For half a month, Kyoto was quiet, so quiet that the whole of Kyoto had nothing to talk about after dinner.
Fang Tao came to Qiu Mansion every day to "dot the numbers" and was more punctual than the soldiers guarding the city gate.
There is no other reason. Naturally, Yu Lan used some small tricks. As long as Fang Tao doesn't come to Qiu Mansion for one day, he will become limp and unable to move on time.
At first, Fang Tao could not be so obedient. He even went straight to Yihong Building after leaving the Hou Mansion.
Li Wantong couldn't control Fang Tao, and Fang Tao even threatened that a stinky bitch should control me.
This word reached Li Wantong's ears, and Li Wantong just frowned. But these words also reached Yu Lan's ears, and anger suddenly arose in her heart, and she felt evil in her heart.
That day, Yu Lan was blocked on Fang Tao's only way back home.
That night, the young Marquis from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion stayed away all night and did not know where he had gone.
After that night, there was a lot of curses on the way from Zhenyuan Hou Mansion to Qiu Mansion every morning, and the curses stopped suddenly two hundred meters away from Qiu Mansion.
After being beaten again and again, Yu Lan was really ruthless. Even the Marquis of Zhenyuan felt distressed after seeing it. But Yu Lan's medical skills are powerful enough, and he knows the structure of the human body to ensure that every punch will not damage the muscles or bones, but the pain can still make people miserable.
"Sir, I have finished reading today's book." Fang Tao said respectfully to Li Wantong.
In just half a month, the slutty boy had become an obedient student, making him dare not go east or west.
Li Wantong's thoughts were not on Fang Tao at all, but on Yu Zhi who was far away in Nanzhou.
"Sir?" Fang Tao shouted again.
Li Wantong came back to his senses, looked at Fang Tao, and said: "You call me sir, but I can't take care of you these days. In the future, I may not have time to teach you. Last night, I sorted out some Books, you can read them carefully several times, they will be of great benefit to you."
When Fang Tao heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He reads not because he likes reading, but because he has no choice but to do so.
Yu Lan was in Qiu Mansion, and she was beaten severely every time she disagreed.
If you don't be a good student, you will be beaten to death within a day.
In the past few days, Fang Tao also learned a sentence from the book - a real man can bend and stretch.
Be patient for a while and everything will be calm!
"Sir, are you leaving Kyoto?" Fang Tao said with joy, as the day of his freedom was not far away.
Ladies of Yihonglou, my young master Fang is going into battle again!
Li Wantong nodded. This was a decision she made half a month ago. Because of Fang Tao, it has been delayed until now.
Fang Tao walked out of the study room briskly, more excited than the prisoners who came out of the prison.
Seeing Yu Lan, Fang Tao immediately stopped laughing and said respectfully, "I've met Master Yu."
Using Yu Lan's logic, you, Fang Tao, take Li Wantong as your master. It's not too much to call me uncle!
Yu Lan made this face and said hum, looking more like a gentleman than Li Wantong. "Go back, have a good rest, and don't be late tomorrow morning."
For some reason, Fang Tao would feel trembling all over every time he saw Yu Lan, like a mouse seeing a cat and dying. He almost always left Qiu Mansion as if he was running away.
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There should be no fog in summer. Even in the deep mountains and old forests, there will be no fog, let alone the white mist that makes you unable to see your fingers.
The fog was so thick that even the horses pulling the goods couldn't tell the direction, so they could only let their servants pull them forward.
Cross the river by feeling for the stones!
No one knows what the path beneath their feet is.
The fierce horse neighed, as if it had been frightened. It raised its hooves and carried a person into the white mist. Soon the figure disappeared together with the sound of horse hooves and shouts.
For a moment, everyone in the caravan was frightened, their footsteps were chaotic, and they were clearly panicking.
There must be something strange about the heavy fog that violates the solar terms.
Zhou Hu looked calm. He had never encountered such a thing before, but as the most advanced person in the caravan, he could not show panic.
"Everyone dismounts, and all the people in the caravan gather around the carriage and help it move forward. The guards put their hands on the shoulders of the person in front, so that no one is left behind. I will open the way!"
Zhou Hu's voice reached everyone's ears. Suddenly everyone had a backbone and their footsteps became orderly.
Zhou Hu is indeed experienced, and opening the way alone means putting his life in the most dangerous situation.
Yu Zhi was still sitting on the pile of goods, looking into the depths of the white mist behind the convoy with doubts in his eyes.
There is something peeping in the dark... This feeling has occurred more than once or twice.
Immediately, Yu Zhi circulated his true energy, and his eyes flashed like fireflies, trying to see through the vast white fog.
"Hey, why don't you come down quickly? It's dangerous now. You are a bodyguard. Is this how you make a living?" The person who spoke was Zhou Hu's brother, one of the third-grade stone crackers.
If things were normal, the journey would be uneventful, and it wouldn't be a problem even if Yu Zhi lay on the carriage to rest.
But now the white fog is strange and the future is uncertain. No one can see such a helpless person like Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi responded, jumped out of the car, and said, "I'm going last!"
"Hmph. Coward!" The man said a few more words, as if hiding behind was the safest place.
Zhou Hu heard this and scolded: "San'er, shut up!"
Yu Zhi didn't explain. The sense of crisis in his heart came from the white mist behind the convoy, which was the deepest place hidden.
The caravan moved forward slowly, taking every step carefully as if walking on thin ice.
"It's so damn unlucky that there's such heavy fog at this time of year."
"Be quiet, there must be monsters if anything goes wrong. The road ahead is peaceful, but did you see those villages...it's really weird."
"Fortunately, the master invited Zhou Hu, otherwise our caravan would have been in chaos."
"Yes, fortunately Zhou Hu is here. The five brothers have a good reputation in the Kyoto caravan circle."
"The fog in Niangxipi is really scary. I hope it's just an abnormal climate and nothing weird will happen!"
"..."
Everyone communicated quietly, not daring to let down their guard.
Yu Zhi walked at the end and did not listen to Zhou Hu's order to put his hand on the shoulder of the person in front.
Sunlight can penetrate the white fog, but it cannot dispel it. The white mist is very heavy, floating in the air like cotton wool. Unless you push it away with force, the mist will stay in place.
I don’t know how long I’ve been walking, and I don’t know where I’ve gone, but the white mist is still there.
"Stop!" Zhou Hu stopped, and the caravan also listened.
The caravan manager looked around and asked, "Did something happen?"
Zhou Hu squatted down, waved his hand on the ground to disperse some of the white mist, and looked at the ground with horror in his eyes. He said in a deep voice: "We have been walking for almost half an hour just now. Logically speaking, we should be walking out of the mountains and into the plains at this moment. There is a small town not far away. But the fog here has not dissipated yet."
"I looked at the ground. These are the footprints and ruts of our caravan."
When the steward heard this, he didn't know what to do. "So, we have just been spinning in this white mist?"
Zhou Hu didn't want to admit it, but he had to recognize the reality. "I'm afraid so."
Such a weird thing had never happened on this road before, and even Zhou Hu didn't know what to do for a while.
Yu Zhi also discovered this. The repeated footprints and ruts on the ground showed that they had been spinning in circles before. This white mist seemed to follow everyone like a shadow.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed: "Old Hei, Old Hei is missing!"
Zhou Hu had the foresight to ask everyone to put their hands on the shoulders of the previous person to prevent anyone from getting lost. But accidents still happened.
"What's going on?" Zhou Hu asked.
The man was panic-stricken, and his expression was nothing but horror. "Old Hei, he...he's so gone."
He couldn't explain the reason, he just felt that there was no weight on his shoulders, and when he turned his head, there was no one behind him.
The man following Lao Hei also echoed: "I also felt that Lao Hei disappeared with a light touch of his hand."
Zhou Hu looked troubled, but felt uneasy in his heart. This strange white mist was beyond his comprehension.
In an instant, someone shouted again: "There are also fewer people here."
"And here!"
One place, two places... five places.
A total of five people were "lost", and they were all bodyguards of the First Grade Splitting Stone.
Although the realm is not high, it is always unbelievable that living people disappear like this in front of everyone.
"Ghost! This is a ghost." Someone shouted in horror.
"I heard that there is a mountain ghost in this deep mountain. It must be a mountain ghost causing trouble."
Zhou Hu said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you are here to disturb people's hearts, why not think about how to get out of this white fog."
Losing five people at once caused deep uneasiness and fear to come to everyone's heart again.
At this time, another level 4 Armor Breaker said: "Maybe it's really a ghost."
This person's name is Su Yichun. His name is quite elegant, but he has a scarred face. He looks sinister but has a cheerful personality. I just heard this name, but it must not match this appearance.
Zhou Hu said angrily: "There are no ghosts in the world, there are just human beings. This must be someone pretending to be a ghost."
Su Yichun did not argue, smiled and walked aside.
From the moment he entered the white mist, Su Yichun didn't talk much and listened to Zhou Hu's instructions. Now that someone was "lost", he was also listening to Zhou Hu's instructions.
Yu Zhi doesn't believe in ghosts. Even if there are ghosts, he has seen Queen Feiying, who is more powerful than ghosts. Why is he afraid of these imps?
Yu Zhi glanced behind him again. He wanted to see what was hidden behind Bai Wu.
The caravan completely stopped in the white mist. Zhou Hu needed to find a way out of the white mist, while the others needed to rest and calm down the fear in their hearts.
I don’t know how long it took, the sky gradually darkened, the sun went down, and night fell.
Unknowingly, the caravan had spent a whole day in the white mist.
The five Zhou Hu brothers gathered together and pondered for a long time, but they didn't know what to do. The white mist was like a prison. As they moved, they couldn't tell their direction and could only be trapped here.
The current scene was beyond Zhou Hu's understanding.
"Damn it. Boss, we rush into the white mist, we might as well die!"
"Yes, who is behind this? You can't die without knowing it!"
Zhou Hu remained silent. He had no clue, and he didn't want these brothers to die in vain.
At this moment, the man named San'er said: "Brother, let the man named Su and Li Zhi come over and fight out together. We brothers can't bear all risks."
Hearing this, Zhou Hu looked at Yu Zhi who was staying at the back of the caravan.
