(11)
Whether it was fate or self-defeating, Bai Feng's decision not to approach the towns along the way really saved their lives.
According to the courier who was running on the road day and night, Xiao Sigu of Huaihuang Town had established good connections a few days ago, ordered people to fly pigeons to pass messages, and rushed to the chambers of commerce in each town. He united with the people in the six towns. The party ordered them to detain the group of four people immediately if they saw a group of four people headed by Su Qing appear in the town.
After Bai Feng and Su Qing heard this, they quickly invited someone to sit by the campfire and brought them a ladle of water to soothe their breath.
"How could I not know that Xiao Sigu would be so interested in Mr. Su? To carry out this action, it will cost a lot of gifts and reputation." The messenger raised the water ladle and drank heavily, wetting half of his mouth. Then he rolled up his sleeves, wiped it on his mouth, and continued: "After receiving the letter from Xiao Sugu, my wife immediately sent out her manpower and asked several boys to set off from Huaishuo Town at the same time to try to rescue Mr. Su from Xiao Sugu. , and I am the one responsible for heading to Woye Town to find Mr. Su!"
"Wait, is it possible that your wife is..." Su Qing sat among the three men, facing the bonfire. A few beads of sweat slowly appeared on his forehead, but his body was very stiff.
"Huaishuo Town?" Bai Feng felt that this name seemed familiar when he checked the map before. This time after someone mentioned it, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.
At the same time, the two women who had been resting in the carriage for most of the day also came out. They came to the fire with wine and meat. One was cooking the meat, and the other was filling several bowls of wine. Then he asked others one after another: "There are actually rare visitors on the grassland?"
Su Qing smiled sternly and replied to the two of them: "That's a true prophecy. You two were right! This is not something that happens casually."
"Brother Feng, what are you thinking about?" Murong Yan said while serving wine to several people. Although they were not supposed to drink during the trip, if they didn't even have alcohol, the journey would be too painful for anyone, so they would drink a little every day for comfort.
"Ah, I just suddenly remembered that Master seemed to have mentioned Huaishuo Town..." Bai Feng drank the wine and just felt a warm breath coming to her heart. She suddenly felt that she could accept any degree of truth, so she plucked up the courage. Asked: "Mr. Su, who is this lady?"
Su Qing said: "I mentioned to you before that the Gaomen Li family in Huaishuo Town once had a relationship with me. I think it was she who asked this little brother to go to the fertile fields to find someone this time."
"Exactly!" said the young man: "My wife learned that Mr. Su accidentally got into trouble again. She was anxious and anxious, so she temporarily called some of our messengers who are good at equestrian skills to handle the matter. It turned out to be because You guys had a relationship!"
"you do not know me?"
"The young man has only been working under Madam for half a year, so many things are still unclear, hehe..." The young man smiled a little shyly, and only then did others realize that he was much younger than Su Qing.
When Murong Yan saw Bai Feng finish the wine quickly, she was afraid that Bai Feng would get drunk again and cause trouble, so she secretly put water in his bowl. Bai Feng, a young wine trough, realized something was wrong as soon as he put the bowl to his mouth, and immediately looked at the Xianbei witch with resentment.
"Everyone, you'd better follow me to Huaishuo Town!" The boy drank the last sip of wine and immediately stood up and said: "If you insist on continuing to move forward, I'm afraid you will just fall into a trap."
"Brother, we have urgent matters, and we won't be delayed for long on the way." Bai Feng also stood up, raised his hands and said in respect: "Besides, how do we know that we won't be Xiao Xiao when we go to Huaishuo Town?" Are Sigu's accomplices chasing and intercepting him?"
"Okay, you don't have to go, but Mr. Su must come with me!"
"This, this is not good!" Su Qing looked at the friends who were walking with him, and said with lingering fear, "Can't you ask your wife to personally come to my rescue? "
Before Su Qing finished speaking, the young man scolded angrily: "You mean to ask my wife to come to you in person? Who do you think you are? My wife is delicate and expensive, and she has many things to do every day. She usually receives guests. Most of them are famous people and rich businessmen, and no matter how humble they are, there are also romantic people. Dare I ask where Master Su is from, who is a famous person and what kind of person is he? "
"I..." Su Qing clicked his tongue. Maybe he himself didn't expect that there would be a day when he would be speechless. However, Zi Chai on the side suddenly stepped forward and rescued him.
A small girl stepped in front of Su Qing, pushed the young man away fiercely, and said, "No matter how unpopular Mr. Su is, he is still much better than you. You are a bully! We don't care about your family." As for Madam’s protection, we can escape by ourselves!”
"Hey, how can you, little girl, insult someone's innocence out of thin air! You look weird and your mouth is so dirty."
"You, you rude person!" Zi Chai stomped her feet angrily, almost picking up a torch from the bonfire beside her and throwing it over. In the end, Murong Yan quickly pulled her back to him and prevented a meaningless dispute from happening.
After Su Qing saw the two women walking away, he walked over with a smile to comfort Mrs. Li's men, patted them on the shoulders, and said: "Little brother, the one just now is my distant cousin, who usually neglects discipline. I hope you’ll forgive me.”
"So Mr. Su, have you made up your mind? Do you insist on going to Woye Town alone, or should you and I go to Huaishuo Town to meet with Madam first?"
Su Qing said: "I will discuss it with a few friends first." After that, he took Bai Fengzang and whispered, "Brother Bai, if I am involved with Mrs. Li in the future, you will take Miss Murong with you." Leave first with Zichai..."
After a few people discussed it, the boy whipped his whip and mounted his horse again, changed the direction, and went hand in hand with Bai Feng, guiding the carriage carrying Su Qing and others straight to Huaishuo.
Because it was already approaching dusk when they met, and by the time they set off, the sky had already darkened. The messenger boy took out the torch from the saddle bag with ease. Just like his previous work, he had to reach the destination as soon as possible. Unless the horse was exhausted, he would never stop.
The autumn wind all night is very desolate, especially on the grassland without any shelter. Bai Feng was wearing a cloak and felt the cold wind was biting, but the boy was only wearing a thin cloth and a black vest. It stands to reason that he should be blown open by the strong wind when riding a horse. eyes.
However, in fact, he seemed to be full of faith, looking far ahead, holding the reins and torch tightly in his hands. In his heart, he was probably thinking of his beloved wife: the corners of his mouth kept smiling, as if It was because he was frozen, which may also be a manifestation of his true emotions.
"Mrs. Li, as a female prostitute, can actually make a servant who has only been following her for half a year be so loyal. Moreover, she can also make the thief Su Qing become as unconfident as a fledgling in an instant." Bai Feng thought: "It seems, Her methods are definitely not simple!"
With an attitude of both expectation and caution, Bai Feng led the convoy through the vast night and came to this familiar yet unfamiliar place.
