After half a month of traveling, Peng Baby and Tang Yunhe finally arrived at the border of Sichuan and Sichuan, outside the city of Chongqing.
"I'm finally back. I miss the Sichuan pots so much!" Peng Baby said with a smile.
"Yes, I want to have a good meal this time. The food in the Central Plains is either salty or sweet, and I can't get used to it."
"Who says it isn't?"
The two of them were talking and laughing, and when they came to the gate of Yucheng, they saw that the city gate was closed, and even after it was closed, they didn't see any soldiers.
Peng Baby waved to a general beside him and said, "Go and ask them to open the door."
The general moved his horse forward, and saw the sound of a drum on the city wall. Countless soldiers appeared with bows and arrows drawn, aiming at the city. Some of the quick ones had already shot arrows. The arrow was shot in front of the horse's hooves, causing the horse to neigh in surprise.
"Hey~! Hey! Who is the guard behind the gate? The princess returned to Sichuan and fired cold arrows privately to cause rebellion!" The general was also startled and broke into a sweat, and he cursed loudly.
There was silence on the city wall. After a while, a chubby head stuck out and looked down. After a while, the city gate opened wide, and a meat ball rolled out of the city.
"Princess...Your Highness the Princess! It's really Your Highness! You're back, I thought you were..." "Meat Ball" cried with snot and tears, and ran to Peng Baby. The soldiers on both sides stretched out their spears and stopped "Meat Ball", preventing him from getting any closer.
Peng Baby took a closer look and sneered: "It turns out to be Mr. Luo Zhuoluo. When did Mr. Luo become so loyal? This princess is very surprised."
When Tang Yunhe heard the name "Luo Zhuo" from the side, he frowned and looked at Luo Zhuo with a bit of unkindness. On the occasion of the birth of Baby Peng, the King of Sichuan and Shu invited guests from all over the world to hold a banquet. Everyone congratulated him endlessly, but only one named Luo Zhuo said something disappointing: "How can a woman take on the important responsibilities of the family and the country? It is not too late for the prince to invite us after he has given birth to a son."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, and the King of Sichuan and Shu became furious and threatened to chop him into pieces and drag him out to feed the dogs. Everyone persuaded him that there would be no blood on the big day. Just like that, Luo Zhuo was thrown into prison right away. After the banquet, the King of Sichuan and Shu thought of his past achievements and his anger subsided a lot, so he sent him to Yucheng on the border of Sichuan and Shu, where he stayed for decades.
Later, Peng Baby went around a lot and had some impressions of this big fat man. However, because he had a grudge when he was young, he didn't like to see him very much.
"Master Luo, after all these years, do you still have a grudge against the princess?" Tang Yunhe asked semi-threateningly. I made up my mind that as long as Luo Zhuo was slightly discourteous, I would immediately have his head moved!
Luo Zhuo shook his head like a rattle and swung the fat on his cheeks: "No, no, no, Shaoxia Tang has misunderstood. I have no resentment towards the princess. I am just worried that the imperial court will come to attack." Being too cautious is punishable by death.”
Peng Baby didn't believe Luo Zhuo's words at all: "We just helped the imperial court defeat Chu and Xiang. Why would the imperial court send troops to attack us? Didn't I send someone back to deliver the message first? Master Luo, how are you going to do this?" "
Luo Zhuo nodded: "Xiaoguan did receive the letter from the princess. I thought that the princess would return soon, but... something big happened in Sichuan. I am worried that this letter is a trick of the imperial court, so I have to be careful... "
"What big thing?" Peng Baby was curious. As long as the army of Chu Xiang and the imperial soldiers and horses were not pressing down on the border, what big thing could happen. Even though his father, who had a bad temper, got angry again, all the officials were used to it, so it was not considered a big deal.
Luo Zhuo opened his mouth to speak, but he glanced at Tang Yunhe cautiously, bowed and said, "I hope the princess can lend me a moment to speak."
"Just say it here! Is there anything that Senior Brother Tang can't listen to!" Peng Baby was angry. Sichuan and Shu have always been close friends with the Tang Sect. By doing this, isn't it obvious that you don't trust the Tang Sect?
Luo Zhuo had a chubby face and hesitated for a long time. Just when the two of them were about to lose their patience, Luo Zhuo opened his mouth and said, "Half a month ago, a woman in black entered the Tang Sect..."
Tang Yunhe was slightly startled and said: "It's not a big deal for our Tang Sect to be attacked as a sect. What does this have to do with you ambushing the princess?"
Luo Zhuo immediately said: "The official did not ambush the princess! There was absolutely no such thing! The official did not know that the princess was back..."
"Speak quickly if you have something to say, don't hesitate!" Baby Peng was impatient.
Luo Zhuo gritted his teeth and said cruelly: "The woman in black entered the Tang Sect and fought against the head of the Tang Sect, Mrs. Tang. Mrs. Tang was defeated and killed by her..."
Tang Yunhe was stunned for a moment, slowly read Luo Zhuo's words again, glared and shouted: "You dare to lie! Who can hurt our old lady at all? Slander the Tang Sect, and I will kill you!" Tang Yunhe flew from the horse. He lowered himself and stretched one hand straight towards Luo Zhuo's throat.
Luo Zhuo closed his eyes tightly and did not hide even an inch.
"Wait a minute! Brother Tang, please let him finish. Let me ask you, you said that Mrs. Tang was killed, where is the murderer now?" Peng Baby stopped Tang Yunhe and asked.
Luo Zhuo spread his hands: "Of course he ran away. I heard that the entire Tang Sect's disciples were chasing and intercepting the murderer, but they never caught the murderer. She also injured forty or fifty people, and finally fled the Tang Sect and disappeared without a trace... The official didn't know this. It was the imperial court or Chu Xiang who sent people to do it, so they closed the city gate tightly. When they saw the princess's army coming back, they thought it was their army pressing down on the border, so they offended the princess..."
Tang Yunhe clenched his fists with both hands and made a crunching sound. Peng Baby jumped off the horse, walked to Tang Yunhe, and gently held his clenched hand: "Senior Brother Tang... go back and take a look..."
Luo Zhuo's words were true, and both of them knew it. Normal people would not make up a lie that is so easy to expose, and his words have already offended Chu Xiang and the imperial court. Once exposed, there will be no place for him in the entire Daqi territory, let alone Sichuan and Shu. .
"Be careful!" Tang Yunhe dropped these words, turned around and left without stopping. Peng Baby knew that he was in a state of uncertainty, so he didn't say anything. Just as he turned around and motioned for the Tang disciples to go back with him, Tang Yunhe had already rushed out.
He ran to the city wall, stepped on the wall and jumped up, tens of feet, and actually jumped onto the city wall with the help of Qinggong, frightening the city defenders into a panic. Someone was about to raise a gun to guard, but Tang Yunhe had already passed by.
Peng Baby sighed. She had stayed in Tangmen for three years. Although she didn't have much contact with the kind old lady, she still had some feelings for her. Now I just hope that Senior Brother Tang will go back and find out the truth.
"Princess, everything I said is true! I swear by my oath!" Luo Zhuo swore to the sky to vouch for himself.
Peng Baby waved his hand and said: "Okay, I got it. You can't run away even if you tell lies, so go back first."
Luo Zhuo nodded repeatedly, pushed aside the spear that was blocked by the soldiers, went straight to Peng Baby's horse, lay down on the ground, and ignored the surprised looks of others, acting as a stepping pad for Peng Baby.
Peng Baby was so frightened that he backed away. After a while, he finally regained his composure. He signaled the soldiers to pull the horse away, saddled the horse aside, glanced at Luo Zhuo who was lying on the ground with disgust, and drove away.
The soldiers of Sichuan and Shu followed closely behind, everyone avoiding Luo Zhuo who was lying on the ground. After a while, Luo Zhuo got up from the ground and looked at Peng Baby's back with a disappointed expression.
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Sichuan, Jincheng, Tangmen.
"Who! Who did this!" Tang Yunhe's hair was disheveled and his eyes were red, like a mad lion.
"Senior Brother... I didn't know, but that woman killed the old lady and turned around... ah!" Before the Tang Sect disciple behind him could finish his words, Tang Yunhe kicked him in the chest and fell to the ground.
"What do you mean by ignorance! There are so many of you who can't protect an old lady! You...you...you bunch of wimps!" Tang Yunhe was so angry that he almost went crazy.
The Tang Sect disciple who was kicked down quickly got up and knelt on the ground, not daring to say another word.
Tang Yunhe clenched his hands into fists, looked at the kneeling brothers in front of him, took a long and deep breath, turned around and knelt in front of Tang Jinhua's memorial tablet, and sobbed softly: "Master, disciple... Disciple, it's hard..."
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole hall burst into tears...
A few days later, Peng Baby went to Tangmen to express his condolences.
When I saw Tang Yunhe again, it was obvious that he was much thinner than before, and his eye sockets were also sunken. In just a few days, his whole person became much more sinister.
"Senior Brother Tang, have you found out who did it?"
Tang Yunhe shook his head: "I only know that she is a dark-skinned mysterious woman. But I received a message that a month ago, the Tiandao Sect was also attacked by a mysterious woman. Tiandao's Chu Xinghe was defeated in seven moves. That woman. Thinking about it, it should be the same person."
"So many people have seen her and don't know who she is?" Peng Baby was a little unbelievable.
Tang Yunhe turned his head and looked into Peng Baby's eyes: "So many people can't recognize her. What does it mean? It means that this person is not from the Central Plains! Otherwise, who can defeat the old lady, how can anyone not recognize her? Moreover, The Tiandao Sect is in the north, which means that this person came from the north..."
"You mean..." There was a trace of panic in Peng Baby's eyes.
Tang Yunhe slowly shook his head: "I'm not sure yet. This matter is serious, so it would be better to report it to the King of Sichuan and Shu."
"He can't do anything except lose his temper when he finds out. I think... we'd better report it to the court as soon as possible, otherwise... I'm afraid it'll be too late..."
"Yeah, that's fine."
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Beijing, tavern.
"Hey, have you heard? Recently, there was a mysterious woman who challenged three major gangs in a row! And she was defeated by top-notch masters!"
"I heard it! Even the head of the Tang Sect was defeated. The King of Sichuan and Shu personally sent people to the capital to tell him. Isn't my uncle an official in the court? I heard it with my own ears! Hey, three? Isn't that the case? Tiandao Sect and Tang Sect? Which one is the other one?"
"There is also the Chenjian Sect! Oh, you don't know that the top disciple of the Chenjian Sect was defeated after blocking two attacks. The mysterious woman was so angry that she cursed and killed the top disciple with one sword!"
"Oh... there is no need to kill someone in a martial arts competition... this world is really..."
The two diners were chatting endlessly about the affairs of the world. Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao were sitting on the table next to them. They held wine glasses in their hands and listened quietly.
"I know that your majesty's wine... is not that cheap to drink." Yi Xiaodao said calmly: "What do the people in Sichuan and Shu say?"
"The King of Sichuan and Shu speculated that this matter may have been done by the Northern Yi people." Zhao Yizhi replied.
"There is no movement from the three kings in the north?" Yi Xiaodao wanted to know more news.
Zhao Yizhi shook his head: "It's calm as always. Even if the three of them are not controlled by the court, if there is a battle, they will always report the news to the court... So I'm worried..."
"So you want me to check?"
"Is there anyone more suitable than you?" Zhao Yizhi asked.
Yi Xiaodao laughed playfully: "Hee, no."
