was controlled by them."
The governor's slightly lowered head suddenly tilted, revealing a profile with soft lines. The face was pale but delicate as jade, "What did you say? That smelly palace maid was subdued? Didn't she report that everything was normal before?" The governor's The tone finally changed, becoming softer and more indifferent, "Do you know which direction they are going?"
Ma Jinliang said: "The spies said they were heading west, taking the water route. Lord Governor, would you like me to lead the men and horses immediately to capture them all, so as not to ruin the Lord Governor's plan?"
"... No need." The governor picked up the brocade again and wiped his hands. "When you release the news, say that I, Yuhuatian, will dispatch a large number of troops to hunt down the escaping palace maids and accomplices, and then send some people to show off. Don't kill everyone. As long as they are clean. To the west... Humph, I expected them to go west out of the pass. Do you think I can't do anything to them if they escape outside the pass? We can go to Longmen first and wait for them."
"Here, Governor, but Zhao Huaian..."
"Jinliang," the governor interrupted Ma Jinliang, still with his back to him, but raised his white hand and nodded, "use your brain more when you have time. With Zhao Huaian's temper, meddling in other people's business and claiming to be chivalrous, hum. Humph, he will definitely save the person we want to kill in the West Factory. He still can't escape my grasp. This time, I will use this Zhao Huaian... to put on a good show for the whole world to see. I, Yuhuatian... am more than a thousand times more powerful than him, Cao Shaoqin. I, Xichang, and I, Yuhuatian, are the ones who can best relieve the emperor... of his worries..." As he spoke, he brushed his ears and hair, and raised a smile on his face. Smiling, "Let's see when the time comes and who else dares to oppose me, Yu Huatian."
Ma Jinliang quickly clasped his fists and said with joy, "Yes, Lord Governor!"
At this moment, a loud shout came, "There is an assassin!!"
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Lanling Town, Yuelai Inn.
"Hey, have you heard about it? Just now, Yuhuatian from Xichang issued a new killing order to hunt down a group of rebels who intended to rebel? It seems that in order to escape the pursuit of Xichang, that group of people planned to go to Xichang. I'm out of town." A drinker suddenly said to someone at the same table.
"Hey? Rebels? Why did I hear that they are a group of helpless young people? Could it be the same as what happened three years ago? I see, it is another group of family members who are against the officials of the West Factory , Alas, I hope they can escape from the clutches of the devil." One person hummed.
"How can it be so easy? Although the West Factory was established less than half a year ago, its momentum has increased dramatically. Now even the East Factory has been suppressed by it. And the governor of the West Factory, Yu Huatian, is even more amazing. Character, it is said that he has mastered the "Sunflower Book" created by the legendary eunuch Sanbao. His martial arts are unfathomable and he is the best in the world. The people under him are also like wolves and tigers. It is not easy to escape from their pursuit. ah."
"That's not necessarily true. Isn't there another Zhao Daxia Zhao Huaian? This man is highly skilled in martial arts, has unparalleled swordsmanship, and has a chivalrous heart. He can eliminate evil and punish rape. Wasn't Dongchang defeated by him? This is the case with Dongchang, and West Factory I’m afraid it’s not much different. He will definitely not sit idly by and do nothing.”
"Hehe, you think too highly of Zhao Huaian." A bearded man folded his arms and said helplessly: "The governor of Dongchang, Wan Yulou, is just a show-off. He is notoriously afraid of death. Compared with the previous governor Cao... that is... He can't even flatter a horse. But Yuhuatian is different. Since he took charge of the West Factory, which one of his actions has not brought about a bloody storm? This time he left the capital, and no one can control him. This world, I'm afraid it will happen again. It’s not peaceful anymore.”
"When did the Jianghu become calm?" Someone interjected, "If it were calm, it wouldn't be the Jianghu anymore. But I think it would be better to have more heroic and courageous people like Zhao Daxia. The imperial court cannot administer justice, but we, the rest of the world, can do it. Alas. , It’s a pity that those famous elders in the past don’t know where to hide now.”
"Hey! Count on them? All of them are old and toothless, and they have given them a famous name in vain. Everyone in the sect is greedy for life and afraid of death. If they don't help, we will burn incense. What about us? Although we have intentions, we are powerless. Alas. , just hang up obediently, come on, drink and drink. Let’s not talk about such depressing things.”
"Yes, yes, drink! I have wine today and I am drunk today. After drinking this, why are we waiting to go escort? Even if the sky is falling, we have to eat, right? Let's do it!"
No one paid attention. A slender black figure lowered his hat and stepped out of the door, leaving only a faint "cowardless rat"...