Yongle took Axiu's advice very seriously. She was not originally interested in fighting with swords and swords in the world. Everything she learned from the time she was born and grew up until now was never in preparation for her future career in the world.
Yongle likes to listen to Jianghu stories, but has little interest in walking around the Jianghu personally. She practices martial arts just because she doesn't want Lu Hanjiang to use this as an excuse not to take her out to play.
But this time, after getting the jade ring from Axiu, Yongle immediately told Lu Hanjiang and wanted him to help find out what it was.
Yongle had always admired Aunt Axiu, whether it was her character or martial arts, so she was very curious about the jade ring Axiu had repeatedly asked her to get.
After Lu Hanjiang listened to Yongle's words, he took the ring from her hand and observed it carefully, and then said: "This is a token of the Emei sect. It seems that your Aunt Axiu was quite impressive before, and she was from a famous family. disciple."
Yongle said in surprise: "Do you even know this? Have you seen all the tokens of the sects in the world?"
There was surprise in the little princess's words, but also unconcealed admiration. This is a kind of inexplicable admiration that a layman has for an insider. Translated, it means unknown admiration.
"Well, you can't say that. This is mainly a discussion of the scoring situation."
As he spoke, he shrugged, and then showed Yongle the inner wall of the ring. The word Emei was clearly engraved on it. Lu Hanjiang said slowly: "I definitely don't recognize the Emei sect's token, but I do recognize this." Two words.”
Yongle blinked blankly, then blushed. She lowered her head and hit Lu Hanjiang hard, then snatched back the ring and ran away like the wind. Thinking about Lu Hanjiang's expression of whether to laugh or not, she felt like Being treated like a fool.
Lu Hanjiang didn't pay attention to the little girl's shame. He thought about the ring and recalled what Wu Qiming once said that Emei was inherently inferior compared to Qingcheng.
Lu Hanjiang sat beside the candle lamp, looking at the flames dancing behind the lampshade, thoughtfully.
...
Time flew by in a blink of an eye, and it was already the end of the first year. Lu Hanjiang was rarely diligent for a moment. This time, he arranged all the affairs in the yamen before starting to prepare for leaving Beijing.
The capital city is not as good as Jianghu. In addition to the Jin Yiwei, there are also informants from various forces. Once the commander of the Jin Yiwei disappears, although everyone may not be able to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Lu, it is still easy to tell whether Mr. Lu is in the capital. of.
Rather than letting everyone worry and worry all day long, and then do something outrageous like writing a suicide note before going to court to smear Jin Yiwei, he should be more direct, so that everyone can feel more at ease, and Jin Yiwei Yamen can live in peace.
So this time, Lu Hanjiang didn't intend to disappear suddenly. He left through the official route.
When they were more than ten miles away from the capital, Lu Hanjiang gave the order to speed up the carriage and get rid of the spy behind it.
In fact, he didn't need to order this. He was followed by spies from various forces. They were just confirming whether Lu Hanjiang's departure from the capital was true. As for following Jin Yiwei's carriage, they didn't have the courage yet.
The capital is actually a very annoying place. After leaving the capital, even Yongle, who was not interested in the world, had a lot of smiles on his face.
There were four people in Lu Hanjiang's party this time. In addition to the two girls Shangluo and Yongle, he also captured a strong man from the Jinyi Guards to drive the carriage, the deputy Qianhu Cui Yixiao.
Of course, secretly Huangfu Xiaoyuan has already taken the manpower to Jiangnan. At present, it is more convenient for the two of them to work in secret.
Compared with his previous quick trips, Lu Hanjiang was a little more relaxed this time. He didn't stay too long on the way. He planned to go all the way down to the south of the Yangtze River to find out what happened with Xun Yinge first before talking about anything else.
When Shangluo asked him where he was going halfway, he thought for a while and didn't mention anything serious. Instead, he took out the map he had brought with him and asked him to choose a place.
Shangluo discovered at a glance that this map was very unusual and fundamentally different from the maps sold on the market. Apart from the mountains and rivers, the most marked things on this map were not the states and counties in the world, but all the rivers and lakes entrenched in the world. sect.
In other words, this is a map that belongs exclusively to Jianghu.
Shangluo's eyes lit up when she saw it, but she quickly frowned. She pointed to the blackened places on the map and asked, "Xiao Lu, why are these places blackened?"
There are some places on this map that have been painted with black ink into small black patches, which are incompatible with other places and make people look very awkward.
"Well," Lu Hanjiang glanced at Yongle, who was also very interested next to him, and explained: "When traveling, there is definitely no need to go back to the places you have visited, so in case you forget it, make a mark first."
Yongle suddenly understood and nodded slightly. Shangluo glanced at the blackened Mount Tai and Mount Heng, and then glanced at the unsmeared Southern Shaolin. She curled her lips slightly and muttered: "Obviously, you have caused all the harm, so there is no need to do it again." Let’s go a second time.”
Lu Hanjiang's face darkened, and he subconsciously reached out to pull Shangluo's face, but the girl pulled Yongle over to block her face. After a moment of daze, the little princess immediately assumed the responsibility of a protector, leaving the black claws helpless. Take action.
The two girls were having so much fun that the Demon King Lu reached out his hand several times but to no avail. With these people having fun, the originally long and boring journey gradually became more interesting.
The time spent on the road was hurriedly passed by by laughter and laughter. The group did not encounter any other troubles along the way and soon arrived in Jiangnan.
Lu Hanjiang found an inn to stay at, then asked passers-by for the address of Meihua Academy, and went there the next day with two girls.
It is worth mentioning that although the disciples of Meihua Academy in Jiangnan were forced to leave due to the strong force of the Beggar Gang, the buildings in the academy were not moved.
The Beggar Gang's actions only made Qi Yunzhou feel threatened, so he quickly took the academy disciples away from the capital. However, he definitely couldn't take away such a large academy, so he had no choice but to stay.
But the problem is not big. It is an unexpected blessing that the Beggar Gang can force people away. Although they are wanderers, they still bear the name of a righteous sect. They cannot rob people while they are still alive, so this academy is now just It just looks a bit down and out with no one taking care of it.
Before Lu Hanjiang and others arrived at Meihua Academy, they saw that the door was closed and an old man with white hair was sweeping away the snow on the steps.
Lu Hanjiang stepped forward and held the ceremony and asked, "My father-in-law, I have admired the name of Meihua Academy for a long time and have come all the way. Could you please inform me?"
The old man stopped his movements and raised his head. His turbid old eyes could no longer distinguish between light and dark. He said: "The academy has moved away from here. This is just an empty courtyard. If you are interested, please move to the capital."
Lu Hanjiang looked at the broom in his hand and asked, "Since it's an empty courtyard, why do I still have to clean it?"
The old man shook his head and just lowered his head to sweep the snow, without answering Lu Hanjiang's question.
