"Yue'er, I'm back!"
Yi Xiaodao led Bai Xinglong to the gate of Duke Wuding's mansion and knocked on the door, a little impatiently.
In the mansion, Ah San and Ah Si heard the noise: "It seems that the father-in-law is back!"
Just as they were about to open the door, Xiaohong and Xiaolan stopped them: "Wait a minute, there is no peace in the capital these days, how dare you open the door like this? Don't open it first, let's ask Madam for permission!"
Just as Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan turned around in a hurry, Qin Changqian happened to pass by with a gun in his hand. He almost stabbed the two of them with one shot. He quickly turned the gun and said, "Don't panic."
When the two girls saw Qin Qianqian, their faces turned slightly red: "Master Qin."
"What happened?" Qin Changqian saw that the two women's faces were slightly red, but he didn't care and asked in a deep voice.
"There's someone knocking on the door. I don't know who it is. There's been a lot of unrest in the capital recently, so we don't dare to open the door..." Xiaohong, lively, replied first.
Qin Changqian nodded: "I'll go take a look."
After Yi Xiaodao left Beijing, Zhao Yi approved a land and placed a group of Shangwu camps and Huizheng camps outside the city. The two discussed it, and Qin Qianqian stayed in the mansion to protect He Yue'er, while Wang Xuan stationed at the military camp outside the city to take care of military affairs.
Before Qin Changqian could reach the door, Yi Xiaodao had already knocked on the door impatiently. With a look at Bai Xinglong, the two of them jumped up on the spot, climbed over the wall from outside the house, and jumped in. into the wall.
"Bold!" Qin Changqian had already thrust out the spear in his hand before he could see the person coming clearly. Yi Xiaodao was impatient and jumped in first, and rushed towards him with his spear.
"It's me!" Yi Xiaodao didn't expect that he would be waiting with a spear when he returned to his home, so he quickly signaled.
"clang!"
A sword came down from the air, and the sword blocked the spear. Bai Xinglong didn't know what was going on, and used his sword to rescue Yi Xiaodao.
The two men saw each other's moves, and their spears and swords were separated at the touch of a sword. The spear was fast and fierce, and it stabbed into Bai Xinglong's throat. Bai Xinglong turned around, got out of the way of the spear, danced in a circle along the barrel of the spear, and slashed with his sword, also hitting Qin Changqian's neck.
"Stop!" Yi Xiaodao was frightened to death and shouted hastily.
The sword edge was only three inches away from Qin Changqian's neck. The spear has been bypassed by Bai Xinglong and is no longer a threat. However, at the throat of Bai Xinglong, the tip of the second spear is rising from bottom to top, and the distance is only three inches.
Masters exchange moves as fast as lightning. Before Xiaohong, Xiaolan, Asan, Asian and others understood what was going on, they saw Qin Changqian and a "thief" restraining each other. Taking a closer look, the other "thief" is indeed Yi Xiaodao!
"Master, you are finally back!" Several people came to greet him happily.
Yi Xiaodao ignored them, rushed to the middle of the two of them, and gently opened the weapon: "One of our own, one of our own, don't mess around!"
Bai Xinglong sheathed the edge of his sword and said with a smile: "You have two spears standing on the ground, what a skill!"
Qin Changqian was cautious and kept his eyes fixed on Bai Xinglong. It was not until Yi Xiaodao came in front of him that Qin Changqian put away his spear: "Your Excellency's swordsmanship is superb. I can defeat you with two spears. But Madam then In the house, don’t dare to be careless.”
Bai Xinglong put his sword back into its sheath and praised, "There are really many talented people under Duke Wu Ding."
"Okay, okay, don't be polite, let's go, let's talk in the house." Yi Xiaodao pulled the two of them towards the hall. Bai Xinglong and Qin Changqian looked at each other with admiration and sympathy in their eyes.
"Did nothing happen at home while I was away?" Yi Xiaodao asked.
Qin Changqian replied: "Nothing happened at home, but there have been a lot of things in the capital recently."
"Oh? Do you also know about the martial arts conference in Xiashan Mountain?"
"Martial Arts Conference? I haven't heard of it." Qin Changqian shook his head in denial.
Xiao Hong rushed to the side and said: "Master, you don't know, there were so many yaksha ghosts in the night a few days ago, it was scary! If Master Qin hadn't been in the house, we wouldn't have known what to do!"
Hearing this, Yi Xiaodao looked at Qin Changqian: "What kind of yaksha ghost?"
Qin Changqian shook his head slightly: "They were either Yaksha ghosts, just a group of corpses. That night, a lot of corpses suddenly appeared in Dongcheng. They screamed in the middle of the night and broke into the houses. Several families were harmed."
"Yes! That voice was sharper than that of a night owl, and even the lady was frightened. Thanks to Mr. Qin, he provoked a few people who came in blindly, and also personally led away the yaksha ghosts, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous! "The steady Xiao Lan also nodded in agreement, proving that it was true.
When Yi Xiaodao heard this, he suddenly stopped: "Dead body? How can the dead body move?"
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, no one can tell clearly, they looked at Qin Changqian, he was the only one present who had been in contact with those dead bodies.
"Are you sure those are dead bodies?" Yi Xiaodao asked.
Qin Changqian nodded: "I'm sure. I saw Old Man Liu who died not long ago on the east end of the street among them! As for why he appeared on the street and moved freely... I don't know. I only know that early the next morning, the street It has been cleaned, the streets have been sprinkled with water, and even the homes of those who were killed have been sealed and completely sealed."
"Then such a big thing happened, why don't the people ask the government to find out?" Bai Xinglong asked curiously.
Ah San was standing aside. Seeing that he finally had something he could answer, he quickly replied: "Master, don't you understand? The government has already put a seal on it, so why are you asking? You are pretending to understand." You're confused! Look outside, how many households are there? Everyone who can move has moved out..."
Yi Xiaodao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly yelled: "Don't talk about this again! Did you even hear it?"
Ah San and others were shocked. It was rare for them to see Yi Xiaodao get so angry, and they all remained silent, not daring to say anything more.
Qin Changqian glanced at Bai Xinglong curiously, and Bai Xinglong shrugged, indicating that he didn't know what was going on. The noisy atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Yi Xiaodao ignored everyone and walked straight to the inner courtyard.
As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, Yi Xiaodao was stunned by the scene in front of him. The stone tables, chairs, trees... the furnishings in the inner courtyard were exactly the same as the small house that Zhao Yizhi had given him when he first came to the capital.
He Yue'er was sitting alone at the stone table choosing vegetable leaves. When she heard the noise, she looked up and saw Yi Xiaodao. She was a little at a loss and stood up and said, "You...are back?"
Yi Xiaodao strode towards He Yue'er. It wasn't until he got closer that he restrained his urge to hold her in his arms: "Well, I'm back."
He Yue'er took away the vegetable basket: "Sit down."
Yi Xiaodao sat down slowly and looked at the food basket: "Just let Xiaohong and the others do these things."
He Yue'er shook her head gently: "I heard that the capital is not peaceful these days. If I don't do something...it will be a bit boring."
Yi Xiaodao could no longer restrain himself, stood up and hugged He Yue'er: "...I'm sorry."
This sudden hug made He Yue'er a little confused. It wasn't until he smelled the long-lost scent of Yi Xiaodao that He Yue'er slowly reached out and hugged Yi Xiaodao back: "What's wrong with you? Tell me something. Bar."
Yi Xiaodao hugged He Yue'er for a long time before letting go of He Yue'er and pulling her to sit down. The two of them looked at each other, and there was no time to say a thousand words. A drop of clear tears slipped from Yi Xiaodao's eyes.
He Yue'er gently wiped it off with Yi Xiaodao, and said with a gentle smile: "Why is it still wet? You still look like a man!"
"When I met you outside Wancheng, I wanted you to live the best life possible..."
"I know."
"I have worked hard to make great achievements in the past few years, just because I was afraid that you would suffer..."
"I know."
"I just saw you choosing food here, and I suddenly felt that I was wrong. What I gave you was not what you wanted... But I... I don't know what to do. I... I just..."
He Yue'er looked at Yi Xiaodao quietly, waiting for his words.
"I miss you so much…"
"I know." He Yue'er smiled gently.
This smile healed all Yi Xiaodao's grievances and comforted all his pain.
"I just heard a roar outside. I thought Ah San and Ah Si were quarreling again! It turns out you're back. What's wrong with you? Are you so angry?" He Yue'er gently stroked Yi Xiaodao cheek and asked softly.
Yi Xiaodao grabbed He Yue'er's hand and pressed it on his cheek: "It's nothing, Your Majesty doesn't trust me anymore."
"How could it be? You are both Wu Dinggong now. Aren't you and Li Dingxing the only two people in Daqi?" He Yue'er asked in surprise.
Yi Xiaodao breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he wanted to spit out all the gloom in his heart, and said: "During the Battle of Chuxiang, Zhou Ziru was defeated, and the Chuxiang army attacked the military camp at night. At that time, Li Dingxing and I went to check the situation and found out that it was The Fuyin Division in southwestern Chu and Hunan came after me. This Fuyin Division would use a kind of insect to manipulate dead bodies and use them to rob the camp. I caught one out of curiosity."
As Yi Xiaodao said, he took out a jade bottle from his arms and put it on the table.
He Yue'er knew that this thing was important, so she didn't touch it randomly. She just listened quietly to Yi Xiaodao's story.
"The roaring sounds at night a few days ago were caused by the Gu insects in the Fuyin Division. Today in the palace, His Majesty suddenly asked me where the Gu insects I had captured were. I took out this bottle, and His Majesty stopped asking... I think , Your Majesty may suspect that I did this..."
He Yue'er frowned slightly and grasped the key point: "Then how does Your Majesty know that you have captured this Gu insect?"
One sentence stopped Yi Xiaodao from asking. He didn't expect He Yue'er to be so smart. He Yue'er only thought of things after leaving the palace. He Yue'er only listened to a few words and grasped the more critical question.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head: "I don't know how your majesty found out. I just know that your majesty no longer trusts me."
He Yue'er held down Yi Xiaodao's hand: "Since Your Majesty knows that you caught a Gu worm in Chuxiang, wouldn't Your Majesty know about this matter in the capital? In my opinion, His Majesty may just want to I’ll give you a beating. Could it be that you did something to make His Majesty unhappy?”
Yi Xiaodao looked at He Yue'er blankly, yes, Your Majesty even knew that he had caught a worm in Chuxiang, wouldn't he know who did what happened in the capital? But what on earth did he do that would make His Majesty want to beat him up?
Yi Xiaodao recalled what Hu Lishan said in his ear when he left Beijing to go to Donglu. Now that he wanted to come back, Yi Xiaodao was a little scared...
