Yang Peng received a letter from Lin Qing'er, asking him to rush to Tianjing New City to see if there was anything going on. Yang Peng immediately made arrangements for going to Beijing and asked Duan Zhixian to temporarily command the three armies on his behalf, while other brothers assisted him. Yang Peng took Huyan Chijin and Yang Dezheng with him for a day, and Yang Peng embarked on the road to Tokyo, accompanied by more than a hundred secret guards and Chen Jie.
They were on the road day and night because Yang Peng had to rush to Tianjing New City before the Spring Festival. In the evening of that day, it was windy and snowy. Although it was not very late, the road ahead was already confusing. Yang Peng sat on the horse, put his hands on his eyes and looked ahead. In the wind and snow, he saw only a little light coming through the heavy snow. It flickered and dimmed, not very clear, like a will-o'-the-wisp. Next to it, there is a flag fluttering with the wind and snow in the sky. Due to the heavy wind and snow and the dim light, it is not clear what is written on it, but it can be inferred that there should be a wild shop there.
"Go to that wild store and have a rest for the night. We will continue our journey tomorrow." Yang Peng pointed to the wild store in the distance. Chen Jie and Xue Fu nodded. The group of people quickened their pace and rushed towards the wild shop despite the wind and snow. Suddenly, the cry for help floated over with the wind and snow. Everyone took a closer look and saw in the snow not far away, a woman sitting on the ground with a look of pain on her face, and another woman standing next to her, looking at a loss. Both of their packages fell into the snow. The woman sitting on the ground was holding something that looked like a tablet in her arms. Judging from her appearance, she must be in her twenties. She was not very beautiful, but she had a kind of knowledgeable and gentle look. The temperament should be that of the master; the standing woman, only fifteen or sixteen years old, crying and at a loss, should be the mistress's maid.
When the maid saw someone coming, she seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and ran over to ask for help, regardless of whether the person coming was a good person or a bad person. Yang Peng looked at the woman sitting on the ground and dismounted. Chen Jie and others also dismounted. Yang Peng ran to the woman. The two looked at each other, both stunned. I don't know why, although they have never seen each other before, they feel an inexplicable familiarity.
Yang Peng looked at her feet and asked, "Is it twisted?" The woman nodded, with a look of pain on her face. Yang Peng said: "There is a wild shop ahead. Let's go there first, and then I will look at your injuries."
The woman nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you, big brother!" Yang Peng smiled and stretched out his hand to help her up. But she didn't expect that she actually shrank back as if she was electrocuted, and said hurriedly: "Men and women are not allowed to kiss each other, brother, please respect yourself!"
Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "In this situation, if you don't let me touch you, how can I send you to a wild shop? Whether men and women can be intimate or not depends on the situation. As long as you and I are open-minded, why bother? Pay attention to these little details!”
The woman couldn't help but be moved, glanced at Yang Peng, hesitated, and nodded gently. Yang Peng smiled, stepped forward and picked her up, turned around and walked towards his horse. The woman lay in Yang Peng's arms, feeling the hot masculine breath emanating from his broad chest, and became extremely nervous.
Yang Peng put her on the saddle, held her steady, and warned: "Hold the saddle with both hands." The woman quickly followed Yang Peng's instructions and held the saddle, looking a little nervous. Yang Peng smiled and led the horse towards the wild store. The little girl quickly picked up the baggage that fell on the ground and followed. Chen Jie and the secret guards no longer rode horses, but led the horses and followed on foot.
Arriving at the door of the wild store, Chen Jie immediately ran over and knocked on the door. Bang bang bang. In this windy and snowy night, the knocking on the door was not that noticeable. The store door opened, and a waiter with a deer-headed head and rat-like eyes came out. After looking at everyone, he asked happily: "Do you want to stay in the hotel?"
Chen Jie said angrily: "Nonsense! Why are you here so late and not staying at the hotel? Stop talking nonsense and go prepare food, drink and a place to sleep." The waiter quickly agreed and ran in, and then everyone I heard a series of shouts coming from the store, and then I saw the waiter coming out followed by an extremely fat man with a fierce face.
The big man glanced at Yang Peng and then at the woman sitting on the horse. His eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked: "Everyone, please come inside!" More than twenty secret guards stayed outside the store to guard the horses. People filed into the wild shop. Yang Peng hugged the woman with slightly red cheeks. The originally empty wild shop suddenly became full.
The big man asked the waiter to serve drinks. Chen Jie immediately stopped him, "No drinks, just water." The big man was stunned, nodded in agreement, and ordered the waiter. The waiter ran down quickly. The big man said with a smile: "What a coincidence that you, my guests, have come! Our restaurant has just slaughtered a fat cow. I immediately asked them to cook it and serve it to you." Chen Jie said: "No beef, just white-flour steamed buns." Got it!"
The big man's eyes twitched, he reluctantly agreed, and then left. When they came to the back, a skinny man in his forties with a sinister look came up to him and asked in a low voice: "How is it?" The big man said with some annoyance: "It must be Lao Jianghu, he doesn't drink alcohol or eat meat. All I need is white flour steamed buns and water." The middle-aged man frowned, "In this case, I can only smoke incense in the middle of the night." The big man nodded.
Soon after, water and steamed buns were delivered. After everyone finished eating and drinking, they followed the waiter to their respective rooms to rest. After all, the scale of this wild store is limited, so most of the hidden kills can only be done on the floor in the lobby.
Yang Peng gave Chen Jie and Xue Fu some instructions, and the two of them clasped their hands in agreement and left the room. Yang Peng walked up to the woman, looked at her feet, rolled up his sleeves, and asked, "Which foot is twisted?" The woman looked at her right foot and said, "It's the right foot."
Yang Peng sat down and went to grab her right foot. The woman quickly retracted her foot and asked nervously: "You, what are you doing?" Yang Peng grabbed her right foot and said angrily: "Of course I am treating you, could I take advantage of you?" Standing there The little girl on the side chuckled. The woman glared at her in annoyance, and the little girl quickly covered her mouth.
Yang Peng gently lifted up the woman's trousers and took off her long cotton socks, revealing her jade-white calves and red and swollen ankles. Yang Peng tried to touch it, and the woman groaned in pain, and the little girl next to her was extremely nervous. Yang Peng smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just twisted, no bones were hurt." Then he held the woman's foot and suddenly exerted force. The woman was caught off guard and felt a sharp pain like a knife suddenly coming from her. She couldn't help but scream, tears flowed from her eyes, and she looked at Yang Peng aggrievedly.
Yang Peng chuckled and said: "Okay, it's okay." The woman was stunned, and quickly tried to move her ankle, and it really didn't hurt anymore. There was a look of surprise on her pretty face, and she quickly stood up and bowed to Yang Pengying: "Thank you, brother!"
Yang Peng waved his hand and said jokingly: "Thank you, no need, just don't think of me as a pervert!" The woman looked confused, she had no idea what a 'pervert' was. Yang Peng saw her doubts and explained with a smile: "Pervert means a pervert." The woman suddenly realized, her face was red and she lowered her head.
"Okay, you guys can rest. Don't come out no matter what noise you hear at night. If you encounter anything, just call us. We'll be next door." After saying that, he was ready to leave. The woman quickly called out: "Young Master," Yang Peng turned around and asked with a smile, "Is there anything else?" The woman blushed and asked, "You still don't know the Young Master's surname?"
"My name is Yang Peng." The woman looked thoughtful. She felt like she had heard this name somewhere. Yingying quickly bowed and said, "Young Master Yang's kindness in saving each other, I will never forget it." Yang Peng said with a smile: "Don't remember, after tonight, you and I will go our separate ways. You guys should have a good rest. "Then he turned around and left, closing the door.
The little girl said excitedly: "Miss, this Young Master Yang seems to be different from the other Young Masters we have met before! This Young Master Yang seems to be special, special..." The girl didn't know how to describe her feelings. The woman thought: "This Mr. Yang has a heroic demeanor, just like those famous ancient generals in the legend, heroes of Yan and Zhao! The ones we have met before are all literary talents, so naturally he is different from Mr. Yang!"
The little girl tilted her head and said, "I think this Young Master Yang is better!" The woman glanced at the little girl and asked curiously, "Why?" The little girl tilted her head and thought for a long time, frowned and shook her head, " I can’t tell, that’s how I feel.” The woman smiled, showing her thoughtfulness. …
In the middle of the night, there was silence in the wild store. There were bowls of lamps burning in the lobby and in the corridor upstairs. The lamps danced gently. The dim lights only illuminated a small area around them, and the rest of the place was a blur. It was dark; the north wind was still howling outside, snowflakes were flying all over the sky, and there was not a trace of light from the stars and the moon.
Suddenly, thick smoke came out from the window connecting the lobby and the kitchen. Within a moment, the lobby was filled with smoke. Immediately, seven or eight masked men in black came in from the back kitchen carrying steel knives, crept up the stairs, and came outside Chen Xiao's room. A masked man in black took out something like a bamboo pipe, scratched the paper on the door, and blew a pipe of smoke into the room.
The men in black waited for a moment, then the leader inserted the long knife through the crack of the door and slowly opened the door latch. The door was opened gently, and the men in black immediately rushed in. Early the next morning, the heavy snow overnight finally stopped. The sky is blue, as if washed by water, with a few snow-white clouds floating on the blue curtain; the morning sun shines on the earth, and the snow-covered white earth reflects the dazzling silver light; the wind has stopped. , houses, trees, and mountains are all wrapped in a thick cotton coat. Everything is so beautiful. The sinister world last night has now become a beautiful world like a fairy tale.
Bang bang! The woman and the maid who were getting dressed suddenly heard two sounds on the door. The maid quickly raised her voice and said, "Wait a moment." The master and maid had put on their clothes, and the little maid hurried to the door and opened it. Yang Peng appeared in front of her. The little maid's eyes lit up and she quickly let Yang Peng into the room. At the same time, she shouted inside: "Miss, Mr. Yang is here."
The woman hurriedly walked up to Chen Xiao and bowed Yingying: "Sir." Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Did you sleep well last night? Did you wake up from anything?" The woman said gratefully: "We slept well last night. !" Yang Peng said: "We are going on the road. I don't know where you are going, maybe we can walk together for a while."
"We are going to Tokyo." Yang Peng chuckled, "That's a coincidence. We are also going to Cangzhou and will give you a ride. If you don't mind, miss, let's go together." The woman felt that she was walking with a strange man. It was inappropriate, but she subconsciously wanted to rely on the other person. Since meeting yesterday, she had a sense of peace that she had never felt before, as if someone had protected her from all the wind, frost, rain and snow. This was her late What her husband never gave her. The woman nodded subconsciously.
Yang Peng smiled and said, "Then get ready. Come down and have breakfast, and then we'll hit the road again." "Thank you, sir." Yang Peng left the room. "Miss, I think that with Mr. Yang here, we don't have to worry about anything!" the little maid couldn't help but said. The woman smiled and ordered: "Hurry up and clean up. Don't let Young Master Yang and the others wait too long!" The little maid nodded in agreement and immediately got busy.
After a while, the master and maid came down from upstairs and saw Yang Peng chatting with Chen Jie and Xue Fu over breakfast. The two masters and maids came to Yang Peng and bowed Yingying, "Master." Yang Peng glanced at them and said with a smile: "You are here." Then he pointed to the table with breakfast and water next to him, "That's for you. Eat what you have prepared." The master and maid thanked each other, then walked over and sat down. The little maid serves the woman's meal.
Yang Peng and the others stood up and left the hall. The two masters and maidservants couldn't help but panic, and quickly got up and ran out of the hall. Seeing this, Yang Peng smiled and said, "Why have you just finished eating?" The woman nodded sheepishly.
Yang Peng understood their worries and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will wait for you. Go and eat in peace. We have a long way to go today, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a hot meal before sunset. "The woman responded with slightly red cheeks, and she and her maid turned around and walked into the wild shop. Yang Peng and others were checking the horses and luggage.
The woman was embarrassed to keep Yang Peng and the others waiting, so she ate something hastily and came out. Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Have you eaten yet?" The woman nodded. Yang Peng waved to a secret guard, who came over with a carriage found from this wild shop. Yang Peng said to the woman: "You can just take the carriage." The woman's eyes showed gratitude, and she bowed, "Thank you, sir." Yang Peng smiled, turned around and got on the horse. The woman got into the carriage with the help of her maid. At this moment, the two of them were surprised to see dozens of people tied with ropes being guarded by dozens of big men in black. Some of them the two women had seen last night, including the owner of this wild shop and Man.
The woman asked Chen Xiao in confusion: "Mr. Yang, these people...?" Yang Peng looked back and said with a smile: "This wild shop is actually a black shop. Last night, these guys set off incense to rob and kill We, but we had expected it a long time ago, so we took precautions in advance. As soon as they took action, we caught them all." The two masters and maids suddenly realized, thinking that if they had not met Mr. Yang and his group, what would they have done last night? Wasn't it just a murderous attack? Thinking of the horror, the two women couldn't help but turn pale, and they were terrified!
"How do you plan to deal with them?" the woman asked. Yang Peng said: "When we get to the county seat in front, we will hand it over to the local government. Sit down and we are on the road." The two women quickly lowered the car curtain and got into the car to get ready. Yang Peng glanced at Chen Jie, and Chen Jie shouted: "Let's go!" The team set off, marching in the white world, like a long snake, very eye-catching.
Before sunset that day, the team arrived at a county town. The woman and her maid were surprised to see that when Master Yang's men handed over the gangsters to the local magistrate, the magistrate looked extremely respectful and humble. Then the group came to the post house in the county town, and the post officials received them very warmly. This point once again attracted the woman's attention, because it was impossible for ordinary people to live in a post house specially designed to entertain official personnel, and even ordinary officials probably could not make the post officials so enthusiastic.
The woman sat under the lamp and looked thoughtful. The little maid laid out the quilt and came over. "Miss, the quilt has been laid out. You can rest now." The woman's expression changed and she hurriedly said to the little maid: "I know who he is. Yes!" The little maid blinked her eyes in confusion, "Miss, who are you talking about?"
"That Young Master Yang. Yang Peng, I asked you why this name sounds familiar. It turns out to be him. Do you know that this Young Master Yang who is traveling with us is the Yan who turned the tide not long ago and regained the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun in one fell swoop? Staying in the east of Yunliu Prefecture, General Yu Linwei, Yang Peng."
The little maid opened her mouth in surprise, "Yes, it's him!" The woman nodded, her eyes filled with brilliance, and she said excitedly: "I didn't expect to meet him! No wonder he has such a majestic arrogance. How angry! Sweeping thousands of armies like a rolling mat, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger with anger! He is indeed a powerful general in the world!" It can be seen that she admires Yang Peng very much. But now there is a question, who is this woman with a well-spoken and elegant temperament?
After resting for a night, everyone continued on their way. Along the way, the woman looked worried.
Traveling day and night, Yang Peng only occasionally came over to talk to her master and maidservant, just asking about some necessary matters regarding food and clothing. Other than that, he basically had no contact with them, so Chen Xiao has been They don't even know the name and identity of the woman with good temperament. Yang Peng had no intention of knowing. The reason why she walked with her master and maid was just to take care of the weak.
Finally, the group arrived at Tianjing New City. Maybe it’s because of the Spring Festival, Tianjing New Town is extremely lively inside and outside, many stages are being prepared nervously, and many special lantern mountains ready to be lit on New Year’s Eve are also being set up; every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful, and puts on new clothes. Children were chasing and playing in the streets, and there were lively and festive scenes everywhere. Such a scene gives people the illusion of a prosperous age.
Yang Peng stopped, and everyone also stopped. Yang Peng rode his horse to the carriage, and the little maid helped the woman get out of the carriage. Chen Xiao smiled and said: "We have arrived in Tianjing. I will arrange for someone to take you back to Bianjing. This way you will be safe and it's time for us to say goodbye." The woman Yingying bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for taking care of you all the way."
Yang Peng smiled and said, "Don't take it to heart." The woman said seriously: "This matter is nothing to General Yang, but it is a great kindness to the little girl. I will never dare or forget it for the rest of my life!" Yang Peng asked with a smile. : "Do you know my identity?"
The woman looked at Yang Peng, her beautiful eyes filled with brilliance as she said: "Who in the world can have such a heroic temperament as General Yang? The little girl has heard of the general's reputation a long time ago, and originally thought that the rumors were somewhat exaggerated. Unexpectedly, I only understood the true meaning of the saying 'It's better to be famous than to meet, and to be famous than to be famous'. The general is as powerful as a tiger, with brilliant military achievements, but he is also amiable. Even among the famous generals in ancient times, it is difficult for him to be as good as the general!"
Yang Peng laughed loudly, "Miss, you are honored." The woman smiled slightly, "I have never reported my nickname to the general. It is really rude. The little girl's surname is Zhao, with the double character Xiangxiang." Yang Peng was surprised, "You, are you Zhao Xiangxiang?! That famous female talent?"
Seeing Yang Peng's reaction, Zhao Xiangxiang inevitably felt some pride in her heart. The little maid on the side also looked proud, and quickly pointed to her nose and said: "I am Ju'er, not a maid. My lady's book boy." Yang Peng smiled at her, and the little girl almost fainted.
Yang Peng looked at Zhao Xiangxiang in front of him and was filled with emotion. He had read many of Zhao Xiangxiang's poems when he was in middle school, and he was full of imagination about this legendary and talented woman through the ages. He didn't expect that now she would actually become the most talented woman in the world. Standing in front of me! I originally thought that most talented women are not good-looking. However, although Zhao Xiangxiang is not a stunning beauty, she is still a rare beauty. Especially with her graceful and refined bookish aura, I am afraid that no stunning beauty can compare with her. Zhao Xiangxiang was a famous prostitute in Tokyo during the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, several slogans were circulated among prostitutes: "I don't want to wear silk, but I want to be with Brother Liu Qi; I don't want to be summoned by the king, but I want Liu Qiming; I don't want a thousand golds, I want Liu Qiming's heart; I don't want to see gods, I want Liu Qiming Know the seven faces of Liu.
The article "All the Famous Prostitutes Hanging on Liu Qi in the Spring Breeze" writes: The official Liu Qi is really the Chu Pavilion in Chaochao and the Qin Pavilion in every night. There are three famous and high-class practitioners in it, who come and go very frequently. One is called Master Chen, the other is called Zhao Xiangxiang, and the other is called Xu Dongdong. These three practitioners, with their own money, competed to support Liu Qiguan. How can you tell? There is a word in the title of the play, "Xijiang Moon" as evidence: Teacher is the most used to teasing, Xiangxiang secretly has many feelings, Dongdong and I have bad tempers, and we sleep alone with three people. There is no mark below the word "Guan". How about adding a dot to the word "close"? Quan places the word "good" there, and the word "treacherous" is in the middle. According to records, Liu Yong, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, also died at Zhao Xiangxiang's home.
"If Miss Zhao encounters any difficulties in the future, you can come to me at any time." Zhao Xiangxiang said with a smile, "Thank you, General, for your kindness." Zhao Xiangxiang looked at Yang Peng's retreating back, with a look of thoughtfulness on her pretty face. Ju'er couldn't help but said: "The general is really a good man!" Zhao Xiangxiang came back to her senses and said: "Let's go to my uncle's house before dark." Ju'er said oh.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
