The man glanced at Lu Yong, shrank a little, and said softly: "Yes, it's Mr. Hu, here with the people from the village."
??After hearing this, the entire lobby fell silent.
??Shang Ruyi’s heart also sank.
??no……
??From seeing Hua Ziying practicing archery yesterday, to the people around her gearing up today, to Xiao Yuansui's words just now, "He will come in the next moment," there was a faint expectation in her heart. Looking forward to the next moment when he really appears.
??Unexpectedly, the person outside the mountain gate was still not him.
??not him……
??This fact was before her eyes. Although she had been mentally prepared for it, at this moment, it seemed to sting her especially.
??But Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down. Then he looked up and looked around. The expressions of some people were obviously different from before, and Lu Yong, who was originally holding a knife and preparing to kill. Shi laughed wildly. While laughing, he put the knife in his hand back into the scabbard, then pointed at Xiao Yuansui and said: "Okay, the people from the village are here, I see what you have to shirk this time!"
??After speaking, he waved his hand: "Let's go and pick them up!"
??The people behind him immediately followed and walked out in a high-spirited manner.
??Shang Ruyi stood at the door, watching them leave, and then turned to look at Xiao Yuansui, who was still standing in the middle of the lobby. The expression on his face changed several times, as if he had thought a lot at this moment. A man behind him The man walked up to him and whispered: "Master, what should we do?"
??Xiao Yuanshui composed himself and said: "Since you are here, you should greet us as expected and don't break the rules."
??After that, he asked someone to tidy up the lobby and walked out with them.
??Just when he walked to the door, he saw Hua Ziying and Shang Ruyi at a glance. Suddenly, a light flashed in his eyes, as if he remembered something, so he walked to Hua Ziying and whispered to him After a few words, Hua Ziying nodded in agreement, turned around and left.
??Shang Ruyi was stunned for a moment. When he looked up, Hua Ziying's figure had disappeared into the noisy crowd.
??Xiao Yuansu said: "Young madam, do you want to come with us?"
??Shang Ruyi smiled lightly and said, "If I don't go with you, Mr. Xiao won't trust me."
??Xiao Yuansui smiled, as if he was satisfied with her "knowledge and interest". He raised his hand and led her out of the lobby and out of the city.
?? Along the way, some of the people around were whispering and some had gloomy expressions, but obviously none of them seemed very satisfied with this sudden visit of "Master Hu." Shang Ruyi walked a long way, but still couldn't help but asked softly: "Who is that Mr. Hu?"
??"Hu Jinfeng, the military advisor of Wanggang Village."
??"military adviser?"
??Shang Ruyi raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately seemed to figure out what the smell was.
??The military advisor most often represents the leader of a place. What a leader can do depends on his decision-making, and secondly, on the wisdom and structure of his military advisor. However, judging from Xiao Yuansui's style before he defected to Wanggangzhai, Shang Ruyi really couldn't see the wisdom and structure of the military adviser there, so that she had never heard of Hu Jinfeng's name; on the contrary, after Xiao Yuansui left, , Wanggangzhai changed its past style and took measures aimed at the world. ….
??So, the two people are not the same person.
??Now, it depends on Hu Jinfeng’s attitude towards Xiao Yuansui.
??If he is a broad-minded and tolerant person, then everything will be fine; but on the contrary, if he is a narrow-minded, jealous person, then the matter will be——
??Thinking like this, she chuckled in her heart and continued walking forward.
??I have walked this road once before, and I am familiar with it. However, walking on a mountain road on a snowy day is inevitably a bit painful, especially when they left Cangcheng. The cold wind rolled up the huge snowballs and threw them on their faces. It seemed like they had been hurt. After a beating, the original anxious mood also disappeared in the hearts of the people around him.
It gradually intensified a bit.
??After walking for a long time, they finally arrived at the mountain gate.
??The place was also crowded with people at this moment, and the noisy sound almost overturned the entire Huangtu Ridge.
??At this time, I don’t know whether I should be thankful that Kou Yunliang has left camp with the remaining troops because of what happened that night. Although they have not gone far, if they are still here and see a group of people here, Chaos, I don’t know what will happen again.
??Shang Ruyi glanced at Mr. Hu—Hu Jinfeng.
??He is a very thin middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He has two beards. Because he is so thin that his mouth is sharp, he looks like a big rat that has become a sperm. It is quite different from this granary-based man. Xingluocang City is a perfect match for the city.
??At this moment, he was listening to what Lu Yong beside him was saying. He kept stroking his beard and nodding, and looked at them from time to time with his small eyes shining with cunning light.
??When Lu Yong finished speaking, there seemed to be a look of surprise on his face.
??But immediately, Hu Jinfeng put on a smile, bowed his hands to Xiao Yuansui, who was approaching, and said politely, even affectionately: "Brother Xiao, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
??Xiao Yuansui stepped forward and politely bowed his hand: "Master Hu, I didn't expect you to come."
??"Is this unexpected? It's been a few months since Brother Xiao left Wanggang Village. All the brothers have missed you very much. When they heard that I was coming this time, they all asked me to say hello to you."
??"Thank you very much. I'll ask Mr. Hu to send my greetings to all the brothers later."
??"This is nature, this is nature."
??Then Hu Jinfeng said with a smile: "It's just--if they can meet once, that would be the best."
??Xiao Yuansui's eyes flickered and he said: "If brothers are willing to come to Xingluocang, I will naturally be happy."
??Hu Jinfeng said: "It's not easy to come here."
??"how could be?"
??"We have been waiting outside the mountain gate for so long that we are almost frozen, but the people on the mountain are unwilling to let us go. Come here, brothers, I'm afraid you don't have the patience to wait."
"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Hu blamed me for being negligent. It's like this. We've been back and forth with the court's troops several times recently. If it weren't for tight security, I'm afraid this Xingluo Cang would have changed hands long ago."
??"I see,"
??Hu Jinfeng laughed and said, "I thought so many people were guarding against us!"
??Xiao Yuansui glanced at him, then at Lu Yong and others who were standing next to him with obviously provocative expressions. He still smiled calmly and said, "Master Hu, what you said is very offensive."
??With a wave of his hand, the guards on the mountain wall had no choice but to withdraw. ….
??Hu Jinfeng and others then showed a satisfied smile, and Xiao Yuanshui said: "It's windy and snowy here, so let's go to the city to talk."
??So, as soon as he raised his hand, Hu Jinfeng led his people into the mountain along with Xiao Yuansui and others.
??Shang Ruyi naturally turned back with everyone, but when she left the mountain gate, she subconsciously took another look outside, but in the falling snow, Luokou Ferry, and even the entire surrounding valley, were already empty. , the entire Huangtu Ridge was as silent as a piece of lifeless frozen soil.
??What she expected, nothing happened.
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??After a while, they returned to the meeting hall.
??The place has been cleaned up, and the tables and stools that were kicked over before have been rearranged neatly. Xiao Yuansui led Hu Jinfeng and others in to sit down, and the people they brought were temporarily lined up outside the door. Although the team was also It was considered neat, but being listed like this in the city would inevitably give people a murderous feeling, especially when these people all had gloomy faces, murderous auras on their bodies, and swords on their waists.
??After Hu Jinfeng walked into the lobby, he carefully looked around the large meeting hall, and then looked at the seat directly above which was obviously the leader. At this moment, Xiao Yuansui slowly walked forward and sat down.
??A trace of coldness appeared on his face
laugh.
??Then he said: "I can't believe that Brother Xiao has a different world after leaving Wanggang Village. This place is much more impressive than Wanggang Village."
??After Xiao Yuansui sat down, he put one hand flat on the table and said with a faint smile: "This is where the imperial garrison is stationed, so it is naturally built differently from other places. After we move in, we will temporarily borrow it."
??"I see,"
??Hu Jinfeng said with a smile: "I'm afraid that Brother Xiao is used to the grandeur here. If he returns to the village in the future, he won't be used to that small place."
??As soon as these words came out, the faces of many people in the hall changed.
?? Xiao Yuansui remained calm and just waved his hand. Immediately, a group of people came in and brought hot tea and some snacks. Xiao Yuansui said: "Master Hu came in a hurry, and we didn't have time to prepare. Let's drink some hot tea first." Let’s prepare some snacks and wait until later. Then we will host a banquet for all brothers to welcome you and wash away your dust.”
??Then Hu Jinfeng looked at the things on the table and sneered: "Brother Xiao's life is really good, but when I think of the brothers in the village who are still suffering and starving, how can I eat? Woolen cloth?"
??Xiao Yuansui immediately frowned: "Master Hu, how do you say this?"
??Hu Jinfeng stood up and said: "Three days ago, the granary in the village caught fire, and all the food stored before was burned. Seeing that the brothers have run out of rations one by one, think about it, Brother Xiao, you too You’re not going to die without saving your life, are you?”
??As soon as he heard this, Xiao Yuansui's expression suddenly froze: "What, there's a fire in the village?"
??"good."
??"Were other places burned?"
??"Not really, only the granary was on fire, and the rescue was timely, and no other places were affected."
??"oh……"
??When Xiao Yuansui heard this, he seemed to have thought of something, but he seemed unsure, and glanced at Shang Ruyi with twinkling eyes.
??At this moment, Shang Ruyi's two hands hanging by her side were sweating a lot inexplicably. She calmly and gently pinched the corners of her clothes, wrapped them around her fingertips and tugged hard.
??Xiao Yuansui thought for a while and asked Hu Jinfeng: "So, all the food sent back before was burned?"
??"Before?"
When Hu Jinfeng heard this, he seemed to have heard a joke and sneered immediately: "Brother Xiao, I don't understand what you are saying. When did you transport the food back?"
??"What?!"
??Xiao Yuansui was startled and stood up suddenly: "What did you say?!"
??(End of this chapter).
Leng Qingshan
