At this time in Hehua Bay, even though it was almost noon, not a single villager was seen walking around.
Except for one remote house, the entire village was silent. No matter who it was, they could vaguely hear the cries coming from there... Lin Manliu's steps leading the horse were a little heavy, and those sad cries already had answers in the young man's heart.
He walked slowly on the field ridge, and soon he was back in front of the inn. The young man in a short shirt didn't know whether to go directly to that house or visit the innkeeper first.
Just when he was hesitating, the door of the inn that was previously ajar suddenly opened, and Shopkeeper Yang walked out of it.
Shopkeeper Yang locked his eyes tightly from the first moment he saw Lin Manliu, and the anger that had been suppressed for a long time gradually appeared in his brows.
"Follow me!" The boy in a short shirt nodded in response, then led the horse and followed behind Shopkeeper Yang, heading directly towards the backyard of the inn.
Shopkeeper Yang opened the door and stood alone under the stable in the backyard. He held an idle wooden stick tightly in his hand, looked at Lin Manliu and said coldly: "You are the one those people are looking for..." Seeing that the boy in a short shirt was silent, shopkeeper Yang held the wooden stick in his hand. Gotta be tighter.
He said in a deep voice again: "Uncle Qing came here to save us...you came here, but you killed Dong Laoer!" Lin Manliu turned his head slightly and looked towards the house where the cry came from before. Look.
The young man in a short shirt said in a trembling voice: "It was me who killed Brother Dong... I'm sorry..." As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind blew towards the young man's shoulder!
Shopkeeper Yang hit him with a wooden stick. It was not that Lin Manliu didn't notice it, but that he had no intention of dodging at the moment.
Just like that, he let the wooden stick in his hand hit his shoulder...
"You still have the fucking nerve to call me Brother Dong!" Shopkeeper Yang became angry with embarrassment. He picked up the wooden stick in his hand and handed it out again!
This time, it hit the boy's other shoulder, and the wooden stick shattered at the location of the swing.
Scattered sawdust scratched Lin Manliu's face, and some even scratched blood marks on his face, but he still didn't react at all.
"You bastard! You are a harmful thing...I will definitely beat you to death today, you little bastard!" Lin Manliu's shoulders sank, and he almost lost his balance, but the young man gritted his teeth and swallowed. , and stood upright again.
Shopkeeper Yang saw the boy in a short shirt moving his lips slightly, as if he wanted to continue apologizing, and the anger in his heart grew again! He picked up another piece of wooden stick and held out the wooden stick in his hand again, regardless of whether the boy dodge or not.
This time, just like before, the wooden stick was instantly broken by him. Looking at Lin Manliu who was in a state of embarrassment in front of him, shopkeeper Yang was still upset.
"Because of your good health, do you think I can't kill you?"
"That idiot Dong Laoer, he just wants to rely on himself to resist the beating and be able to withstand that beating..."
"But he can't stand it at all!" Shopkeeper Yang yelled, throwing the wooden stick in his hand on the ground, and immediately stretched out his hands to grab the young man's collar.
The shopkeeper, who usually seemed like a good gentleman, was staring at the young man in front of him fiercely. The more Lin Manliu wanted to apologize, the more angry he became.
The boy in a short shirt looked at Shopkeeper Yang in front of him and expressed his thoughts in words.
"I want to see Dong again..." But before the young man could finish his words, he was immediately thrown to the ground by shopkeeper Yang, and then he began to curse.
"You don't deserve it!! How can you have the face to meet Dong Lao Er... How can you have the face to meet his parents who have been ill in bed for a long time... How can you have the face to call him Brother Dong..." Lin Manliu He got up from the ground and faced shopkeeper Yang's question. The young man could not make any reply.
Indeed, he doesn't deserve it. The boy in a short shirt tilted his head and still looked at the house. He sobbed: "I shouldn't just leave like this..." After hearing this, Shopkeeper Yang actually laughed instead of getting angry.
"Lin Manliu, what's the use of your staying? Are you going to see your second brother die for him...or do you feel that if you stay, you will feel better and won't blame yourself too much?"
"Lin Manliu, do you know that if those people come back and see you...Dong Laoer, his death will be in vain?"
"Lin Manliu, do you feel that as long as you can do something in the future, you can feel at ease?" Shopkeeper Yang asked three times in a row, and every word filled the young man's heart.
As mentioned in these three questions, Lin Manliu returned to Hehua Bay to understand the situation and then use his own methods to solve the problem.
And the source of all these motivations are still those four words
"Peace of mind". At this moment, the boy in short shirt realized that the original intention of his action was for his own peace of mind, not for the dead Dong Laoer.
When he learned the news, he already understood Dong Laoer's thoughts. It was to buy him time and cover his whereabouts... But even so, he had to take unforeseen risks and return to Hehua Bay again.
To put aside all Dong Laoer's expectations for his own peace of mind. Lin Manliu took off the water bag from his waist, looked at the house, and slowly sprinkled the water in the water bag on the muddy ground in the backyard.
Shopkeeper Yang's sarcastic words sounded again: "Pretentious... so hypocritical! I'm really disappointed for Uncle Qing, he just misjudged you, little bastard!" When the boy in short shirt looked at Shopkeeper Yang again, his face looked particularly heavy. , it seems that the previous sarcastic voice did not reach his ears at all.
Lin Manliu first bowed his hands and saluted, and then said: "Can I ask shopkeeper Yang... about the appearance and whereabouts of those people..." Shopkeeper Yang spat on the ground and continued: "You still want to Going to kill Yanyang officers and soldiers? Do you really think that after knowing some skills, you feel that you are the dragon crossing the river?" The young man in short shirt said solemnly: "Killing people should be punished with life. I will definitely ask for it in the future..." Shopkeeper Yang paused. After a pause, his expression turned gloomy.
"Those people should not be soldiers stationed in Jiannan. Their armors look similar to those who came south from Rongcheng a few days ago..."
"I'd like to thank Shopkeeper Yang in advance..."
"Whatever you want to do... it's up to you! If you are captured by those people, or killed on the spot... just go down and apologize to Dong Lao Er!"
"Boy first..."
"Get out of here, you little bastard! Get out of here!" Lin Manliu's words were interrupted again by shopkeeper Yang. Faced with the roar of the inn shopkeeper, the boy in a short shirt had no choice but to lead the horse out of the backyard.
After losing sight of the boy, Shopkeeper Yang began to breathe heavily. He shook his head first to wake himself up, then stood up straight again and looked at the house just like Lin Manliu had just done.
"You kid, you're quite unlucky, but you're just popular..."
"If you let me give you this kid, I have to find someone who works hard and does long-term work..."
"If the inn was dirty in the first seven days, don't blame me for going to your grave and scolding your mother!"... The young man in a short shirt who led his horse out of Hehua Bay did not look behind him again, nor did he hesitate to turn over immediately. Mount your horse.
The pain on Lin Manliu's shoulders looked very painful, but it didn't last long, let alone the torment that broke his muscles and bones.
In this way, the speed of his horse was not affected, and he quickly returned to the mountains where Jiang Yanlin was hidden.
Jiang Yanlin, who was hiding in the cave, naturally heard the movement and raised his head to look outside the cave entrance.
When he looked around, he saw a messy-looking young man in a short shirt. Seeing that his shoulders were red and bleeding, Jiang Yanlin hurriedly came up to him.
"Brother Liu! But I met those officers and soldiers on the way... but it was better..." Lin Manliu snorted, pulled Jiang Yanlin's arm and walked towards the cave.
It was only when the two of them reached a dark place in the cave, with only a slight light left in the direction of the cave entrance, that the young man in short shirt stopped.
Jiang Yanlin timidly asked: "Brother Liu, what's wrong..." Lin Manliu looked at him seriously, who looked at the tiny blood marks on the young man's face caused by sawdust.
At this time, against the subtle light, it actually looked a bit scary. Jiang Yanlin hurriedly spoke out: "Brother Liu warned that person before. He acted like this because he didn't listen to advice. It has nothing to do with us..." The young man in a short shirt called out, interrupting Jiang Yanlin's defense. .
"Yanlin, I don't mean to blame you, I just hope you can explain the whole story clearly!" Jiang Yanlin subconsciously wanted to run towards the entrance of the cave, but at this moment his hand was tightly clamped by Lin Manliu.
He began to look a little flustered and at a loss. Jiang Yan said: "Brother Liu said he would not leave me behind, right...Brother Liu...
"Lin Manliu said: "I will send you back to Jiangnan safely, but in order for us to go safely in the future, you must tell me the truth..." The words of the boy in short shirt made Jiang Yanlin fall into silence. It's like falling into memories again.
In the latter case, he suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground, and gradually began to sob. From his mouth, he began to talk about the time after he and Lin Manliu were separated outside the bamboo forest in the north of Hangzhou.
At that time, Jiang Yanlin, despite Lin Manliu's intervention, was able to escape Quexie's sudden attack. But he already knew in his heart that the road ahead would be extremely dangerous.
With the help of the Yuezhou family, Jiang Yanlin re-expanded the escort team, and then began to travel to Xijing.
At first, no one told him why he wanted to go to Xijing... In his opinion, it was probably because his family wanted him to imitate those scholars, so he first went to receive the teachings of the masters in Xijing, and then began to study and obtain fame. .
That's why when he said goodbye to Lin Manliu, he boasted that he would share the glory and wealth with him in the future.
But after he entered Xijing and entered the majestic imperial city, he gradually understood the purpose of his trip.
In the Yanyang Dynasty, both in the court and in the eyes of the people, they are all sighing at the glorious scene of the arrival of the two saints.
The emperor was benevolent, virtuous and wise, and the queen was virtuous and intelligent. Under the joint rule of the two saints, a grand scene of national peace and prosperity and peace in the world was created.
But in such a prosperous Yanyang Dynasty, some people began to criticize the queen who was the mother of the world. It is said that although the current queen and the emperor can be called two saints together, there are still flaws to be investigated, that is, since she entered the palace, she has not been able to have an heir.
What's more, he dared to openly discuss the affairs of the harem in front of the previous dynasty! It is said that since the queen took charge of the harem, all the young princes have died young, which may be a disaster for the future.
Naturally, people who say these things will not end well, but there must be a way to stop this crowd of people from talking.
So as a direct descendant of the Yuezhou Jiang family, it was time for him, Jiang Yanlin. His biological mother was the Princess Yanyang in the past and was the biological sister of the current emperor.
Therefore, it needs to be brought into the imperial city and passed on to the current queen. At this point, Jiang Yanlin's expression began to become a little nervous as he recalled the past, and his hands and feet began to have nowhere to rest.
Because after he knew this, he saw with his own eyes the queen who was born with the appearance of a Bodhisattva. His nightmare begins...
