Xia Xin was confused for a moment when she saw the eye contact between the two groups and the conversation between Senior Sister Huan and the boy in short shirt.
She asked slowly: "Sister Huan, do you know each other?" Huan Yunxia hummed softly, and then walked out from behind the Miao village woman.
Lin Manliu could only clasp his fists and say: "Boy Lin Manliu, I have met our seniors!" Huan Yunxia smiled and said: "Then what are you doing? Why is little brother Lin here?" followed behind him The plum wine man in front of him also naturally folded his folding fan and looked at the position of the boy in the short shirt.
Lin Manliu said: "As far as the boy is concerned, it is to return home, and there is also a request from the villa..." Before Lin Manliu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Huan Yunxia.
"We both already know about Feng Bai's westward journey to southern Xinjiang. If you can trust us, you don't have to hide it from us!" This man, Master Lu, and the old liar were all former disciples of Yangfeng Valley, and they had visited before when the village was opened. Congratulations...perhaps believable?
Lin Manliu asked tentatively: "Have seniors ever met Master Lu?"
"Not long after we arrived in southern Xinjiang, we didn't see Feng Bai and the others..." Huan Yunxia said in response. Plum Wine Man added from the side: "But regarding the war on the Langcang River, there is some news these days..." Lin Manliu asked: "Is there any result?" Plum Wine Man patted the folding fan lightly and spoke out: " It is said that not long ago... the Liaoyuan Army, which was originally besieging but not attacking, suddenly attacked Zhige Mountain, but within half a day, it retreated from Zhige Mountain without withdrawing its defenses..." Unable to solve the massacre The door?
I wonder if Que Xie will still go to deliver the news... Seeing Lin Manliu fell into silence, Huan Yunxia took a few steps towards the young man and soon arrived in front of the young man in a short shirt.
"Hey, I didn't even notice it just now. I haven't seen him grow so much in just over a year!" Hearing this joking compliment, the boy in a short shirt could only smile awkwardly.
Lin Man looked around the Sixth Ring and found that even Jiang Yanlin and Shen Muchao were looking at him, so he had no choice but to speak out.
"Does the senior know anything about the previous discussion with Xia Nuxia?" Xia Xin followed up and said: "The snake infestation in Lizhou City..." Hui Yunxia paused and said: "The general situation is going south. We have already learned about it on the road. Although we have not personally gone to the snake cave to find out what is going on, we can estimate from the words of the disciples in the village that it would take at least fifty or sixty people to transport the saltpeter and sulfur..." Plum Wine Man followed. He said: "At this juncture when Yanyang officials are going south to suppress the rebellion, so many people must appear out of thin air, and they must be able to come and go freely without anyone noticing, I'm afraid..." The two of them looked at the inn counter together. Everyone also followed the direction and looked over.
On top of that, an oil lamp was lit, illuminating the originally dark counter. But there is still a shadow on the counter, which is the bottom of the oil lamp, the dark side revealed by the firelight.
Dark under the lamp! Xia Xinyan said: "If it is really what they did, what is the meaning?" It turned out that when she took people to deal with the snake problem, her first reaction when she saw the human traces was the same as the Miao villagers who mocked the man in black robes.
But when she put those fame and interests back on the object of her speculation, she couldn't figure out what the purpose was.
For what reason could we abandon the safety of the people in a place and let those black snakes trample other people's homes wantonly and ignore them... Lin Manliu coughed lightly and winked at everyone present.
Xia Xin immediately understood and called out all the Miao villagers who were still in the inn. Soon, only two groups, Lin Manliu and Xia Xin, were left in the entire inn.
The boy in a short shirt said, "Rong, I'd better ask if you dare, did the two seniors know before that the three bandits in Jiannan and Shannan were living together?" This was the first time Huan Yunxia heard this.
"Three bandits are in the same nest", his expression is a little confused. Meijiu Lang made a rough guess and his expression became curious.
For Xia Xin, who had lived in southern Xinjiang for a long time, and Shen Muchao, who had never left the mountain, they couldn't understand it.
Jiang Yanlin didn't think about this at all. In his opinion, he just needed to follow Brother Liu.
Lin Manliu said seriously: "It's hard to explain the secret directly, so I will tell you the conclusion of Yijian Villa afterwards..." Everyone nodded in agreement, waiting for the boy in a short shirt to say more.
Lin Manliu said: "The Tue Evil Sect, Xunhan Mountain, and the bandits in Shannan and Jiannan are related. The purpose of working together may be to weaken the strength of various factions in the world and then overthrow them!" Meishurou didn't show too much surprise at the young man's words.
He said: "When I was in the Eastern Capital, I also saw similar interesting things in the officialdom. In order to reduce the fiefdoms of some clan members, soldiers would be sent to join forces with local ruffians, so that the evil deeds of those clan children would be revealed, or they would succumb to Under the power, I had no choice but to honestly give up the rewards and land..." The young man in short shirt replied: "Well, it is not much different from what the senior said. When we were in Shannan, we were suspected of being protected by bandits and soldiers. , after the defeat of Xunhan Mountain, we got the confirmation again..." Xia Xin staggered a little, unconsciously taking a step back, and Yunxia stepped forward to support her.
She shook her head to try to wake herself up, and then looked at the two people who had spoken before. Xia Xinyan said: "Is it because of these things that the people in this area were invaded by bandits and snakes?" Lin Manliu nodded helplessly, and then sighed.
Xia Xin trembled all over. She still didn't understand that behind these actions were the plans of officials.
Huan Yunxia saw that her condition was not right, so she helped her to a seat aside and sat down. Shen Muchao spoke at this moment,
"But according to what you said and what I saw in the mountains, the Liaoyuan Army doesn't need the help of bandits and snakes, right?" Lin Manliu nodded and said: "Yes, this is the difference from before, that Tuxue Hou didn't need to receive external force at all to handle all the matters in southern Xinjiang, but he stopped here again..." While everyone was thinking, Jiang Yanlin, who had been silent all this time, seemed to have his head lit up.
He said aloud: "Brother Liu! Could it be that Tuxuehou wants to stay in southern Xinjiang on purpose?" Staying here on purpose?
When Lin Manliu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had figured it out. At this time, the plum wine man who was sitting idle also began to hum a leisurely song.
Both of them looked at each other, and the latter raised his hand and gestured
"please" gesture. The young man in short shirt immediately spoke: "Yijian Villa was invited to the southern border. It is the Snow Marquis who needs to find a dog leg in the south to follow his orders, but Villa Master Lu will definitely not get what he wants!"
"Then there is the siege of the Tue Evil Sect in Southern Xinjiang. According to what the boy has learned before, if he was determined to end the Tu Evil Sect, he would have killed them all long ago. There is no need to besiege them."
"The current siege of the Tu Evil Sect and the sudden snake infestation are all to delay time for the Treading Snow Marquis!" He must have something he wants and need to stay in southern Xinjiang for a long time.
Therefore, both military and natural disasters must continue here. Only in this way can he have reason to garrison the south.
Plum Wine Man said: "It seems things are going to change..." Huan Yunxia glanced at him, and then acted like she didn't want to talk to him.
Seeing this, Plum Wine Man quickly put away his magical power and sat upright again. The young man in a short shirt was silent for a moment, then looked up at Huan Yunxia.
Lin Manliu said: "If the two seniors want to stay in Southern Xinjiang, I have something to ask for!" Huan Yunxia nodded and said, "It doesn't matter!" Lin Manliu bowed his hands and then spoke.
"I still have important things to do and need to go to Jiangnan as soon as possible. If the two seniors meet Master Lu in southern Xinjiang, just tell them that I have returned to Jiangnan!" Huan Yunxia nodded as a sign.
"I will let you know if I encounter you in the future, don't worry!"
"Boy, thank you two seniors again!" Lin Manliu then looked in the direction of Xia Xin. At this time, the Miao Village woman had calmed down a lot. Seeing the boy in a short shirt looking over, she also looked at Lin Manliu.
"But how can I help?" she asked. Lin Manliu responded: "Well, the female hero behind me is called 'Shen Muchao'. I met her before at Tianzun Mountain. The road ahead will be very difficult. I'm afraid I won't be able to take heroine Shen to travel around the mountains and rivers anymore... ." As the boy in short shirt spoke, he turned back to look at the woman behind him.
Shen Muchao didn't say anything, but just nodded in response. Xia Xin said: "No problem, Nuxia Shen can go to the Miao village with us as a guest in the future!" In this way, Lin Manliu had everything done, and he only had to return to Jiangnan with Jiang Yanlin. thing.
He took a step back and stood side by side with Jiang Yanlin. Lin Manliu bowed his hands again, followed closely by Jiang Yanlin, and the two looked at everyone present together.
"Everyone, the mountains will be high and the rivers will be long, and the rivers and lakes will be long. Each one of you should cherish it!" Everyone clasped their fists in return and said in unison: "See you soon!" After the young man in a short shirt said goodbye to everyone at the inn, he took Jiang Yanlin and led his horse away. .
The two of them did not pass directly through Yuanshui County, but started walking around the mountain from the mountain road beside the county seat.
Along the way, both Lin Manliu and Jiang Yanlin seemed a little silent. Perhaps because he guessed the real culprit of the snake problem, the boy in the short shirt became more and more worried along the way.
After all, at this moment, the people of Yijian Villa led by Lu Fengbai were among the Liaoyuan Army.
How can we live in a tiger's den? The two of them walked about four or five miles along the mountain road, and Lin Manliu looked towards the low-lying side of the mountain road for no reason.
After just one look, the young man in a short shirt immediately reached out and grabbed Jiang Yanlin's reins, then followed suit with his left hand holding Shan Yexing.
In that depression, there were seven or eight Yanyang soldiers squatting there, and they all looked at Lin Manliu and the other two.
I had not noticed these people before, and they were probably blocking the way here...
