The young man next to the old man muttered: "Isolated from the world, aren't we going to suffocate to death? Grandpa, we can't live any longer." The old man reached out and slapped the young man loudly, and yelled: "You bastard , now we are prisoners of the imperial court, and if we are caught, we will be beheaded. It is a great blessing that this family can survive. If you dare to talk nonsense again, your skin will be peeled off."
The young man was scolded by him and couldn't help but blush and stepped aside. The old man cupped his hands to Xiao Yunfan and said: "Thank you very much, my benefactor, for thinking carefully about us. However, I have one more thing to ask. May I ask what we should do if my benefactor comes after me? This family, young and old, are all helpless. Those who are in need, please show me your benevolence."
Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "After everyone enters the valley and settles down, I will destroy the entrance of the valley. At that time, there will be a layer of poisonous miasma outside the valley. Even if the officers and soldiers arrive, they will be unable to do anything. I can rest assured."
After hearing this, the old man said with a smile on his face: "Well, that's very good. Can you tell me the name of your benefactor? So that I, the descendants of the Feng family, can pray for you day and night and remember the virtue of my benefactor's rebirth."
Xiao Yunfan said with a smile: "My old man's words are serious. Junior Lu Buping. It's just because my ancestors have a deep connection with the Feng family. My ancestors have received great kindness from the Feng family. When my father heard that the Feng family was in trouble, he sent a boy to come to the rescue. Without further delay, Everyone should enter the valley as soon as possible to avoid future troubles."
The group of people, led by Xiao Yunfan, walked along a path towards the valley. It was early in the morning, and although the sun was shining, the valley was low-lying, and white mist filled everyone's eyes. Xiao Yunfan walked at the front and ordered everyone to line up and follow him.
After walking for a while, everyone came to the edge of a cliff. Xiao Yunfan walked towards the edge of the cliff and glanced at the bottom of the cliff. He saw only white mist, which was bottomless. There is an iron cable bridge in the air on the left side.
There are eight chains in the bridge, four at the bottom are paved with pedals, and two at the top are handrails.
As soon as I stepped on the pedal, the iron cable swayed. As he slowly walked to the center, the wind whistled in his ears and the iron rope swayed even more. The pedal has been in the fog all year round, making it difficult to see the sun. The layer of moss on top is even more slippery.
Even though Xiao Yunfan was bold and had some foundation in martial arts, cold sweat broke out on his vest. When the people of the Feng family saw this, they felt even more uneasy. After a while, he finally walked to the opposite side. My heart was beating hard, and I thought to myself: "I can't help but be scared when I cross this bridge, let alone these people?"
On the cliff opposite, the old man of the Feng family turned pale, the middle-aged man lowered his head and said nothing, and the two young men also swallowed their saliva. Several women looked confused, and none of the maids and men dared to walk to the bridge.
Everyone was hesitating when they suddenly heard a sneer coming from behind: "Everyone is a loser, they might as well be caught and beheaded."
Everyone turned around and saw a woman wearing a coarse prison uniform with long hair shawl and a straight face. She glanced at everyone with cold eyes, and her lips showed contempt and ridicule. The middle-aged man glanced at her and sneered: "Who do I think I am? It turns out to be Qing'er, who talks like that."
Feng Miaoqing spat: "Bah! Qing'er's name was also given by you, who do you think you are?" The middle-aged man's face suddenly turned red with anger, he pointed at her and shouted: "It's the other way around, it's the other way around." Feng Miaoqing Said: "Hmph! In my opinion, this Hero Lu shouldn't have saved you bunch of wimps. Everyone has the honor to say that he is a member of the Feng family. The Feng family's face has been ruined by you a long time ago."
A young man next to the middle-aged man came to the front and said, "You don't seem to be from the Feng family." Feng Miaoqing rolled her eyes at him, her eyes slightly red, and said loudly: "The Feng family... the Feng family. If you hadn't published it, What kind of bullshit novel is this? How could the imperial court close down our Chunqiu Tower?
How did my second uncle die? Don’t you know clearly? Grandpa's bones were not yet cold, and he still had to endure the humiliation of opening the coffin and slaughtering the corpse. The Feng family is truly a disgrace to our ancestors when we have descendants like you. "The young man was speechless when she shouted like this. His face turned pale and he took several steps back. Everyone in the Feng family, from the master to the servants, looked tired and embarrassed.
Xiao Yunfan walked back from the chain bridge and wanted to pick everyone up, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he felt very sad. Feng Miaoqing stopped looking at everyone, turned around and ran away. Xiao Yunfan said to everyone with a cold face: "Everyone, please do your own thing." Then he went to chase Feng Miaoqing. "Miss Feng, stay."
Feng Miaoqing turned around, tears glistening on her long eyelashes. Two tear stains were clearly visible on the thin face. Xiao Yunfan knew that she had lived in fine clothes since she was a child, but now her family was in decline and she was suffering from prison, so he was worried that she would do something stupid.
Feng Miaoqing bit her lip, stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears and said, "Master Lu, thank you for your help. You'd better leave them alone and leave me alone."
Xiao Yunfan stepped forward and said: "Miss Feng, I can feel the resentment in your heart. But people cannot be resurrected, even if they are killed, it will not help." Feng Miaoqing gritted his teeth and said: "They... ...What they did was really heartless." Xiao Yunfan was confused and asked: "What exactly did they do? How did the second master of the Feng family die?"
Feng Miaoqing sobbed: "Not long after my grandfather died, they poisoned my second uncle to seize the family property. Then they put me under house arrest and planned to sell me to a brothel. They also dismissed all the slaves in the family one by one."
Xiao Yunfan said: "They had calculated everything, but they never expected that because of a counter-proposal, the whole family would be imprisoned." Feng Miaoqing said: "Exactly, maybe there was God's will in the dark. They deserved their crimes, and they must have done it." They would be killed by a thousand cuts. But you rescued them again."
Hearing this, Xiao Yunfan wanted to slap himself. It turns out that these rescued people are ambitious and not good people. Then I thought again, if I don't save these people, I will definitely not see Feng Miaoqing. What's more, he didn't put any effort into it. The one who really saved people was his elder brother Luo Jiucai. He is just a striker.
The words "rescuing" and "killing" seem to be the same, but the meanings are completely different. Was it right or wrong to save these people? Xiao Yunfan was at a loss.
Feng Miaoqing has followed her grandfather since she was a child. Even if she has never seen anyone who interacts with the Feng family, she has heard about it. But I had never heard of the Lu family, so I couldn't help but feel doubtful, so I asked: "Master Lu, you said that you have a close relationship with my Feng family, but why have I never seen you?"
Xiao Yunfan knew that it was not appropriate to reveal his identity at this time, so he said casually: "My ancestors have a very deep relationship with the Feng family. My father's generation rarely interacted with friends in the world. It is reasonable that Miss Feng has never met me. ." At that moment, he changed his topic and said, "Miss Feng, I have heard about this case of counter-letter, but I have a doubt and I hope you can give me some advice."
Feng Miaoqing sighed and shook his head: "I don't understand this counter-book case very well. Daxia Lu probably doesn't know yet, but our Chunqiu Building has long been divided into two branches, one is my grandfather's side, and the other is Feng Yuxia and the others. Over here. The court will investigate the crime, regardless of the reason. I am a member of the Feng family, so I am naturally involved."
Xiao Yunfan nodded and said: "Well, in that case, I have no choice but to ask Mr. Feng for advice. The girl has some differences with them, so why not wait in the car until I find out the matter and then talk to the girl." , and walked towards the valley.
When he returned to the original place, all eighty-three people had disappeared without a trace. The long chain of the chain bridge was hanging on the cliff opposite. Someone had obviously broken the chain. Xiao Yunfan was taken aback and thought to himself: "Who did all this?"
While he was in a daze, his vest suddenly became numb. A man wearing a black cloak and a gold mask floated in front of him. Although he cannot move physically, his speech and tongue are still flexible. A pair of bright eyes on the mask stared at him, and a low and hoarse voice said: "Boy, what did I tell you when I rescued you?"
Xiao Yunfan was overjoyed and said: "It turned out to be senior. I will never forget the kindness of senior in saving my life. Your old man once said that after I recover from my injury, I will go back home and stop interfering in the affairs of the world."
The man reached out and slapped him loudly, and spat: "You have a good memory, but you didn't do it well."
Xiao Yunfan's left cheek felt burning pain. Although the old man in front of him was imposing, it also inadvertently aroused a sense of arrogance in his heart. He protested: "Senior wants me to live my whole life like a tortoise."
The old man sneered and said: "A living turtle is better than a dead person." Xiao Yunfan said: "It is better to live an upright life than to linger on."
The old man clicked his tongue and said: "Be an upright man. It seems that what I said to you has turned a deaf ear again." Xiao Yunfan said: "You old man once said that the so-called chivalry and righteousness cannot be just a moment of bravery, and you can die generously. Anyone who achieves great things must consider the following four words in his heart: "Strength is the best."
The old man turned around and said: "Since you came from the cave, what have you done within your ability?" Suddenly he turned around and pointed at him and said: "It's just the courage of an ordinary man." Xiao Yunfan said: "Everyone has to die once he lives, or It may be lighter than a feather, or heavier than Mount Tai. As a chivalrous man, he should help those in danger and help the poor, and help the world and bring peace to the country. He will sacrifice his life for righteousness, and he will not hesitate to die. Even if it is ridiculous in the eyes of the predecessors, this is the heart of an innocent child."
Xiao Yunfan's words were so impassioned that the old man pondered for a moment and murmured: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, since you want to die, even the gods can't save you. When the day of disaster comes, you will regret it too late." After saying that, he turned over in the air and turned around. He stood up and brushed his sleeves behind Xiao Yunfan's back.
When Xiao Yunfan turned around and looked again, the old man was gone. He said to himself: "Who is this senior? It seems that every move I make is under his control. What is his purpose in helping me is really hard to guess."
The Feng family was not around at the moment, so the matter of questioning the counter-proposal had to be given up. He stepped out of the valley, and just after taking a few steps, he heard a loud noise behind him. Turning around to look, I saw that the way into the valley had been blocked by huge rocks that had fallen from the top of the mountain.
The special envoys sent by the imperial court were sitting on the chairs in the lobby, each with a stern expression, waiting for the governor's reply. Governor Xu Yuantai had beads of sweat on his forehead and his face was pale. He stretched out his sleeve and wiped it gently, while Li Yingxiang remained calm and Zhou Guanghao looked solemn.
The leader of the Jin Yiwei called him Lu Wannian. He had a long and thin face with two brows. He stared at Xu Yuantai with a cold gaze and said coldly: "Master Xu, our brothers are here under the Holy Order. Now you have to hand over If we don't come out, we can't explain it to the factory owner when we go back, and he can't explain it to the Holy Father either. You are really good at posing problems for our brothers."
Xu Yuantai sighed and said: "Shangchao, please calm down. This matter is due to my negligence. I can only work here for a few days. I will supervise my subordinates with all my strength to arrest the thieves who robbed the prison."
At this time, Zhou Guanghao, who was sitting under him, stood up, took off his official hat, put it aside and said: "Your Majesty, the Governor. This matter is due to a subordinate's dereliction of duty. I have drafted a letter of apology and sent it to the Governor. Your Excellency, submit it to the Ministry of Personnel. Until the imperial court issues a document, according to our official system in the Ming Dynasty, lower officials will still be inspectors. I will definitely investigate this matter and get to the bottom of it."
Lu Wannian said: "I understand Master Zhou's words very clearly. But I wonder how many days it will take you to find out?"
Zhou Guanghao said loudly: "I can't hand over anyone within ten days. I will go back with my subordinates." After Lu Wannian exchanged glances with his companions on the left and right, he laughed and said: "Okay, Governor Xu, Mr. Li Soldier, you are here to bear witness. Our brothers will wait for ten days."
Xu Yuantai's face softened slightly and he said with a smile: "The three superiors have been tired all the way. The subordinates have already sent people to arrange accommodation, and please ask the superiors to move the rack." After sending off the Jin Yiwei, Xu Yuantai walked to the lobby angrily and cursed : "You bastard." Li Yingxiang took a sip of tea and said, "Master Futai, please calm down."
Xu Yuantai looked at Li Yingxiang and pointed at him and cursed: "You are nothing, why didn't you intercede for Lao Zhou just now? Now that there is such a big mess, let Lao Zhou be the one to blame? To tell you the truth, the three of us No one can run away.
Li Yingxiang glanced at Xu Yuantai and said with a smile: "What you are saying is that you didn't intercede for Lao Zhou just now?" He blushed when he saw the two of them, so Zhou Guanghao advised: "You two don't need to argue. The most important thing is to get married as soon as possible. Take countermeasures."
Xu Yuantai stroked his beard and muttered: "I think this matter is weird. I'm afraid it has something to do with those people in the world..."
Luo Jiutian closed his eyes and played with a copper coin back and forth in his hand. Standing beside him, he whispered to Ying: "Master, the matter has been settled. How to deal with the official questioning now, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Take some trouble. "
Luo Jiutian smiled lightly and said, "It's okay. Just tell the people below how to answer." Xiang Ying nodded: "Yes! I also heard that the inspector Zhou Guanghao is a delicate person and is not easy to deal with. If he smells something, , which would be very detrimental to us.”
Luo Jiutian put the copper coin in his hand on the table, opened his eyes and said slowly: "Let him check, let him check, even if he finds something, he can't do anything to us. All their handles are in our hands Hold on, I don’t believe they dare to shoot themselves in the foot?”
After Xiang Ying left, Luo Jiutian sighed: "Yunfan, I can only help you get here..."
