The two walked slowly on the city, climbing high and looking into the distance to blow the cold wind. When they arrived at the Fucheng Gate in the west city, they went down to the city. They found a small restaurant nearby and ordered food. As they ate and chatted, the night gradually darkened. , after having had enough sleep and food, he walked out of the shop and there were no pedestrians on the street. Chang Yu waved his hand and called a few people: "Send Mr. Fusong back home."
"Your father can come to Beijing in three to five days at most. At that time, the governor will hold a banquet for him to wash away the dust. You and I have talked a lot today. You can talk to your father as much as possible." Chang Yu smiled at the door of the shop. Said to Zheng Chenggong.
"I will convey the Governor's wishes." Zheng Chenggong looked relaxed and asked: "It's so late, does the Governor want to go back to the Yamen or to the mansion? If it is to go back to the mansion, it will be a smooth journey."
Chang Yu shook his head: "It's a bit stuffy in the city. I want to go out and get some fresh air."
"So late?" Zheng Chenggong raised his brows lightly and then said: "I have nothing to do at the end of my studies, so why not accompany the governor out to get some fresh air?"
Chang Yu chuckled and refused: "It's dark and windy this night, and it's not very peaceful outside the city. Mr. Fusong should go back and rest early." Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong couldn't force it any more, so he said goodbye to Chang Yu, got on the carriage, and left.
Chang Yu watched the carriage disappear into the night and turned around and entered the store again: "Shopkeeper, do you have any wine?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, sir, the shop does not stock or sell alcohol."
Chang Yu flicked out a piece of broken silver and dropped it on the counter: "It doesn't cost much, a pot is enough." The shopkeeper looked at the silver and then at Chang Yu and the people outside the store, and he knew it in his heart and turned around to go to the kitchen to get it. A pot of wine came over: "I don't mean to hide it, but in fact there is not much reserved and it is not for sale. This is all for the owner's own consumption..."
After the Great Famine, the imperial court banned private brewing and strictly prohibited the sale of alcohol. Nowadays, there are only a few places in the capital where you can drink alcohol. Dajijie is one of the few. Don’t ask why, we will let you guess!
Chang Yu didn't wait for the shopkeeper to finish, took the pot of wine and turned around to go out. There was a carriage waiting at the door. Su Jing frowned beside the carriage and said, "You don't drink, why did you buy this?"
"A treat." Chang Yu smiled slightly and got into the car, snapped his fingers, and the carriage drove slowly towards Fucheng Gate. More than ten people slowly gathered in the darkness.
It was dark outside the city, and the cold wind was howling by. The snow on the ground had not yet melted, and the horses and men stepped on it, making the sound of eating. It was warm inside the carriage. Chang Yu opened the window and the cold wind rushed in. He suddenly felt like a world of ice and fire. , the guards looked around the carriage vigilantly, Su Jing was very dissatisfied: "It's good to be an official, but I suddenly wanted to go out of the city to get some fresh air, but dozens of people suffered from the cold."
Chang Yu laughed: "Otherwise, so many people throughout the ages would struggle to become officials or high officials."
"You are really thick-skinned." Su Jing glared. She was the only one in Dongchang or the entire Ming Dynasty except Emperor Chongzhen's family who dared to criticize Chang Yu like this. Fortunately, the followers were also used to not being surprised, but there were also Exceptions, such as Qing Yi, always feel that this female killer is too domineering, neither big nor small, and has no rules.
"Master Sujing..."
"shut up!"
As soon as Qing Yi opened her mouth, Su Jing scolded her angrily: "How many times have I told you, don't call me Shitai!"
Cough cough cough, Qing Yi looked a little embarrassed: "Pure Heroine, the shopkeeper is after all..."
Hush, Chang Yu in the carriage really didn't want to hear their argument, so he quickly stopped him and looked out of the dark carriage: "Don't disturb the guests."
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"Guest? What kind of guest do you have in this wilderness?" Su Jing said casually, and then her brows furrowed. She seemed to realize something, and she reached out and slowly pulled out the long sword at her waist, and a murderous aura spread out of her body. Looking around, Qing Yi also released his true energy at the same time, narrowing his eyes into a thin line.
It was late at night, the wind was strong, there were stars in the sky, snow on the ground, and it was so dark that it was almost impossible to see anything thirty steps away.
"There is murderous intent" blurted out by Qing Yi and Sujing almost at the same time. They both felt a faint trace of murderous intent floating nearby, but they could not figure out its exact location. It was obvious that this was a top expert lurking nearby and trying hard to hide his. Qi machine.
"The governor just said it, we have guests." Chang Yu chuckled and got out of the carriage and stood on the shaft. Looking around, he could vaguely see a few trees not far away in the northwest. The leafless branches on the trees were bare, but they were hidden. It can't be seen clearly in the dark.
"Perhaps the guests are waiting in that tree." Chang Yu chuckled and signaled the carriage in that direction.
"You hid it deep enough, you even hid it from me." Su Jing snorted coldly, but her expression became more solemn. He knew who the guest Chang Yu was talking about was.
"It's not that I deliberately concealed it, but the truth is that this guest is sociophobic and doesn't like to see other people. He's afraid that you might disturb him." The carriage moved slowly, Chang Yu stared closely at the trees, but there was no trace of murderous intent on his body.
The carriage stopped twenty steps away from the trees. More than ten guardsmen unsheathed their swords and unloaded their arrows, surrounding Chang Yu in the center, looking around with eager vigilance.
"Friend, since your whereabouts have been exposed, why don't you come out and meet us? We have been in love with each other for more than a year and want to kill each other. It's time for us to end it. Why don't you come out and drink together the refreshing wine here?" Chang Yu held the pot of wine in his hand, pulled out the stopper and leaned in to smell it. After a while, I couldn't help but shuddered. I was really choking, but my mouth was numb and full of praise: "The eighteen-year-old bamboo leaves in the palace are really a treasure in the world!"
The surroundings were empty, with no echo or anyone responding. Chang Yu stared at the trees for a while and then turned to look at Qing Yi.
"Still". Qing Yi frowned: "I'm just not sure where."
"This is different from his past habits. In the past, he would run away when his whereabouts were revealed. Why hasn't he left now..." Su Jing looked solemn, and Chang Yu chuckled: "That's because he can't fly away even if he has wings! "
As he spoke, he raised his voice and shouted: "Brother, you can't leave today, so you'd better do what you do."
"If I want to leave, no one can keep me." A voice floated over, and everyone frowned, because it was really hard to figure out where the voice came from. It appeared out of thin air like a ghost, and every word fell into the air clearly. With your ears, everyone hears clearly but vaguely, even Qing Yi can't understand it.
This is really a powerful person.
Chang Yu smiled: "If you leave today, I will stab myself!"
"Are you really so confident?" The voice floated over again.
"I'm serious. If you don't believe me, just try it!" Chang Yu said, taking out a pistol from his arms and firing three shots in the air. At the same time, a hundred meters away suddenly there was a huge fire, and there were more fires in the distance. A war horse neighed and galloped forward. This scene made even Su Jing and the others dumbfounded.
"Do you think you can keep me here?" The voice came back with a hint of ridicule and disdain.
Chang Yu jumped onto the carriage and spoke in a sarcastic tone: "I've been pretending to be a ghost for so long that I really think I'm a ghost. There are thousands of warriors around here with strong bows and angry horses three floors away. Even if the real ghosts come, they can't escape. Just Why are you still talking so loudly here?"
The other party made no sound, but Chang Yu was not anxious at all, but still stared at the trees coldly.
After a while, the voice sounded: "It seems that you came prepared this time, but even though I was extremely cautious, I still fell into your ambush."
Chang Yu laughed: "I have already said that we have been in love and wanted to kill each other for more than a year. I know you are cunning and you have escaped several times before. I don't dare to be careless this time. I have worked hard for more than a month to capture you today." , I sent the Fourth Battalion of Dongchang out of the city. Do you think it is just to monitor the intruders? Do you think the search in the city is just to arrest the thieves? Do you think that the large-scale manhunt in the past few days is just to catch the intruders? Or do you think this Have you sent all the masters around you to capture the thieves?"
"Yes, but it is only one of them, and you are the second one." Chang Yu said proudly: "Your whereabouts were discovered half a month ago. The reason why we waited until now to take action is for the sake of safety. Today you If you still want to forcefully escape, there is only one way to die. It is better to show up and see him. Maybe there is still a way to survive. You have followed me for a long time and you must know that you are compassionate towards me. You only need to use your skills to survive."
The other party fell silent again, seeming to be thinking about it, so Chang Yu said: "It's hard for you to fly now. You can hide until dawn at most, and then you will show up. Once you are caught by the governor or you surrender, there will be two consequences."
"I have never underestimated you, but now it seems that you are still careless. You are really scary." The voice came to mind again, but it was no longer ethereal. Several experts around Chang Yu glanced at the trees and saw A black shadow slowly arched from a tree trunk and then took on the shape of a human.
