By June 11th, the beginning of autumn has passed.
The ancients always lamented in autumn, and the same is true for today's young men.
After bypassing Rongcheng and passing Xujia Village, they were heading to Jianmen Pass.
Lin Manliu quietly visited Grandpa Xu last night, and from the latter's words, he learned what happened after they left.
It is true that some officers and soldiers came here to inspect, but according to what the village chief said.
The leading official was kind to others and did not forcefully create any difficulties. Within a few days, he even sent someone to bring some food.
This made the boy in a short shirt a little worried. If there were people other than Zhao Xiang, there might be others searching for traces of the two of them.
Today's Jianmen Pass must be a dangerous road.
During the previous trip, Shen Muchao had the idea of proposing a detour.
But they were all rejected by Lin Manliu, because of the mountainous terrain in this area, unless they gave up their horses and the necessary luggage, it would not be easy to take risks.
The young man in a short shirt said loudly: "I will go forward to inquire about it later. If nothing happens, you should follow me as soon as possible!"
Jiang Yanlin tightened the reins and shouted: "If the situation is not right, Brother Liu must retreat quickly!"
"Yes, I know!"
Lin Manliu said hello and walked forward alone.
Looking at the Yanyang soldiers who were patrolling at the pass exit, they were dressed in the same clothes as when they came, and they were still the group heading south.
As well as their inspection of passing caravans, it seems to be much looser. They probably don't know anything about Zhao Xiang and others yet.
After the boy in short shirt looked carefully, he lined up at the back of the crowd, waiting for Yanyang soldiers to come and inspect.
But just before Lin Manliu moved a few steps, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.
The young man immediately grasped Shan Ye Xing at his waist with vigilance, but unexpectedly someone held down the hilt of the sword again.
Only then did he realize that there was a man dressed as a villager on both sides, spying on him secretly.
Previously, all attention was focused on the exit side of the pass...
One of the men spoke up: "Young Master Lin, if you are not in a hurry to get out of seclusion, can you move over to discuss some matters?"
The boy in a short shirt said: "Since we have something to discuss, let's go..."
While Lin Manliu was speaking, he tried his best not to look behind him, in order to prevent the two men from discovering Jiang Yanlin and Shen Muchao waiting behind them.
But the man spoke again: "Of course we will invite the two friends of Shaoxia Lin, don't worry..."
Seeing that his thoughts were revealed, the boy in short shirt could only say: "Then let's go..."
Then these two men dressed as villagers led Lin Manliu out of the team, holding each other's arms.
The two laughed loudly from time to time, and they did not forget to say stupid things, which made others look at them and just want to stay away.
Looking at those Yanyang soldiers, he cursed secretly in his heart, "Get away from where the ruffians are from."
After walking for about half a stick of incense, Lin Manliu was carried into a forest, and finally stopped at a tree stump.
The boy in a short shirt looked forward, and sure enough, Jiang Yanlin and Shen Muchao were also here.
The situation of the two of them was much better than Lin Manliu expected. There were no signs of disability on their bodies, and there were only a few masked men watching over them.
Shen Muchao looked at the young man with a questioning look.
The boy in a short shirt shook his head and signaled her not to act rashly.
The man beside Lin Manliu took off the black scarf on his face and walked up to the young man.
The man's voice suddenly changed, and he asked aloud: "Does Young Master Lin still have any impressions?"
The boy in short shirt looked intently and recognized the person in front of him.
Is it that dimple smile?
Seeing the face of the person in front of him, Lin Manliu felt relieved for no reason.
If he smiles like this, the identity of the inviter will be easy to guess.
Soon, another person walked out of the forest, also unmasked and dressed similarly to Qian Dexiaoxi.
Lin Manliu was the first to speak out: "General Ninth invited this kid here, why?"
The person who came was the general named Jiu who had taken over Li Yanhe's duty of guarding the city.
In the impression, is it called Jiuzhao?
He and Qian Dexiao, who was not far in front of him, were both Mr. Mo's early disciples.
Jiu Zhao said: "Now that things have come to this, why is Junior Brother Lin still unwilling to call me Senior Brother?"
Lin Manliu said: "I have already mentioned the reason. What does the Ninth General want to discuss? Is it better to tell it earlier?"
Jiuzhao took a few steps forward and met Lin Manliu's eyes.
He could feel that there was no trace of fear in Lin Manliu's eyes at this time.
"I have underestimated you, Young Master Lin. I would like to apologize to you..."
Lin Manliu twisted his body in an extremely pretentious manner, raised his hand and pinched his shoulder, pretending not to care.
"If you have something to say..."
The reason why he was so abnormal was actually what they did today and their identities.
In a sense, even if Jiuzhao and Qian Dexiao are not members of the Tue Evil Sect, they are still inseparable from the Tue Evil Sect.
If the Tue Evil Sect, which had previously caused chaos, was divided into two...
Those who caused chaos in Jiangnan were represented by Qi Xuan, with the eldest son of the Jiang family sitting behind him.
The chaos in central Guizhou and southern Xinjiang must be planned by the two of them.
Now that the remnants of the Tue Evil Sect are besieged by the Liaoyuan Army on Zhige Mountain, and the new guard general is now wearing regular clothes instead of wearing armor, there is a possibility that they will be at odds with the Liaoyuan Army.
Most of the things discussed today are related to this.
Jiuzhao saw that Lin Manliu had no sense of restraint, and he also had a guess in his mind.
Could it be that your husband had something to say to Yijian Villa before he left? Or maybe their plan has been understood by the teacher?
The boy in a short shirt spoke again: "What is the purpose of General Ninth?"
Qian Dingxiao pulled out a knife from his waist and was about to make a powerful move, but was quickly blocked by Jiuzhao with his hand.
The latter laughed and said: "For Young Master Lin, he is here to rescue you from the siege. For us, it is to let Yijian Villa take care of you, and then we can first make a declaration..."
Lin Manliu was not surprised by Jiuzhao's remarks.
When Mr. Mo was here, he often talked about the art of combining vertical and horizontal lines. Many things in the world are like this. Enemies of enemies, even if they have enemies in the past, can temporarily get together.
Lin Man said in six words: "Don't you know, General Ninth, that now the owner of my village has joined forces with Marquis Taxue?"
Jiuzhao said: "Then Shaoxia Lin also knows what Xiao Baoli is doing, so there is no need to pretend to be a ghost here..."
The young man in a short shirt deliberately put on a puzzled expression, which made Jiuzhao feel resentful.
The latter spoke again: "Lin Manliu...don't be shameless. You can't leave without us in this sword gate today!"
When Lin Manliu heard this, he immediately made a face, like a child with incomplete mind.
"Anyway, the Ninth General is here. We can get through safely no matter what, right?"
Jiuzhao suddenly raised his arm and then slowly lowered it.
He said: "What a confident person..."
The boy in a short shirt said, "What a joke!"
After Jiuzhao stood up, he took out a waist badge from his arms and tied it around his waist.
Lin Manliu looked over and saw only the word "日曜" engraved on the front.
Previously, General Li Yanhe held a battle flag with the word "Sun Rising" on it. The old liar later explained to him the function of that battle flag.
So what does this waist card mean now? Does it have the same function... can it command an army of soldiers and horses?
Everyone walked back to the mountain road to Jianmen Pass. Jiuzhao never said a word to Lin Manliu and others.
Under his leadership, he ignored the caravans and passers-by who were still waiting in line.
It certainly caused quite a bit of quarrels and discussions...
"Where did those great men come from? They act so majestic and majestic, so you won't be afraid of being chased away by the officials soon!"
"Keep your voice down. I don't see any of these people being arrogant. If someone listens to you, it will be fine if I don't give you a slap in the face!"
"Master! Take care of it! We have to deliver this food to the north!"
The sound of these words did not stop until Jiuzhao reached Jianmen Pass.
The Yanyang soldiers guarding the exit of the pass naturally heard the noise, and at first they were waiting for these ungrateful people to come forward.
But when they saw the jade plaque hanging on Jiuzhao's waist, someone immediately stepped forward to greet him.
The soldier clasped his fists and shouted, "I have seen the general!"
Jiuzhao raised his hand and pressed it softly, indicating that the other party would be exempted from the courtesy.
He opened his mouth and said: "We need to leave the customs and go north to Shannan to discuss matters. I hope it will be convenient!"
The soldier hesitated at first, but then took a look at the waist badge engraved with "日曜".
When Jiuzhao saw this, he pulled off his belt badge from his waist and handed it to the soldier.
"If you are not at ease, you can check it out!"
The soldier quickly took a step back and clasped his fists again.
"My subordinates don't dare, so let's make way for the general!"
After saying this, everyone around him became silent.
The official who usually yelled at businessmen like them was as cowardly as an old dog on the street in front of this young master.
Jiuzhao stopped talking and raised his hand to gesture backward.
Afterwards, everyone followed him directly across the pass and walked towards the outside of Jianmen Pass.
Seeing Jiuzhao and others leaving, the people who had been discussing in the caravan started talking in low voices again.
"Listen to what the officer said just now... General! General... you almost lost your life!"
"Fortunately, the person didn't hear it, but it scared me..."
"You were so loud just now and you still think no one heard you?"
They were still muttering when suddenly someone walked over from them.
It was the Yanyang soldier who bowed to Jiuzhao before. He directly kicked one of them to the ground.
"Where is the manager of your car? Tell me to get the fuck out of here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier kicked out another person and knocked the other man to the ground.
The two quarrelsome men were all curled up on the ground with their heads in their hands, for fear of being kicked to death by the soldier.
Lin Manliu listened to the movement behind him and shook his head helplessly.
Jiu Zhao, who was beside him, said something for no reason.
"It's rare in the south. As long as you go north, no one dares to talk about the soldiers of Yanyang. Even those famous scholars can't..."
When the young man didn't reply, he said something out loud.
"Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Lin Manliu said: "Common people should not make irresponsible remarks about the nobles, it is not a good thing..."
Jiuzhao responded: "I understand."
The two fell into silence again and headed away from Jianmen Pass.
