Hu Yuan pretended to be puzzled and asked in shock: "Didn't Yameni go to Dali to seek medical treatment? Why did the Taiwei say this?"
Gao Qiu's face was full of bitterness, and he sighed repeatedly: "It seems that he was very lucky when he was a dog. He was plotted by an unknown villain first, and now he is in trouble on the way to seek medical treatment."
Hu Yuan looked concerned and said, "What happened to the yamen?"
Gao Qiu gritted his teeth and said: "In the past, local officials always reported to the government that the world was at peace. Although I knew that there was a lot of water in it, I never thought that it was all nonsense! My boy and his party just came out. Tokyo was less than a hundred miles away, and strong men began to covet their property and cut off the road during the day. After all, Lu Qian was highly skilled in martial arts and the accompanying guards were all elite, so he was able to kill the thieves time and again and move forward.
"Who would have thought that after arriving at the Jiangnan boundary, a group of strong men came from nowhere, and their methods were so fierce that Lu Qian and the guards were no match for them. Now that the dog, the guards, and several carts of treasures have all been kidnapped, there is only one One Lu Qian escaped with serious injuries. After reporting the case to a nearby government office, he sent hundreds of thousands of people to Tokyo to report the matter."
Hu Yun asked: "Now that Marquis Lu Yu has escaped, does he already know the origin of that strong man?"
Gao Qiu angrily scolded: "Don't mention that good-for-nothing Lu Qian. He failed to protect his master in the front, abandoned his master and fled behind, but he still couldn't come up with any useful clues. I have sent an order to lock him up and imprison him on the spot. If my son has any bad intentions, I will be the first to have him stabbed!"
Hu Long secretly mourned for Lu Qian. With Gao Qiu's temperament, even if Gao Yanei could be safe and sound, he would not let him pass easily.
After Gao Qiu explained the cause and effect, he bowed to Hu Yuan again and said sincerely: "Those strong men did not kill at that time, and the dog's life was probably not in danger for the time being. It's just that these people in the world are not only powerful in martial arts, but also do treacherous things. I Even though I have thousands of troops under my command, there is nothing I can do, so I can only trouble the Taoist priest to take action. If Quanzi can be rescued from the devil's clutches, I, the whole Gao family, will be grateful!"
Hu Long hurriedly picked him up with both hands and said with emotion: "The Taiwei has the virtue of recommending Pindao. Now that something happens in the yamen, Pindao will serve himself. Taiwei, please relax. Pindao will only make some arrangements and immediately go to the south of the Yangtze River." Our party will at least bring Ya Nei back safely."
"Thank you for all your efforts, Taoist priest!" Gao Qiu was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
With Hu Yuan's current aloof status, he had nothing to do even if he didn't agree to the matter. But now he agreed without any hesitation, which really moved him.
After Hu Yuan said goodbye and left Taiwei's Mansion, he did not go back directly to "Xuanqing Temple". Instead, he made a long detour and came to the door of "Fang Ji Rouge Shop" in Dongcheng, and walked in in a grand manner. .
Naturally, most of the people who visit the rouge shop are female customers. At this moment, there are several women in front of the counter, listening to a young woman inside introducing several styles of rouge.
Hu Long, a monk, barged in and attracted the attention of these women.
Although he has become famous in the capital recently, he mostly practices in Taoist temples and rarely appears in front of others, so he has not been recognized by others.
Under the gaze of several women, Hu Long showed no trace of embarrassment on his face. He just smiled and stood aside without speaking.
When the woman behind the counter saw this, she had no choice but to apologize to several customers. She turned around and saluted Hu Long and said, "This Taoist Priest, our store sells rouge and gouache. You are here..."
Hu Long smiled and said, "I have something to discuss with the owner of your shop."
The woman was startled at first, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes, but her expression remained calm, and she said with a smile: "The Taoist priest may not know that my proprietor is also a female family member, I'm afraid..."
Before she could say the last words "It's very inconvenient", she suddenly saw Hu Long put his left hand on his chest, flexing his fingers and slightly spreading them to simulate rising flames. His face finally changed slightly, and he changed his words: "I'm afraid I still need to apologize." The proprietor decides.”
Hu Long smiled and handed over his hands: "Thank you."
The woman first went to apologize to the customers again, explaining that the proprietor had something to do today and would be waiting to see him tomorrow. After sending them out, she hurried to the back of the shop.
Not long after, she brought two younger women out. She first directed the two women to close the door and get on the board, and then asked Hu Long to follow her to the back.
Behind the shop is a small courtyard that is very quiet and elegant. There are tables and chairs under an osmanthus tree in the courtyard. A graceful woman in yellow with a soft face is sitting on the chair, holding a silver stick in her hand. The shiny long hairpin was picking out some red pastes or powders of different shades from small bottles, smearing them on a piece of white paper on the table one after another, and then carefully looking at the difference in each color.
The woman who had previously led Hu Long into the courtyard then left on her own, leaving only Hu Long and the woman who was focused on teasing Rouge.
Hu Long applauded lightly and said with a smile: "No one would have thought that the majestic Mingjiao saint Baihua Princess doesn't like armed weapons and loves red clothes. She is willing to hide in this small shop and hang out with makeup all day long."
The woman finally stopped, and while carefully wiping off the rouge on the tip of the hairpin on the white paper, she said with a soft smile: "Baihua is just a little girl, and adding makeup and powder is the true nature of a daughter's family. On the other hand, Taoist Hu Yun, the leader of the 'Tai Shang Dao', who has recently been regarded as a god by the emperors, ministers and people of Tokyo, actually came to visit the little girl's rouge shop, which is really unexpected."
Hu Long was not surprised at all that the other party revealed her identity. Since she personally acted as the eyes and ears arranged by Mingjiao in Tokyo, if she still couldn't figure out who it was after she took the initiative to visit, then her eyes and ears would be deaf and blind. .
Fang Baihua stood up, walked to Hu Yuan in a graceful manner, and exhaled with a smile: "It's just that there is something unclear about the little girl. How did Hu Yuan, the Taoist master, understand the hand signals of my Ming Cult?"
At this moment, the distance between the two parties was only three feet. In addition to the sweet fragrance exhaled from her lips and teeth when she spoke, her body also exuded the dreamlike fragrance of flowers, wrapping Hu Longzhen in it, as if it was about to penetrate into his heart from the pores of his body. spleen.
If it were another man here, no matter whether he was old or young, he would be intoxicated and unable to control himself. However, Hu Long always had clear eyes and the smile on his face became more intense. He shook his head and sighed: "I have never heard of Princess Baihua's own creation." "Bai Hua Mi Shen Yin" combines martial arts, charm skills, and poison skills into one furnace, and it is indeed extraordinary when I see it today."
The expression on Fang Baihua's pretty face suddenly changed, and the hairpin that had been held between her fingers like a flower branch suddenly turned into a silver light, with the unparalleled sharpness of gold piercing through stone, and stabbed at Hu Long as fast as lightning. throat.
Hu Long chuckled and said: "I originally wanted to look towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. Why bother, princess!"
He said these words leisurely, and each word passed into the other person's ears clearly, as if the time had been stretched out. Until he finished speaking, the silver hairpin was only half pierced, and then he was ignored by him. He quickly raised his right hand and stretched out an index finger to gently touch it.
