During the two days of rest in Huangshi City, Miss Liu also helped Xiao Linyan find his family, but this was originally a temporary lie, and naturally there was no result.
Since Miss Liu and his party had urgent matters to go to Gaoyang County, they could not stay here for a long time. Xiao Linyan said that he vaguely remembered that his family lived in that direction, so he took him on the road temporarily to see if he could Find his family or something.
Miss Liu's real name is Liu Ying, and the four or five-year-old girl is her sister, named Liu Yan. It is said that the two sisters are from the Liu family in Gaoyang County and are quite powerful in the local area.
The reason why they hurried back this time was because the current head of the Liu family, their father, suddenly fell seriously ill. After receiving the news from home, the two rushed to Gaoyang County without stopping.
Of course, this trip was not just about the two weak women, but also a housekeeper. They called him "Uncle Qi". This old man had a reserved aura and seemed to be a master who kept secrets. There were also about a dozen servants, also armed with weapons, marching with them.
Their father was the second eldest son in the Liu family, and his martial arts skills were average. Strangely enough, when the head of the family inherited the family, the ancestors did not choose the powerful eldest son, nor the third son who was good at strategy. Instead, they chose the only successful one. The second child with the highest wealth is said to be because he is mature and prudent and can keep the family property.
However, later the second daughter-in-law gave birth to two daughters in succession, namely sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan. Their line was considered to have no successors. After all, in the Tang Dynasty, there was no role for women in family inheritance. Where is your son?
This situation is a God-given opportunity for the eldest brother and the third child. Their forces are also starting to make moves. This time, their father's sudden serious illness must be related to them. So Liu Ying was even more anxious.
Originally, his ancestor supported his father before, but he also had to think about the survival of the family. It was originally planned for Liu Ying to marry another wealthy family in Gaoyang County, the Gao family, to stabilize the family's status. Since then, the two powerful families have joined forces, and maybe they can reach a higher level.
But the second son doted on his daughter, so he did not agree to this matter. To prevent trouble, he sent the two daughters to Yulan City far away from here. Now the ancestor was not happy, thinking that he did not know how to take the overall situation into consideration, so he just Leave it alone!
This is also the reason why the two groups, the eldest and the third, are becoming more and more unscrupulous.
As for the young man with the folding fan, he is the second son of the Jia family in Huangshi City, named Jia Zheng. The Jia family is also one of the top families in Huangshi City, and this guy is a second-generation ancestor who has been idle all day long. , plus he has a good face and teases little girls all day long.
The key point is that there really is that kind of ignorant girl who has no experience in the world and fell into his trap. She lost her innocence and was ruthlessly abandoned by him.
But he himself disagrees with this. He calls himself the "sage among flowers" and follows the principle of "walking through thousands of flowers without touching a leaf." Of course, his "not touching the body" refers to after playing with the girl's feelings. Finally, don't let the other person stick to him.
Ever since Liu Ying and his group were seen by him while passing by Huangshi City, he was astonished at the first sight. How could he let such stunning beauty slip away from his eyes so easily.
Because Liu Ying and her party wanted to rest in Huangshi City and replenish their supplies, Jia Zheng began to pursue her crazily. Later, in order to get the first opportunity to get closer to the water, he even moved directly into an inn, but unfortunately it had little effect.
After finding out the destination of Liu Ying and her group, she followed them shamelessly.
The burly man was in almost the same situation. He was the son of the Lord of Yulan City, and his name was Luo Lie. Liu Ying has been falling in love with her since she moved to Yulan City. This time when she heard that the latter was going to Gaoyang County, she volunteered to accompany her and play the role of guard.
Liu Ying knew that her way home this time was unknown, and Luo Lie was also a powerful warrior, so she did not refuse.
After leaving Huangshi City, everyone walked on the wide official road. Along the way, the two sisters of the Liu family were sitting in the carriage, while the housekeeper, Uncle Qi, was sitting on the edge of the carriage, driving the carriage in confusion.
A group of servants followed behind, and on both sides of the carriage were Luo Lie and Jia Zheng. While acting as guards, they also chatted with Liu Ying from time to time. It didn't seem too boring along the way.
But Xiao Linyan was still riding his little donkey. He had taken good care of this idiot in the past two days, and he finally let him ride, but at a slower speed.
Since there were carriages and servants behind them, the speed was not very fast, so Xiao Linyan could barely keep up.
"Come on, Xiao Yan, come here!" Liu Ying opened the curtain of the carriage and waved to Xiao Lin Yan.
The latter moved over slowly and leisurely on a little donkey, calling sweetly: "Sister Liu!"
Qiu Lao's gagging voice sounded in his heart. This boy was so good at pretending to be young. Although he was not very old, his mind was very mature. She also deliberately pretends to be childish, which is really intolerable!
Even the little donkey underneath him shook his head, his narrowed eyes filled with contempt.
Xiao Linyan doesn't care about this. Safety is the most important thing when going out. What's wrong with pretending to be young? I'm very young to begin with!
Seeing Xiao Linyan approaching on his little donkey, the evil in Jia Zheng's eyes flashed away, and then he said warmly: "Brother Xiao Yan, your horse has quite a personality!"
Xiao Linyan glanced sideways at him and ignored him.
Jia Zheng was just about to have a fit, but then he thought about it and endured it. He changed the subject and said, "I heard that you are from Gaoyang County? But as far as I know, there doesn't seem to be anyone named Lin among the local big families?"
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Linyan provocatively, saying to himself that even a poor guy like you doesn't know how to make Miss Liu Ying favor him. You dared to be unreasonable to me before, let's see how I expose your lies.
He is a person who must retaliate for his anger. Although he does not think that Lin Yan, a little kid, can pose any threat to his beauty, but this kid deserves to be punished for his unreasonable attitude towards him before!
Xiao Linyan still ignored him.
At this time, Liu Ying's gentle voice came: "I don't know if there is any big family named Lin in Gaoyang County, but maybe it is a new family? After all, I haven't been back for many years. Besides, , it’s not because of his family that I helped him, it was just a random act when I saw him in difficulty. What does it matter if he comes from a big family? Do you think so, Mr. Jia? "
Jia Zheng's face froze slightly, then returned to his "warm" expression. He gently shook his folding fan and said, "Miss Liu is right, I think so too."
Liu Ying smiled slightly and did not bring up the topic anymore. She chatted with Xiao Linyan about some trivial things, letting out a burst of laughter like silver bells from time to time.
Jia Zheng watched from the side with veins popping out on his forehead, and his knuckles turned white from his pinching. He and Miss Liu were having a good chat, but this guy insisted on coming over to interfere. Could it be that this poor person is his nemesis, and he must come against him?
The team is still marching. Tang State has a vast territory, and the roads cannot all be wide official roads. On this day, everyone came to the foot of a mountain.
This mountain is called Qingniu Mountain, and it's not that high. It's just that it's surrounded by rugged rocks and the mountain road is rugged, making it difficult to walk.
It is said that there is a group of bandits entrenched in this mountain, but they are all rude men and most of them don't know any martial arts. These people are forced by life to become bandits.
Usually they just charge some tolls and never hurt anyone's life. In addition, Liu Ying and her group are in a hurry, so passing through here can save a lot of time. I thought that the people on my side were not weak, so I could just give them some tolls, so I didn't care too much.
"Uncle Qi, if there are bandits coming out later, just give them some money. I guess they are some poor people, so we can pass quickly without having to conflict with them." Liu Ying said to the old man driving the car.
"Yes, miss!" Mr. Qi replied calmly.
"Don't worry, Miss Liu, nothing will happen to you as long as I'm here!" Luo Lie laughed loudly at the side.
"Yes, Miss Liu, they are just thieves. If they dare to come, see if I don't kill them and leave no one behind!" Jia Zheng put away the folding fan in his hand and put one hand on the sword at his waist.
"I believe Mr. Luo and Mr. Jia have the strength, but our goal is just to pass here. It doesn't hurt to give them some money! Don't waste time!" Liu Ying advised.
Luo Lie smiled and nodded, and Jia Zheng on the side also said: "Don't worry, Miss Liu, they know the best, otherwise, hum!"
Everyone continued to move forward. Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hoofbeats, smoke filled the air, and a group of people appeared not far away in front of everyone.
After the smoke and dust gradually dispersed, everyone took a closer look and saw a group of masked men blocking their way. At a rough glance, there were about thirty people.
Immediately afterwards, with a look from the leading masked man, a rider beside him slowly drove out and shouted the classic line to Liu Ying and his party: "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy your way!"
Everyone here was speechless for a while. It seemed that this was the legendary bandit here. How old was it? They were still doing the same old tricks. There was really nothing new.
Liu Ying's voice came from inside the carriage: "Uncle Qi!"
The old man driving the cart agreed, then took out a bag of silver from his arms and ordered a servant to take it to the bandit on the opposite side.
The leader of the bandits took the silver that the servant had given him, tapped it in his hand, and said to himself: "Hey! It's quite a lot!"
Uncle Qi's voice from the opposite side sounded: "Master, I've given you the money, please make way!"
The bandit leader put the money into his arms, looked in the direction of Mr. Qi and his party, his eyes full of fun, and said, "Is there a woman sitting in this carriage? Let's stay together too!"
Uncle Qi's expression changed when he heard this, and he said in a cold voice: "Head of the family, you must follow the rules when you go out to join the world. The money has been given to you, so don't push yourself too far!"
Luo Lie and Jia Zheng on the side also glared angrily. Could it be that these bandits have gone crazy? How dare you be so disrespectful!
The leader of the bandit laughed loudly when he heard this, and then raised his hand and killed the servant who went to deliver the money with a knife. Then he licked the blood on the blade and said with a sinister smile: "Today, I want money, and I want people too!"
