Who can hide behind the lonely and proud people? Is it too late for the same flower to bloom? ---------"A Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty
Beside the prison, the night was dark, but at the end of the alley, deep in the night, it seemed as if a blazing fire was burning. The worries and fears of the past few days melted away in this long passionate kiss. The entire city of Luoyang seemed to be covered only by the lovesickness of the two of them. Zhang Ning was originally an independent and arrogant princess, with unparalleled pride, but at this moment, she tightened her body and hugged Chen Long's wide waist tightly. Her lips turned from cold to hot, and she matched Chen Long's lips in a jerky manner, and was stolen by Chen Long. Take the first kiss. This unprecedented contact made Zhang Ning tremble all over, but he was happy with it.
At this time, Chen Long was completely intoxicated by the electric contact between his lips. The sweet fragrance coming from Zhang Ning's pretty face made Chen Long even more intoxicated. In his dream, Chen Long had played with this full head of hair and kissed these full lips so many times. It wasn't until he actually kissed her today that he realized that nothing in the world could be as sweet as this kiss.
The tenderness was like water, and the lips parted for a long time. Chen Long sobered up a lot. Looking at the blushing Zhang Ning's pretty face, he made a silencing gesture with his hand, took Zhang Ning's jade hand, and disappeared into the darkness together.
When they finally returned to the library, Lu Chang hadn't come back yet. Chen Long gave his bedroom to Zhang Ning, letting her sit comfortably on the bed and talking in the bedroom. Chen Long saw that Zhang Ning's face had become thinner and he had a thousand words to ask, but when Zhang Ning was about to speak, his stomach growled first and he smiled sheepishly. Chen Long hurried to the kitchen to heat up some leftovers and brought them to Zhang Ning. Ning asked in front of him: "You haven't eaten well for several days, have you?"
Zhang Ning took a steamed bun, tore into small pieces and ate, "Brother Chen, I'm so happy that you can come." Seeing Chen Long's smile, Zhang Ning smiled brightly in return and told her about her experience in Luoyang.
It turned out that after parting ways with Chen Long in Lingling, Zhang Mancheng followed Zhang Jiao's strategy of unifying the north and led a heavy army, passing through the gap between Xiangyang and Jiangling, crossing the Yangtze River, and advancing on Wancheng, the seat of Nanyang County. After Zhang Ning moved to Nanyang County with his troops, he secretly and Ma Yuanyi returned to his father Zhang Jiao in Jizhou. At that time, Zhang Jiao had already sent his disciple Tang Zhou to Luoyang to contact the internal eunuchs Feng Xu and Xu Feng, and made an appointment to jointly launch a campaign to unify the north of the Yangtze River. A letter came from the Tang and Zhou Dynasties, stating that the eunuch Feng Xu hoped to have an interview with Zhang Jiao before he was willing to believe in the sincerity of the Yellow Turban. Zhang Jiao originally wanted to go there in person, but Zhang Ning volunteered himself and went to Luoyang with Ma Yuanyi in place of his father. Unexpectedly, they were surrounded heavily just as they met. Ma Yuanyi was captured despite all his strength, his stronghold was raided, and the eunuchs Feng Xu and Xu Feng were captured. .
"Looking back now, Tang Zhou's letters were a trap for the court. It was a waste of my father's trust in him." After Zhang Ning finished speaking, he shook his head slightly and frowned: "Brother Chen, my father said that he once saved Tang Zhou's parents with medicine. Tang Zhou was grateful for his father's fate, so he had no doubts about Tang Zhou. You told me to be careful about Tang Zhou before, are you a clairvoyant?"
Chen Long knew that this question was difficult to explain, so he simply said vaguely: "How do I have this ability? To be honest, it was my immortal master who told me." After that, he changed the subject and said: "Then what do you do? Where are the ones who escaped?"
Zhang Ning's face turned red, and he looked at Chen Long with his big black eyes: "That day, Ma Yuanyi went to meet Tang Zhou. He was afraid of danger, so he asked me to wait at the stronghold. I had nothing to do, so I went for a walk by Luoshui. Look, I suddenly saw a large group of people rushing into the stronghold, and I knew something was wrong." After saying that, he glanced at Chen Long with his big eyes.
Seeing the deep meaning in her eyes, Chen Long felt moved, hugged Zhang Ning and said, "Are you going to Luoshui just for a walk?"
Zhang Ning was held in his arms and felt extremely safe. He gently punched Chen Long and admitted, "Brother, you are bad. I went to Luoshui to watch the sunset, just because I missed big brother in my heart."
Chen Long was moved in his heart. Seeing Zhang Ning's shyness, he hurriedly said: "We are mutually exclusive. I saw your letter and was worried about your safety, so I came to Luoyang. Why don't I think of you every day?" He hugged her tightly as he spoke. Zhang Ning and the two hugged Wen Wen like this for a long time before they remembered that the current situation was still difficult and it was really not suitable to fall in love.
"I was at the Luoshui River that day and saw heavy troops rushing into the stronghold. I knew that the stronghold was destroyed and my identity had been exposed. I had to find a place to hide to avoid the upcoming manhunt." Zhang Ning recalled the thrill at that time, Obviously he was still frightened: "I walked along Luoshui towards the water gate. I saw soldiers beside the water gate, carefully checking every ship leaving the city. I wanted to turn back and try my luck at another city gate. I found a group of soldiers coming along Luoshui behind me. They probably didn’t find me at the stronghold, so they kept searching along Luoshui. There were also groups of soldiers on the street checking passers-by, especially women. There were soldiers in front of me at that time. There were soldiers behind me, and there was nowhere to hide. A boat coming into the city happened to be docked on the shore, so I sneaked in and found a hiding place in the bottom warehouse. To be honest with my brother, I took out the Qinglong Dagger. , I really thought I would never see my eldest brother again."
Chen Long nodded gently and stroked her long hair to comfort her. Zhang Ning continued: "Every night from now on, I will hide in a boat that has just entered the city to avoid being captured when leaving the city, but I will not be able to escape from the city."
Chen Long knew that this beauty had been suffering a lot these days, so he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart, and asked: "Are you going to the prison tonight to wait for an opportunity to rescue Ma Yuanyi?"
"I was on the boat and overheard a discussion about the killing list, saying that Brother Ma would be executed in three days. Brother Ma has been very good to me since I was a child and protected me from being bullied by others. Of course I wanted to go outside the prison to explore and have a look. Is it possible to save him? It's a pity that I happened to meet you. Brother Chen, since you are here, please help me save him, but is there any way? "
"We haven't thought about it yet. Of course Brother Ma wants to save me. I'm going to find a way tonight." Chen Long watched Zhang Ning finish eating, filled him with hot water and asked Zhang Ning to have a good rest after taking a bath. He agreed to make an action plan tomorrow. He kissed Zhang Ning gently on the forehead, walked out of the bedroom, closed the door, and hurried to find Zhou Buyi.
Zhou Buyi was still young and tired from the journey, so he locked his bedroom and slept soundly. Chen Long kicked him out of the bedroom, and he was so frightened that his heart jumped. Seeing Chen Long crowding around him, he quickly gave up half of the bed. Chen Long smiled and said: "Yuanzhi, I'm here to sleep with you. I have good news for you, I have found Mei Niang."
Zhou Buji was shocked, he woke up from his drowsiness, and asked how he found it. Chen Long explained the matter again and finally said: "Why hasn't this guy Lu Chang come back yet? Yuan Zhi, Mei Niang wants me to help him save Ma Yuanyi. Do you have any suggestions?"
Zhou Bujie stuck out his tongue and said: "This prison in the capital of Luoyang is an extraordinary prison. There are only a few of us, how can we succeed? It will be good if we can take Mei Niang out of the city safely. You and Mei Niang can meet again tomorrow Let’s discuss it.”
Zhou Buyi didn't know that Chen Long and Zhang Ning were already in love, so he called out Mei Niang one after another. Chen Long knocked on his head and said, "Did you call me Mei Niang? Sister-in-law." After saying that, he looked at Zhou proudly. No doubt.
Zhou Buyi suddenly leaned up half of his body, opened his eyes wide to show his surprise, and laughed loudly: "Brother, what a genius, you can get it done so quickly? Congratulations, brother. Congratulations, brother." Chen Long pressed Zhou Buyi's mouth Stop, pull him to lie down and say: "Your sister-in-law is shy, tomorrow you will call me sister, let everyone call you sister too." Zhou Busuo said with a smile: "Okay!"
At this time, Chen Long heard something moving in the courtyard and got up to look. Sure enough, it was Lu Chang who was back. This boy was about to knock on the door of his bedroom. Chen Long coughed lightly. Lu Chang saw it and hurriedly walked over to Zhou Buji. Lu Chang smiled and said, "Sir, I was in the city and played hide-and-seek with the patrol for half the night, and I made an important discovery." Zhou Buji punched Lu Chang and told him not to betray him and tell him quickly.
Lu Chang rubbed his belly exaggeratedly and said: "I passed by the Red Sleeve Garden on Tongtuo Street. Who do you think I saw coming out of it?" Zhou Busuo saw that he was still selling, and said angrily: "It can't be that he saw a ghost. Are you ready? Hurry up and go to bed after talking."
Lu Chang then smiled and said: "What the villain saw was Lu Zhi's deputy Cao Cao. All the Yellow Turban prisoners in the prison are now interrogated by him. I didn't expect this kid to have such a hobby." After hearing this, Chen Long thought of Cao Cao She is extremely lustful, and it is not surprising that she went to a brothel. I wonder if I can take advantage of this weakness of Cao Cao. So he told Lu Chang the news that Mei Niang had been found, and Lu Chang was also very surprised. Chen Long asked Lu Chang to rest early and call everyone together tomorrow to discuss how to rescue Ma Yuanyi.
Zhou Bujie lay next to Chen Long, but couldn't sleep anymore. This child prodigy's developed brain is searching the streets, alleys, rivers and mountains of Luoyang with all his strength, looking for the safest possible evacuation channel. Hearing Chen Long's snoring, Zhou Bujie turned over and sat up, lit the candle, walked to the desk, took out a map of Luoyang City that he had just drawn, and looked at it carefully.
The city of Luoyang is high and deep, and the top of the city is heavily guarded. It is very difficult to sneak across. The gates were heavily guarded, and it was impossible to hide the beauty of Mei Niang. None of them had super high disguise skills, so it was very dangerous to sneak out. Waterways and ships leaving the city were thoroughly searched, and it was easy for things to go wrong. Zhou Busuo's eyes turned to Xiamen and Gumen in the north, which are exclusively for the royal family to enter and exit. Xiamen is connected to the North Palace and is impossible to enter and exit, but Gumen is close to Taicang and the arsenal. If Sun Ruiken, the captain of the guard, helps, here It's a loophole.
Zhou Bujiu thought about rescuing Ma Yuanyi again and couldn't help scratching his big head. This mission is simply mission impossible. The prison is close to the South Palace. There are patrol teams on three sides. There are sentries high on the outer wall. Only one side is shared with the South Palace wall. It is really difficult for a bird to fly. Zhou Busuo's eyes stopped at the common palace wall. There were no sentries at the top, but he had to sneak into the south palace first before he could reach the wall. Nangong is the residence of the emperor, and it is also heavily guarded. So will it be less difficult to sneak into Nangong than to sneak into the prison?
