Until the evening, the fire was so severe during the day that only half of the houses that could be occupied and stored were left. Under Li Yanhe's arrangement, he could only ensure that the old, young, women and children had a safe place to live, and the rest could only be made by the men in the village. After spending the night, the Yanyang soldiers who had finished their work arranged their horses and found an open space to prepare to sit on the ground and light a fire for the night.
After the villagers' persuasion, an unburned thatched hut was vacated for Li Yanhe, Ye Dangting, and Lin Manliu. Faced with the villagers' request, they could only accept it.
When it got dark, the three of them sat on the ground beside the bonfire in front of the hut. Ye Dangting, who finally had some time to relax, looked at the young man in white robe who was playing with branches by the bonfire. Lin Manliu, who noticed his gaze, also looked at him. He gave a questioning look, as if to confirm whether nothing was wrong. Ye Dang listened and shook his head with a smile.
"When I first met your master, she had a best friend she called Yourong. She was a girl from the Miao village. We traveled together in the past years and tasted hundreds of poisons...these miasma pills and poison sacs are all There's nothing to be afraid of with the small handle." Ye Dang explained when he heard the young man didn't believe it.
"In the past, when I first met Brother Ye and Miss Eleven, I heard her mention that her method of poisoning was really exquisite, but it has been so many years," Li Yanhe said in response from the side.
"Yes, it has been many years now, but if Yourong hadn't acted in those years, maybe I wouldn't have dared to mention it." After hearing this, Ye Dang looked up at the sky, and there were stars twinkling from time to time, as if he was beginning to remember. When I met Shiyi and Yourong back then, I couldn't help but sigh that when I was young, I was very constrained in my ability to do things well. If Yourong hadn't been there to lend a helping hand, there would probably be no subsequent story.
After hearing this, Lin Manliu came to his senses and asked, "Wait? General Li knew this old liar years ago? Did he also know my master?".
"Yes, it was easy for me to get to know Brother Ye in the early years. When you first arrived in Chengdu, I was able to identify you only after I received a letter from Miss Eleven. Miss Eleven probably only wrote 'his' to prevent the letter from being circulated. Disciple'" Li Yanhe looked a little confused at the young man's question. It's really strange that he didn't know. And calling Ye Dang just sounded like an old liar... After thinking about it, there is no need to call him so old after thinking about the age difference between the two. .
At this time, Ye Dang suddenly laughed out loud: "Brother Li, that's how it is. It's probably Shi Yi who is teasing you and me. What I received was 'accepted a disciple' and Shi Yi told this little liar that he was just a kid." it's me".
After saying this, Li Yanhe understood the relationship between the two, and immediately laughed out loud, leaving the young man alone in a daze.
When the man in yellow shirt saw this, he remembered when Ye Dang told him a few days ago that he was the one listening to Ye Dang. He hurriedly sat up and looked at the young man and said with a smile and curse: "The little liar wants to think about something again, right? It won't happen now." People advise you."
Lin Manliu naturally knew what he was talking about. He would not make a fool of himself in front of everyone this time. He snorted coldly and turned to look at the sky in the distance. The south was the way home for this trip, and the sky was heading south from here. , there are stars dotted on it from time to time, as if guiding the way for the wanderers returning home.
There is not much distance to go from my hometown when I reach this place. Tonight, I will fall asleep with the sky as my bed and the earth as my bed.
In the early morning of April 27th, Xujia Village
The early morning sun still shines on the earth, and the continuous sound of horse hooves can be heard in the distance. The sound does not sound like someone is marching in a hurry, but more like marching towards Xujiacun in an orderly manner.
The first ones to notice were Ye Dangting and Lin Manliu, because when it was still dawn, the white-robed boy was kicked awake and went to the village entrance to practice swordsmanship together. As the sound of horse hooves and driving cars got closer, the two people practicing swordsmanship at the village entrance Then he followed the sound and looked towards the mountain road where he came from. He saw more than a dozen Yanyang soldiers in front, followed by six cargo carriages. In addition to wood, the carriages also contained some dry food and cloth.
"Actually, if the royal power were to control it, there might be as few disasters as yesterday or more benefits as today?" Lin Manliu looked at the carts of supplies entering Xujiacun under the command of the Yanyang Cavalry, and gave Villagers distributed supplies to each household, and then began to help the villagers build temporary houses.
"Today's world is not what it used to be. The world has been unified for more than half a century, but there are still bandits in the mountains and wilds talking about the restoration of the country. Such ridiculous things cannot be broken for a hundred years. Why did we end up on the road to subjugation in the past?" Ye Dang The answer is not what you asked.
"In recent years, there has been a lot of chaos in the south. Not only in Jiannan, but also in central Guizhou, Huainan, and Lingnan, bandits and rebels have appeared one after another. Their stated purpose is very clear, which is to overthrow the country and restore the country. They can be caught. There are only a few people whose household registrations are related to the previous dynasty, and most of them are some people who are desperate for their lives." Li Yanhe's voice came to the ears of the two of them. It turned out that Li Yanhe came to look for Ye Dangting and Lin Man after commanding and dispatching. Sixty-two people.
Hearing that Li Yanhe was coming, Lin Manliu was the first to speak out: "By the way, General Li, I have something to ask. Have you seen the caravan that traveled with me back in recent days or even earlier?" Gate or enter the Chengdu area."
Li Yanhe thought for a moment and then replied: "No, except yesterday, I have been traveling to and from various camps to inspect, and I haven't received any sign of a caravan passing by." In fact, it was because Lin Manliu was traveling that he left Yijian. After the news came that the opening of the villa was completed, Li Yanhe kept an eye on the caravans coming in and out of Jiannan when he had nothing to do. However, until he met Lin Manliu and Ye Dangting yesterday, he had never heard of anyone returning from Hangzhou. The caravan passes somewhere.
Faced with such an answer, Ye Dangting and Lin Manliu could not help but think of their conjectures on the way back a few days ago, because they were speeding along and followed the eastbound route at that time, only bypassing other places in Yuezhou. The routes are all the same, and the pace must be much faster than the caravan that went ahead. Even if they don't catch up, there is no news that the caravan has entered central Guizhou and entered Jiannan.
Lin Manliu was a little worried that the caravan manager did not take his suggestion and led people directly through Yuezhou into the border of central Guizhou, and then encountered the disciples of Fengxue Grand View Tower causing trouble. If so, he might have encountered an unexpected event.
"In this case, if the caravan was not delayed by something on the road, it was probably something that happened... Otherwise, according to their travel time, it is impossible that they have not entered Jiannan at this time." Ye Dang listened and was ready prepared for the worst.
"You don't need to worry too much. If you don't have to continue your journey back to southern Xinjiang, I can help you keep an eye on it in the future." Li Yanhe said when he saw that both of them looked a little strange.
At the same time, Yuezhou Hejiang Station
Today, a young man just came to the door of the inn. He was wearing a Taoist robe and it looked like there was still wet moisture on it. He must have been washed last night and it has not yet dried. He used a wooden stick as a hairpin and made a bun casually. Seeing this, passers-by all moved out of the way. No one wanted to provoke such an unknown mountain Taoist priest in the early morning.
The young man dressed as a Taoist priest took out a piece of completely broken tortoise shell from his arms, shook his head and took it back. Then he stretched out his hand to make a hand gesture and turned around to look at an alley.
The entrance to the alley was filled with bottles and cans and bamboo frames, making it difficult to enter. The boy approached the entrance and looked at the depths of the lightless alley. There were some sundries piled up in it, which were almost higher than the sides. The wall was no different from some ordinary alleys. Just as the young man was holding the Dao Jue in his hand and was about to turn around and continue on his way, he suddenly noticed a trace of blood that had not been wiped off at the edge of the debris piled at the entrance of the alley. It was dotted on the corner wall. .
